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This cleverly written book was a fast and interesting read. All right, it's not on par with some of it's contemporaries, but it IS written for a younger audience, so I was willing to overlook a few of it's weaknesses. In my opinion the strengths made up for them. Plus it's the first in the series, so I'm hoping some of the holes will be filled in later...

Likes: Well, I was drawn right in by a society that brands each member of it as either Wanted, Necessary, or Unwanted. The main character Alex is Unwanted and is being taken from his family and transported to his supposed death. It reminded me of The Giver, only even more cruel and unimaginable. It turns out the Unwanteds are actually taken to a wonderful fantasy land where they are free to indulge in all the behaviors that got them to be unwanted in the first place: creativity and emotions and thinking and being normal. I wish some of the emotional trauma of what it would have been like to be forced to live without love and compassion and friendship would have been better explored, but for the most part the kids seem pretty normal considering their experience. They are taught creative things like art and music and story telling, and taught how to use magic. The magic in this world can weaponize art and words if necessary. There are also numerous awesome magical creatures. There was an interesting plot and the pacing was good... I definitely wanted to know what would happen next. Character wise, I really liked Mr. Today although I didn't always understand all his motivations on not acting to stop the bad guys sooner.

Dislikes: ******Some possible minor SPOILERS below!!!

Some of the horribleness of the bad guys was just completely unbelievable to me. I can't believe that no one rebelled against never thinking, feeling, having emotion, or even dreams. It seems like there would be some sort of underground where parents cared for their children or something. That's a pretty hard emotion to just ignore or stamp out. Especially parents killing their children, that was awful and hard to believe. But ok, it's fine, it's a dystopian society. It was just weird that even the victims of that society did little if anything to protest the horror of it, even when they had nothing to lose. Also, I didn't understand why the leaders of Quill would care if the Unwanteds were killed or left to live in peace. Either way they were out of their society, so why did they want to kill everyone? And why did Justine stop using her magic? And how come the Unwanteds have magic but no one in Quill does? Or did they all have magic and no one told them? And what made Justine so evil, controlling, and vile? Her character has no depth, and neither does Aaron. I can't figure out why Aaron doesn't capitulate and join his brother at the end, after Justine threatens to kill him and after Alex sacrificed everything to save him even knowing he was a tattle-tale and a huge jerk. By his own admission he has nothing left in Quill but instead of changing he's just as malevolent as ever with no apparent motivation. And why was Mr. Today content to allow all the other people in Quill live such a horrible life?

Anyway, good book I'll be willing to read the next one.


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The Unwanteds Lisa McMann Books Reviews

The Unwanteds is a great fantasy book for kids ages 8-12. It is a book about a magical land called Artime, and a not so magical place called Quill. In this book review, I will show you how much I loved this book and how well written it is.

Quill is a land where there motto is, “Quill prevails when the strong survive”. And how they keep their land “strong” is every year, all the thirteen year olds are separated into three groups, The Wanteds, The Necessaries, And the Unwanteds. The Necessaries and Wanteds are kept and sent to the wanted university, while the Unwanteds are sent away to be killed. 4 Teens in particular were sent to that death camp. They were all creative, and in Quill, being creative is a death sentence. Just before the teens are executed they are teleported into a magical land called Artime. Artime was a magical place where being creative was allowed, and it was also considered a weapon. The man who saved them was a man named Mr. Today. For many years, he had rescued the Unwanteds and taken them to the land of Artime where they could be safe. And not only be safe, To train how to use their creativity as a weapon. But as Mr Today grows old, it makes it harder for him to hide Artime, which happens to be right outside of the walls of Quill. And as the four train for their magical warrior training, one of them came close to exposing the magical land to Quill. So the four must train quickly before Quill exposes the land and tries to conquer it.

