By: Scott Westerfeld
Publisher: Razorbill
Publish Date: 2006
ISBN: 159514062X
Page #: 304 pages
Classification: Fiction
Genre: Fantasy, Horror
Age Level: Older Teen
Series Titles: Peeps (Bk. 1)
Last Days (Bk 2)
Subjects: Vampires, End-of-Days, Music
Reader's Annotation: The streets are taken over by the vampiric parasites and a group of teens in a rock band set out to save the world.
Synopsis: The Last Days is the sequel to the highly acclaimed and apocalyptic vampire story started in Peeps. Set against the same parasite-ridden streets of New York, Westerfeld gives us a group of five teens that form a rock band, whose musical triumphs escalade while the dark happenings of peeps do as well. As a Fender Stratocaster is being thrown to its doom out of a window, Moz and Pearl, strangers until this moment, work together to save it. From here, readers will rock their way through this hardcore, parasite-positive story! The band (with its vampire lead singer) fight the peeps while creating a playlist for the end of days! Maybe rock and roll will save the world (as it does so many teenagers everyday). Or maybe it will bring on the end! A gritty ode to rock and the way it can be a catalyst for teens to express their discomfort and rage, each chapter is named after bands!
Notes: This novel is the sequel to Peeps, but can stand alone. As a fan of Westerfeld's work, I can't recommend his work enough!
Stars: 5
Extras: Author's Website http://www.scottwesterfeld.com/index.htm
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