Author: John Singleton
Pages: 311

Sypnosis:
This book is about 4 children, namely Lights Out, Chicken Angel, Cough Cough and X-Ray. From their names its obvious that they are no ordinary children.

The story is set in a medical isolation unit, known as the Bin to the children. The children long to escape from that place, mainly because of how the nurses and doctors mistreat them.

Then Nail and his girlfriend Natalie come along, and through a strange series of events, the children manage to escape from the Bin and are aided by Nail and Natalie. But will they be able to help the children in their quest to search for the 'Sky Boat' of the dreams, or will they buckle under pressure and return the children to the Bin? How will they survive while on the run? Read the book to find out!

My comments:
This book is definitely NOT for those who have short attention spans. Firstly, its over 300 pages long, and the 'action' comes in only at page 200+. However, as you read this book you're probably realise that there's a 'dreamy' feel to it... mainly because the book is written in first-person perspective, and the narrator is one of the children... from the narration you can tell that the children are like heartbreakingly innocent... because of their isolation they have no idea about the world around them... it's an interesting book, overall... and must be read slowly, carefully and thoughtfully... don't try to 'chiong' through it in one day like I did. =D

If you liked this, check out:
1. Heaven Eyes by David Almond


And if you manged to read through my lousy book review, congrats!