Divided We Fall Trilogy: Book 1 Hardcover Author: Visit Amazon's Trent Reedy Page | Language: English | ISBN:
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From School Library Journal
Gr 8 Up—Popular high school football player Daniel Wright loves his country, so the moment he turns 17, he joins the Idaho division of the Army National Guard. Daniel is looking forward to a bright future in Freedom Lake with his girlfriend JoBell at his side; he hopes to earn enough money from the Guard to help pay for auto tech classes and eventually purchase full ownership in his deceased father's garage. When his company is mobilized and sent to Boise to help maintain the peace between protestors and proponents of the Federal ID Card Act, Daniel never imagines that people would die, that he would be the cause of their deaths, or that his future-and the future of the United States-would forever be altered. Author Reedy's first book in a planned trilogy is an action-packed look at what could happen in an America where state and federal governments are at odds with each other. Set in a not-too-distant future, the book mixes patriotism with incredible realism, creating an all-too-possible pre-dystopia. Using the enactment of a controversial law as the catalyst, Reedy effectively places the audience in Daniel's shoes as he struggles with his feelings and actions in the aftermath of the riot, and it is this first-person perspective that will resonate with readers long after the thrilling final pages. Strong characters, a fast-paced narrative, and complex questions about what it means to be an American make Reedy's speculative novel a must-read.—Audrey Sumser, Cuyahoga County Public Library, Mayfield, OH
From Booklist
Here’s a unique premise that could become disturbing real. Danny Wright, 17, signed up for the Idaho National Guard, in part because his father died in the war. He has completed summer training, and until he graduates, his commitment will be minimal. Then the governor of Idaho gets into a squabble about sovereign rights with the president. Danny’s unit is called up to quell a riot in Boise; when a rock hits him, he accidentally shoots a protester. Now, all hell breaks loose. As each side’s position hardens, Danny is caught in the middle, wanted by the feds, and protected by the state. As the situation spirals out of control, Danny’s choices become narrow and inevitable. Novelist Reedy adds length, if not always substance, as Danny tries to keep life normal with football, rodeo, and his devoted girlfriend. But Reedy does a very good job of presenting all sides’ opinions, especially through the tweets and news reports that end chapters. This has the dual advantage of giving readers an action-filled story that will also make them think. The dramatic ending promises more. Grades 8-12. --Ilene Cooper
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- Series: Divided We Fall
- Hardcover: 384 pages
- Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books (January 28, 2014)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0545543673
- ISBN-13: 978-0545543675
- Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.7 x 1.6 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
For a book about the descent of the United States into civil war, Reedy does something remarkable in my eyes: he actually manages to present a scenario where both sides have their merits and both sides have their fatal flaws, leaving me, despite what my inclinations might have been otherwise, to genuinely have to pause and question which side I would have chosen if I had been in Reedy's America. There isn't a relatively easy answer as there is with the Civil War we know, where the position tthe Confederacy was fighting for was at its core untenable because the state's right they fought for was the right to treat human beings as chattel. Take that away and you are left with an incredibly sticky situation--a multilayered charlie foxtrot that seems to cycle out of control with a power all its own.
Similarly, while there are some obvious caricatures of known talking heads and political figures, I did *not* get the sense of Reedy taking to the soapbox for a polemic against either the left or the right--except maybe to bash some heads together and point out how stupid we have *all* been. Indeed, hearing the back-and-forth, one really wonders how much was a matter of the legal crisis triggered by the nullification bill and two particular violent incidents, and how much of it was the result of a firestorm feeding upon itself from irresponsible media outlets and their trollish Internet minions (though one *does* notice on close reading that there isn't so much anonymity on the Internet anymore,,,another instance of food for thought tthat could seem to support Montaine's position...and yet...does it justify the lengths gone to by all?..keep thinking--like the whole book, this isn't an easy one to solve.).
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