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Some Fine Day

by Kat ROSS
9 CDs. 10:53 hrs. Brilliance. 2015. $14.99. ISBN 9781501228155.
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Gr 8 Up—Highly trained and living underground, 16-year-old Jansin Nordqvist is rebellious and smart. She is sent above ground where the world has flooded and man-made climate change has taken hold. She has no idea how to survive this transition but hopes to rely on her black ops military training when raiders attack. Thick with details, the work incorporates current issues from technology to genetics without overburdening the story. Mary Robinette Kowal's reading makes Jansin's overprivileged life below ground apparent but adjusts when the situation above ground gets serious. Kowel draws listeners in, conveying Jansin's vulnerability and shifting from singsongy sarcastic to weary and worried.
VERDICT Dystopian fans will not want to miss this one. Though Kowal's reading enhances the story, some teens may want to read the book rather than listen to the audio in order to keep track of the details.
Reviewed by Karen Alexander, Lake Fenton High School, Linden, MI , Jun 01, 2015

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