Oppel, K. (2015). The Nest. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
Steve
struggles with anxiety and sleeps with his covers all around him like a cocoon.
His baby brother was born with congenital disease and he feels hopeless and
desperate to help him. He then gets bitten by a gray wasp and develops a rare
ability to speak to the hive’s queen. The queen assures Steve that they come to help
people in need. As the dreams intensify,
stranger things began to happen. Steve’s family becomes concerned about his mental health. Then the
family starts receiving calls from a Mr. Nobody, yet no voices on the call.
Throughout this events, Steve’s brother health turns for the worst. Thankfully, at
the end both Steve and his brother end up in the hospital with two bee stings.
Kenneth
Oppel has written multiple young adult novels and received numerous awards. The
book “The Nest” was awarded the CLA Book of the Year
for Children. The illustrations were very dark and secret and sat well with the
text.
Recommended
Books: Airborn, The Boundless, and Silverwing
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