However, I couldn't get over the stock characters and the unrealistic dialog. Reading Empty might add to a science discussion about global warming, for instance. I can definitely see classroom applications.
Fossil fuels, energy conservation, and global warming are all hot topics right now, that's for sure, and the book definitely predicts dire consequences if we don't change our ways. It's right up my alley - speculative fiction, a threat that could very well be real, apocalyptic-ness = all things that are awesome!Īnd I will say that I actually learned some things (they use oil products to make shampoo and toothpaste?!) and I definitely think that teens will learn some things from this book. I can't remember where I first head about it (maybe the Scholastic librarian preview?), but ever since then I've had it on my TBR list and I've been crossing my fingers that Scholastic would send me an ARC (thank you!!). And if they can survive in a world that is empty, they just might find some hope for the future. When tragedy strikes, three teens from very different backgrounds, will have to figure out what it takes to survive. Only the super rich can afford to drive anywhere or keep the air conditioning on.
NOW.Īs countries declare their oil reserves to be empty, the price of oil (and along with it, gasoline, electricity, food, plastic products, and pretty much everything else) is skyrocketing. 182 pages?* Reviewed from ARC provided by publisher.įossil fuels are running out. (Grades 7 and up.) Scholastic Press, October 2010.
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