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The author is Scott Westerfeld, not Paul. Don't know where I got Paul. Sorry. ---- Tony Doyle, Librarian Livingston High School, Livingston, CA tdoyle@muhsd.k12.ca.us <Http://www.lhs.muhsd.k12.ca.us/library/index.htm> "You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them."-- Ray Bradbury "One of the standard problems with the universe is that it's large enough that unlikely things happen pretty often."--Nigel Sharp, U.S. National Science Foundation Anthony C. Doyle wrote: > Peeps by Paul Westerfeld. > > Cal works for the Night Watch, a secret, extra-governmental agency that > has operated in New York City since colonial times. Cal's job is to > hunt down parasite-positives (a.k.a Peeps). The parasite alters the > host's physiology and brain chemistry, making them stronger and faster, > giving them heightened senses, sensitivity to light and an extreme > hunger for meat-- the rarer the better. The parasite is transmitted > through bites or an exchange of bodily fluids. In other words, > vampirism is an STD. > > As the book opens Cal is hunting down his ex-girlfriend Sarah. Cal > finds her in a warehouse in Hoboken with her brood of rats. He manages > to subdue her for the transport squad to take her into custody. Cal has > to hunt down all of his exes because he infected them with the parasite. > Cal is a rarity, a carrier who does not become a full-blown Peep. With > Sarah in custody Cal has found all the women he infected. Now he must > find the woman who infected him, Morgan. His hunt for Morgan leads him > to Lace, budding journalist, to whom he is drawn. Their investigation > uncovers some bizarre goings on under the city and within the Night > Watch itself. Is someone in the Night Watch protecting Morgan? And are > there things worse than Peeps stalking beneath the city? > > Westerfeld's take on the vampire story is original and refreshing, sort > of like a thinking teen's Cirque du Freak. The fiction is mixed with > science as Cal gives occasional discourses on parasitology, some grisly > enough compete with main story. The s@xual aspect of the story is never > graphic but the mature content makes it a better bet for high school > than middle school. Kids who liked Klause's The Silver Kiss, Anderson's > Thirsty, Hautman's Sweetblood, and Amelia Atwater-Rhodes' books will > love this one. > -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/sub/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html --------------------------------------------------------------------