Reject High (Reject High: A Young Adult Science Fiction Series Book 1)
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I can report that, from the outside, it's surprisingly conventional. Hocking no longer lives in that pokey apartment, but then she's no longer a struggling would-be author. She's bought herself her own detached home, the building block of the American dream, replete with gables and extensions, its own plot of land, and a concrete ramp on which to park the car.
But step inside and convention gives way to a riot of colour. It is just before Christmas, and Hocking has decorated the house with several plastic trees bedecked in lights and two large Santa stockings pinned expectantly over the mantelpiece. The sofa is scattered with animals, some of the cuddly toy variety and others alive, notably Elroy the miniature schnauzer and Squeak the cat apparently they get on very well. She greets me at the door and, without preamble, we talk for the next two hours about her extraordinary rags-to-riches tale and what it means for the future of the book.
Editorial Reviews. Review. "Thompson attempts to address serious issues, such as mental Book 1 of 4 in Reject High - A Young Adult Science Fiction Series (4 Book Series). African Americans on the Move Book Club said: Reject High an alternative High to read Reject High (A Young Adult Science Fiction Series Book 1) by Brian.
At 27, and with only a few months in the limelight, she is patently new to the fame game. She seems nervous at first, answering my questions in short bursts and fiddling with her glasses; but gradually she relaxes as we discuss what for her has been the central passion of her life since an infant. She was brought up in the Minnesota countryside on the outskirts of Blooming Prairie about 15 miles north of Austin. Her parents divorced when she was young, money was tight and there was no cable TV to wallow in. I would go to the library, or get books at rummage sales. I got through them so quickly I started reading adult books because they were longer.
I remember my mom giving me a box set of five books to last me all summer; I devoured them all in two weeks. It was a way, she now thinks, of coping with the depression that troubled her childhood. There wasn't a reason for it, I just was. I was sad and morose. I cried a lot, I wrote a lot, and I read a lot; and that was how I dealt with it.
What went in had to come out. The child Hocking began telling her own stories before she could walk. She was forever inventing make-believe worlds, so much so that the counsellor to whom she was sent for depression concluded that her incessant storytelling was an aberration that had to stop. Fortunately for Hocking, and for her many fans, her parents took her side in this argument, and she was never sent back to see him. At 12 she had already begun to describe herself as a writer and by the end of high school she estimates she had written 50 short stories and started countless novels.
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The first that she actually completed, Dreams I Can't Remember, was written when she was She was very excited by the accomplishment, and printed it out for friends and family, as well as sending it to several publishers. I don't blame them — it wasn't very good," Hocking says. Hocking went on to develop an intimate relationship with rejection letters.
She has somewhere in her new house a shoebox full of them. Yet she would not give up. She wrote unpublished book after unpublished book. This time it was bound to work. In she went into overdrive.
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She was frantic to get her first book published by the time she was 26, the age Stephen King was first in print, and time was running out she's now Once she got going, she could write a complete novel in just two or three weeks. By the start of , she had amassed a total of 17 unpublished novels, all gathering digital dust on the desktop of her laptop.
She received her last rejection letter in February Hocking says she hasn't kept the letter, which is a crying shame because it would surely have been an invaluable piece of self-publishing memorabilia. They also end up needing to keep the source of their powers out of the hands of others who they believe they would misuse them. I am a big superhero fan and while this story is geared for the young adult set I found it enjoyable. It did start out a little slow but the pace picked up and it was a great read.
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Jun 03, S. Molteni rated it it was amazing. Reject High by Brian Thompson is a wonderfully crafted YA science fiction and fantasy novel for teens and adults alike.
The story centers on Jason and Rhapsody, two teens who have been placed in an alternative school for "troublemakers". The school is nick-named Reject High. Both Jason and Rhapsody have had a hard life and both come from broken homes. Each one is portrayed as a typical teenager, but both have some very strong, negative emotional baggage that they must deal with to get through the Reject High by Brian Thompson is a wonderfully crafted YA science fiction and fantasy novel for teens and adults alike.
Each one is portrayed as a typical teenager, but both have some very strong, negative emotional baggage that they must deal with to get through the last weeks of going to Reject High before the semester ends. With any luck, the two will be able to go back to their regular school after they complete the semester.
There's little romance, little magic. The result is a hero with a real sense of vulnerability, both internally and in his ability to defend himself. Though she can train with the rest of the boys, she will never be one of them, and that's only made worse when she's branded a murderer. There's no doubt that this is a character-driven novel, and David is the perfect conduit. And if Six of Crows is the heist, then Crooked Kingdom is the glorious getaway drive. Once she got going, she could write a complete novel in just two or three weeks.
A third of the way through the book, the path of the story takes a supernatural turn when Rhapsody confides in Jason that she can become invisible while wearing a green stone that she found in the basement of Reject High. Jason decides that he wants a green stone as well and while wearing it, he has superhuman strength and jumping power. Both Jason and Rhapsody must learn to control their emotions in order to control when and how their superpowers come to the surface - sometimes a monumental feat for a teenager.
As the story progresses, Jason and Rhapsody are put into various situations that endanger their lives and well-being. It also becomes apparent that the adults at Reject high are not what they claim to be, thus bringing more tension and suspense to this already thrilling book. I enjoyed reading this and could definitely see it as a movie. The characters were well-developed and likable and the subjects of bullying at school, teen sex along with other teen issues made the storyline that much more believable. I would recommend this to teens aged 13 and up as some of the subject matter may not be suitable for those that are younger.
All in all a very good read! Sep 29, Marc Secchia rated it really liked it Shelves: A terrific and unusual take on the down-and-out boy becomes superhero gig, Reject High definitely lacks for neither pace nor attitude - piles of attitude. At its heart this is a story about overcoming obstacles and choices.
The obstacles are there in the form of a system that is pitched against kids ever succeeding, an inner-city landscape of broken families and relationships and more teen issues than you can shake a stick at. The school itself is called Reject High, a failing school for Our hero Jason Champion is one with a difficult past and ADHD which is well portrayed, and the fulcrum of the story is about the decisions and choices he makes - how he chooses to use his powers and to what end.
This is very well delivered by the author. A slowish start picks up and by the ending is moving at such a breakneck pace that the storytelling began to suffer due to the unrelenting action. While that makes for an exhilarating read I also found it frustrating to have to backtrack and re-read to try to pick up the story threads or try to work out what had happened. While pitched for the YA genre some of the content comes with an advisory for a mature audience.
An ultimately fulfilling and memorable story, with a twisty plot - well recommended for budding superheros and superheroines everywhere. Jul 13, Danika Ellecia rated it really liked it. Reject High tells the adventure of Jason Champion, a so-called "reject" shipped to the alternative school for behavior problems.
To say the least, the author definitely thrilled me in this book. I love the character development, how I thing can lead to another unexpectedly. I love the quirky character names too! It's definitely different from the other books I've read and I can't wait to read the sequel. Thank you to mswriterchick for giving me the opportunity to read this book! Jul 05, OOSA rated it really liked it.
I'm a Reject Reject High is a school for children with behavior problems. Jason Champion is sent to Reject High after having another bout of misbehaving. Once there he meets a cast of unforgettable friends. Jason finds him entangled in an unexpected turn of events, including solving a murder. Let me start off by saying this — I was captivated by the cover before reading the first page of this story. I have become a fan of YA novels in the past few years, so I was very excited to review this title.
I absolutely loved this story. The characters and their individual powers made the words leap off the pages. This book is far from predictable. Readers will find themselves engrossed in this story from beginning to end.