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School Library Journal
Reviewed on August 1, 2011 | Grades 5-up
Gr 7 Up—Martin Maple lives on a remote island with his father, who spends his time constructing a mysterious machine. When the man doesn't return from his journey to find its final piece, Martin ventures off island and discovers that not only has his father vanished, but so has nearly everyone else in the world. Eventually he comes to Xibalba and meets other eccentric an...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2011
During one afternoon, everyone in the world disappears--except for a small group of children. Martin believes his fa...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on November 1, 2011
The premise of a community governed and populated solely by children will be inherently interesting to young readers, who will no doubt speculate on how they would live in, contribute to, and run such a society. Clues regarding the novel’s many mysteries—why Martin Maple was raised outside civilization, why nearly everyone on earth disappeared, why Martin’s father was building a strange machine—are mete...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
