Code Orange (Readers Circle)

Mitty Blake is a high school student that does not care much for school. He does not even want to be anywhere near a school. He has a huge Science project about an infectious disease. He is away when he finds some scabs. These scabs help him pick his project, Small Pox. He no idea what Small Pox did to people, or even what it is. He inhaled these smallpox scabs; he has no idea if these are infectious or if they are not. He started doing as much research as he could on this topic. The only thing that he found is information about how dangerous the disease is. He does more research and finds nothing else. Mitty is only trying to save his own life. Terrorist kidnapped him when he was walking through New York. What do these terrorist want with him? Will Mitty die of Small Pox?Code Orange is a good book. I give it a 4 out of 5 stars. I thought it was a good book, but not the best book I have ever read. I like how the author did not end the chapters in a boring way; she kind of left it as a cliffhanger for the next chapter. The author made me want to keep reading to find out what would happen. I thought that the author did a very good job describing what was going. The way she included realistic elements in this story was awesome. Bioterrorism is a tough topic to write about and to read about, but this book presented it in an intriguing way. This is one of the better books that I have read this year. The characters in the book are well developed and make the story real. The best character was Mitty. He is a teenage boy that is intelligent, courageous and innovative.

Code Orange by Caroline B. Cooney is a great book. Mitchell Blake is a below average boy in high school. He has to do a research project on a disease, so he decided to do smallpox, the worst sickness known to mankind. One day he came across a book about all sicknesses with an envelope in it. He opened it, sniffed it in, and put it back. However, he did not know that what he had sniffed in was the last remains of smallpox scabs.He began researching his project and found the most common symptoms of the virus. They matched how he was currently feeling; nauseous, headaches and, most of all, pain. He began to feel uncomfortable, so he emailed a couple of special doctors to see if he was in trouble. His emails were forwarded to many other people and even the FBI! They were also forwarded to a couple of evil terrorists.One day, when he was walking in the park, a van pulled up to him. A woman in it said she was from the CDC and was ready to run some blood tests to see if he had the sickness. He started running away but gave up of tiredness from the smallpox. The woman was actually a terrorist! She and her crew forced him into the van and later into a cellar. There they kept him hostage until they were ready to unleash him.After many days he devised a plan to capture the terrorists. When they were giving him food, he faked having smallpox symptoms. They were kneeling beside him when he took off for the door and shut it. He then turned on a furnace and threw his shirt over it to create carbon monoxide, a deadly yet unscented gas. After a couple hours, Mitchell finally had a chance to call 911. It turned out that Mitchell had not had smallpox. Even though the ending was not very exiting, I still thought this was a great book

This book has been one of my favorite books since childhood, and I'm so glad I was able to snag a copy! The main character is a lot of fun, and is relatable. The plot is a little unrealistic, but the author does a fantastic job convincing you that it is realistic. OVerall, I absolutely loved all of the characters. I did not feel like there was 'character soup' or anything to that effect. Absolutely adore this book and highly recommend.

This was a decent book. Definitely written for a middle school level, and although the story is very intriguing and the idea is unique, the ending was very abrupt and felt rushed. I think that the main character, Mitty, was developed well as a whole. I felt like I got to know him well, but with only 200 pages, the other characters felt pushed aside and very shallow. Other than this, the story kept me reading and I was interested the whole time. I finished it quickly and I enjoyed the reading, right up until the end. I felt like she had a page limit of 200 pages and she realized she had to wrap up the story in 40 pages. The first few chapters were 10-14 pages each, with the last four chapters being 3-4 pages each. The plot twist towards the end was decent, but was fairly obvious coming. The author tried too hard to sell the obvious ending that the twist turned out to be obvious.

Mitty Blake is a carefree hero. He is an average student, likes his parents and sister, and breezes through school with average grades. Everyone likes Mitty. When the terrorists kidnap him to get the smallpox virus scabs to destroy New York City, he uses what he learned from his parents to survive. Kids need to read books about good families and good kids. One of my favorite sections was when his worried sister came home to be with their parents while Mitty missing. A lot of books have single parent households, dysfunctional siblings and emotional problems. Code Orange had a close knit family, siblings who like each other, and an average guy who solved a major problem using his head. Code Orange is my favorite Caroline Cooney book.

This book was a real page turner, and I honestly couldn't put it down. Unlike many books I've read, it was both haunting and reassuring at the same time, and I could really feel the struggles of the characters. This was a great book, and the best thing about it was that it wasn't quite sci-fi, but it wasn't action-adventure, fantasy, or realistic fiction either. This might be the best book I've read all year. I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys science fiction with a touch of reality, however if you're a squeamish person who doesn't like disease and death, then you should probably try reading something else. For me! this was an all-around amazing story

The book is a middle school level book (6th - 7th grade). As a college student, I enjoyed the plot. It is fun, exciting, and full of suspension. The beginning of the book sets the entire story. I was disappointed with the ending, but the rest of the book is very detailed.

Este libro está en la lista de lectura de algunas escuelas en EEUU. Lo compramos por eso.La historia está bien, pero muy simple y se enfoca en un niño que nunca hace sus deberes y evita la escuela.No está mal, pero tampoco lo recomiendo. Hay muchas otras novela mejores.

Came in timely fashion. Great book. Really enjoyed the book.

Gefällt unserem Sohn. Mal englisch lesen hilft ihm. In Englisch ist er recht gut. zu empfehlen, wenn man das Leseverständnis üben will.