I just finished Richard Paul Evans' latest book, Michael Vey: Prisoner of Cell 25. As this book is clearly written primarily for a teenage audience, I must admit that I feel a little bit silly that enjoyed it as much as I did.
First let me say that everything written about this book is absolute hyperbole. But among the things written about this book you will find countless quotes like: "Way better than Harry Potter!" "The best book I've ever read!" "Amazing." I couldn't put it down." And so on and so forth.
Mr. Evans' book is the story of Michael Vey, a fourteen year old boy with Tourette's who has the amazing gift (or curse) of electricity. An outcast, Michael is an average student who struggles to control his physical tics and simply make it through the day without being bullied or revealing the secret power surging through his body.
After his gift is discovered by another student, he finds out that, not only is he not alone, he's also not as unknown as he thought. And someone's looking for him.
Michael Vey: Prisoner of Cell 25 is a tale rich with believable characters, thick storylines, and powerful depictions of loyalty, honor, trust, mercy, and redemption.
Captivating from beginning to end, the book leaves you searching the internet to find out when the second book of the planned seven-book series will be released.
The author, Richard Paul Evens, has also developed a 57-page homeschool curriculum which uses the book as a means to explore upper-elementary and middle school level general education subjects and the topics of bullying and Torrette's Syndrome.
While I have not found anything in either the book or the homeschool curriculum that contradicts the principals of Biblical Christianity, it is worth noting that the author is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Michael Vey: Prisoner of Cell 25 is a must-read. Not only is it great for personal reading, it's also a perfect book for families who read out loud to their children. If you have a child from about age eight and up, I can almost assure you that they will hang on every word.
This looks like a great book!
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