Firestorm: The Caretaker Trilogy, Book 1 (unabr.).
Barbara Wysocki, Cora J. Belden Library, Rocky Hill, CT -- School Library Journal, 5/25/2007
6 cassettes or 9 CDs. 9:15 hrs. Recorded Books. 2007. cassette, ISBN 0-7887-3775-9:$59.75; CD, ISBN 1-4281-0642-1: $88.75.
Gr 8 Up–David Klass combines time travel, adventure, and ecology in this fast-paced science fiction novel (Farrar, 2006), the first volume in a projected trilogy. Jack Danielson is just a regular high school senior until his father forces him to flee his home after the sudden appearance of life-threatening creatures. The teen travels from New York to North Carolina and then to middle of the Atlantic Ocean trying to find the firestorm that will save the Earth's water resources. He's aided by a humorous, telepathic dog, and Eko, a young, female martial arts master, both from Jack's origins, 1,000 years in the future. An enemy from that coming millennium almost thwarts his mission, but an explosive conclusion sets the stage for the next book of the "Caretaker Trilogy." Narrator Ramón de Ocampo exhibits vocal versatility with the multicultural characters and good comic timing as the dog. References to classic poetry and mythology add depth to the thriller, and Jack's realistic teen turmoil makes him a likeable protagonist. An appealing, multi-layered addition to high school and young adult collections.
