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Sleator, William._The boxes_,1998 This is a story of a girl whose Uncle gives her two large boxes for safekeeping. She is to keep them apart, not to open them, and not let anyone else know about them. She opens them and finds they contain mechanical creatures and a time clock which has the ability to slow the time of the rest of the world down or of an individual person. She gets involved in an adventure with these items in trying to save her neighborhood from a developer. It is interesting thinking about what happens to others when your time reference changes. While the story ends -- it leaves itself wide open to a sequel. This is an interesting story like some of his other strange ones like "House of stairs", "Singularity" but I am not sure I would recommend heartily this 196 page book for everyone. Sleator is intriguing to those who like to ponder unusual concepts -- I would like to meet the man. *** Frederick Muller fmuller@planet.net Halsted Middle School Library (973) 383-7440 ext.228 59 Halsted Street FAX (973) 383-7432 Newton, NJ 07860 ----- My book reviews are compiled at http://www.halsted.org/br.htm My personal site is at http://www.planet.net/pfmuller =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= All postings to LM_NET are protected under copyright law. To quit LM_NET (or set-reset NOMAIL or DIGEST), send email to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL or 3) SET LM_NET DIGEST 3) SET LM_NET MAIL * Please allow for confirmation from Listserv For LM_NET Help & Archives see: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=