Daylight runner

Format:

Book

Title:

Daylight runner

Uniform Title:

Small-minded giants

Author:

McGann, Oisín.

ISBN:

9780061340581

9780061340598

Edition:

1st American ed.

Publication Information:

New York : Eos, 2008.

Physical Description:

341 pages ; 22 cm

General Note:

"Originally published as Small-Minded Giants in Great Britain in 2006 by Doubleday"--Title page verso.

Summary:

In the domed city of Ash Harbor, as sixteen-year-old Solomon Wheat and his friend Cleo seek Sol's missing father, they face great danger both from humans and failures of the city itself.

Subject(s):

Missing persons -- Juvenile fiction.

High schools -- Juvenile fiction.

Technology -- Juvenile fiction.

Missing persons -- Fiction.

High schools -- Fiction.

Schools -- Fiction.

Technology -- Fiction.

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Summary

Asking questions in Ash Harbor can get you killed.

Sol Wheat is asking a lot of questions . . . especially after his father vanishes and is accused of murder.

Outside the huge domed city, an Ice Age has transformed Earth into an Arctic desert. But inside, the Machine, protected by the Clockworkers--a fearsome police organization--has become the source of the city's energy and a way for industrial leaders to wield enormous power. When a rogue organization begins posting messages warning of the Machine's impending failure, civil unrest grows.

As Sol begins to uncover the city's deepest secrets, the Clockworkers start targeting him. Now he's on the run in Ash Harbor's underground, where gangs rule and danger lurks in every corner. His life and the survival of Ash Harbor are both at risk.

In Ois#65533;n McGann's thrilling adventure, only the truth can help Sol Wheat escape the darkness.

Reviews (2)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 10 Up-Sol Wheat lives in an apocalyptic future in which global warming has brought on an ice age that few people survived. His domed city of Ash Harbor is powered by "The Machine" and each citizen's life is arranged to keep it functioning. When Sol's father-who works outside to clear the dome of snow and ice-disappears after being accused of murdering a fellow "daylighter," the 16-year-old asks too many questions and finds himself on the run, wanted both by the police and the crime lord to whom his father is in debt. McGann has written a compelling tale reminiscent of Lois Lowry's The Giver (Houghton, 1993). Sol, like Jonas, strives to make his fellow citizens aware of the corruption and hypocrisy in their society and to challenge them to change for the better. Daylight Runner will appeal to science-fiction fans, although the length may deter reluctant readers or those looking for a fast-paced story. The author provides glimpses into Sol's past, and his character, though well developed and fully three-dimensional, is simply not likable enough to resonate with readers. When the plot drags in the middle third of the book, Sol's plight may not be compelling enough to ensure that most readers will continue to the end.-Leah J. Sparks, formerly at Bowie Public Library, MD (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Kirkus Review

This fast-paced thriller from an Irish author of quirky, dystopian science fiction is set in Ash Harbor, a dying domed city that shelters what may be the last remnants of humanity from the ice age that has gripped the planet for centuries. On a school outing, Sol Wheat and his classmates witness a horrific, perplexing accident; then Gregor, Sol's father, disappears. Soon Sol is on the run, pursued by the police who seek to arrest Gregor for murder. Searching for his father, Sol is guided by cryptic messages from him, and aided by a sympathetic teacher and classmate. Tucked among the action-packed scenes are pointed yet subtle reflections on power, class and responsibility. Struggling to tell friend from foe, Sol comes to question his easy assumptions about his world, about how and for whose benefit the city functions. As Jeanne DuPrau's Ember series for younger readers has proven, this microcosmic setting provides unique opportunities for exploring large social issues in a human-sized framework, and McGann takes full and enjoyable advantage of every one. (Science fiction. 14 up) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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