Numbers: Time to Run

The name of the book I read is called Time To Run Numbers. The name of the author that wrote this book is Rachel Ward. Rachel wrote many other books like Numbers The Chaos, Numbers Infinity. The book is about a young girl with special abilities, like she can look at you and tell when u will die. What she sees is a number and that number tells her when you will die.

The most interesting part about the book is that she is so scared of falling in love. She is scared because she can see when the love of her life will die and she does not want that. All she is doing is waiting for him to die and that’s not the way to live a happy life. Also she is not able to see when she dies because she can’t see the numbers in her eyes. Her powers only work on others.

I loved this book for many reasons but the biggest was because it was not like any other book I ever read in my life. Never have I heard about a girl that can look at you one time and can see the day you die. I think it’s amazing and crazy all at the sametime. Maybe that’s what made me like this book so much. This book was meant to get young teens to love reading. It has everything a teen want’s all in one. It has drama, love and excitement what else do you need to make a good book. So yes I do think people will like reading it. You need to read this book as soon as possible. It’s like no other book. The young girl in the story is can see when u die. And if you liked what i had to say about the book please grab one and start reading. Hope you enjoyed reading about my book. Thank you.

Book Review by Yonis A.

NUM8ERS

The Book NUM8ERS (Numbers) is a fiction novel,  was published February 1st 2010 by Chicken House/Scholastic Inc.  The author of the book is Rachel Ward, who generally writes teen novels.  Numbers is a book from a trilogy, it is followed by The Chaos, with the last book being Infinity.  The main character is an orphan named Jem who realizes she is able to see a date when she looks someone directly in the eye; She is able to see the "expiration date" of others.  The plot takes place when she is seen with a new friend, fleeing from the seen of a  terrorist act.  She knows her new friend is going to die soon, but she doesn't want it to happen.   The I believe the theme of the story is that you must cherish every moment you have with those you love, which Jem learn throughout the book .

The setting of the book takes place in greater London from the eyes of a supernatural girl who is 15 years old.  She is a student who is far behind in school but she really doesn't care to much about that.  She lost here mom when she was around 4 years old and that was when she realized her ability.  After that event she conceals her appearance, wearing a hoodie or letting her hair down.  She avoids looking at people and is usually by herself.  Down by a creek she sees a Terry; He goes by the name of Spider.  Jem sees that  he only has a few months to go, and decides see what a friend is like for a little while couldn't be a bad idea, so they hand out for a few days.  When they are hanging out at an amusement park Jem sees many people are to die.  They run and an explosion goes off. They are seen when they escape and are thought to have to do something with deaths at the park.  They decide to flee the city and hide in the wilderness.

I would highly recommend this book to high school aged and above.  I wouldn't recommend it to elementary kids because there is a small amount of suggestive content in the book, which can be strange to kid at those ages.  The book also has parts that include terrorism, drugs, and criminal activity.  If you are very sensitive about those things I would not suggest reading it, otherwise it is a great book with a nice ending, and found the book will make you want to keep reading. I really enjoyed reading it.

Book Review by Jonathan R.