This book was amazing and I think other people should read this book so they can learn more about the magical land. I rate this book 5/5 stars. This book was amazing and I recommend many people read it. This is a definite need to read book.
Written by Keean, 7th grader
This book is seriously amazing! I was hooked from the first chapter, and it only got better. What I liked about this book was the author got to the point and didn't take time to explain unimportant things. The little questions we had got explain as the story went on. At the end of the book it left you waiting to see what will happen next (in a good way). I'm a person who loves story's with magic, and this book is one of my favorites! So glad I read it, and now I'm onto the second book. Can't wait to see what happens next!

-Seventh grader
It's true, very similar to Harry Potter and Hunger Gamesish. I was pleased with the characters and the storyline and loved the plot. I found myself wanting to get to the end like this story felt familiar and I knew what to expect and by golly it did end the way I thought it would. I suggest reading it. It's a great book. Just didn't keep me interested enough to want to continue to the second book.
I read this book aloud to my 5th grade class, and they just couldn't get enough. They would beg me to keep reading!

This book sparked some interesting conversations about dystopian literature, the skills our society does and does not value, and the idea that you often can't change people--but should still try. The story was rich with details, giving just enough foreshadowing to keep my students happily predicting what might happen next without making it obvious.

The language was challenging--although subject-wise, 4th or 5th graders might be interested, they may need adult support in fully understanding it. Middle schoolers should be fine. My students are all English learners, so we stopped often to discuss vocabulary in context and reread paragraphs that were difficult.

Before I'd even closed the cover, my kids were already asking for the next installment of the series. We've got the next two in the shopping cart already. Keep writing, Lisa McMann!
This cleverly written book was a fast and interesting read. All right, it's not on par with some of it's contemporaries, but it IS written for a younger audience, so I was willing to overlook a few of it's weaknesses. In my opinion the strengths made up for them. Plus it's the first in the series, so I'm hoping some of the holes will be filled in later...

Likes Well, I was drawn right in by a society that brands each member of it as either Wanted, Necessary, or Unwanted. The main character Alex is Unwanted and is being taken from his family and transported to his supposed death. It reminded me of The Giver, only even more cruel and unimaginable. It turns out the Unwanteds are actually taken to a wonderful fantasy land where they are free to indulge in all the behaviors that got them to be unwanted in the first place creativity and emotions and thinking and being normal. I wish some of the emotional trauma of what it would have been like to be forced to live without love and compassion and friendship would have been better explored, but for the most part the kids seem pretty normal considering their experience. They are taught creative things like art and music and story telling, and taught how to use magic. The magic in this world can weaponize art and words if necessary. There are also numerous awesome magical creatures. There was an interesting plot and the pacing was good... I definitely wanted to know what would happen next. Character wise, I really liked Mr. Today although I didn't always understand all his motivations on not acting to stop the bad guys sooner.

Dislikes ******Some possible minor SPOILERS below!!!

Some of the horribleness of the bad guys was just completely unbelievable to me. I can't believe that no one rebelled against never thinking, feeling, having emotion, or even dreams. It seems like there would be some sort of underground where parents cared for their children or something. That's a pretty hard emotion to just ignore or stamp out. Especially parents killing their children, that was awful and hard to believe. But ok, it's fine, it's a dystopian society. It was just weird that even the victims of that society did little if anything to protest the horror of it, even when they had nothing to lose. Also, I didn't understand why the leaders of Quill would care if the Unwanteds were killed or left to live in peace. Either way they were out of their society, so why did they want to kill everyone? And why did Justine stop using her magic? And how come the Unwanteds have magic but no one in Quill does? Or did they all have magic and no one told them? And what made Justine so evil, controlling, and vile? Her character has no depth, and neither does Aaron. I can't figure out why Aaron doesn't capitulate and join his brother at the end, after Justine threatens to kill him and after Alex sacrificed everything to save him even knowing he was a tattle-tale and a huge jerk. By his own admission he has nothing left in Quill but instead of changing he's just as malevolent as ever with no apparent motivation. And why was Mr. Today content to allow all the other people in Quill live such a horrible life?

Anyway, good book I'll be willing to read the next one.