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The Children and the Wolves [Audio]
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Adam Rapp is the author of numerous young adult novels, including 33 Snowfish, Under the Wolf, Under the Dog, and The Buffalo Tree, which was the inspiration for this off-Broadway play The Metal Children. Adam Rapp has also written for TV (The L Word, In Treatment) and was shortlisted for a Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2006. He lives in New York City. Amy Rubinate has been a professional voice actor and singer for over a decade. In addition to her audiobook work, she has narrated and provided character voices for many toys, video games, and interactive books for children. She is the voice of Leapfrog's Tad toys. Nick Podehl has been named a "Best Voice" by AudioFile magazine in 2010 and 2011. He has narrated many young adult, fantasy and romance titles, several of which have won awards, and has appeared in a number of theatrical productions and independent films.

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Writing in the visceral narrative style readers have come to expect from him, Rapp (Punkzilla) plunges readers into the minds of three emotionally disturbed teens and the four-year-old girl they have kidnapped and keep chained up in a basement. The driving force behind the trio's actions is intelligent and cold-blooded 14-year-old Bounce, who tests the limits of her power by manipulating insecure Wiggins and violent Orange into being her pawns, "my perfect little monkey boys," feeding them prescription drugs, toying with them sexually, and making them fight each other. The three collect donations for the girl's disappearance with the aim of buying a Glock to kill an elderly poet. Only Wiggins's struggling conscience stands in the way of Bounce's bloodlust. Bigotry, neglect, violence, and desensitization to all of the above intermingle in a story that's particularly devoid of hope, even for Rapp. Even four-year-old Frog seems beyond salvation, as she obsessively plays a violent video game that isn't any more disturbing than what's going on in the rest of the book. It's an unrelentingly bleak indictment of a world far gone, where the best-perhaps only-option is to abandon society altogether. Ages 14-up. (Feb.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Gr 10 Up-Adam Rapp's disturbing tale (Candlewick, 2012) reveals the appalling exploits of a trio of middle school sociopaths who, among other depraved escapades, kidnap a three-year-old and keep her in a basement while simultaneously hanging posters and soliciting spare change from others who want to help find the child. Bounce, the ring leader, is bright, privileged, neglected by her parents, and totally amoral. She has an especially heinous plan for the money they collect. Amy Rubinate convincingly voices Bounce with the right amount of belligerence and cockiness. She also narrates the part of the young kidnap victim, dubbed "The Frog," using a sweet and lyrical pitch. Nick Podehl provides an amazing portrayal of the young teen boys, Orange and Wiggins, who have pitiful home lives and are influenced by the drugs and money Bounce provides. The boys' voices are distinct, complete with crude profanity and cultural mispronunciations. Hauntingly ominous music provides the perfect backdrop to this heart-pounding, unforgettable tale of disenfranchised teens.-Patricia McClune, Conestoga Valley High School, Lancaster, PA (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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