Dangerous

Dangerous by Shannon Hale

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Dangerous, by Shannon Hale is certainly a change of pace from Hale’s usual fairy tale.  In this story, the heroine, Maizie Danger Brown, is a science nerd born with only one hand.  She dreams of becoming an astronaut and is surprised when one day she wins 3 weeks at a space camp operated by Bonnie Howell, the woman who built the only space elevator.  She finds she absolutely loves the camp and is even more elated when she is selected with four others as the team Howell will take for a short trip into space.  While in space, the team is exposed to alien “tokens” which enter their bodies and give them super powers.  Of course, one of the team members is the extremely “hot” Wilder that Maizie cannot help but be attracted to.    Each of the super powers the teens are given work uniquely together under the power of Wilder, who is given the power of the “Thinker” in the group.  The super team seems destined for amazing things until one of the members dies.  The group unravels as fellow humans decide they can exploit the powers of the individual remaining members.  The book is action packed, and the touch of romance definitely adds to the story.  But, as a reader, it seemed there were too many things happening making the book seem choppy in places.  However, middle school readers and above should enjoy this new genre by Shannon Hale. 



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