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"Exciting, thought-provoking, and very hard to put down."--The New York Times Book Review

Mika lives in future London, behind The Wall: Solid concrete topped with high-voltage razor wire and guarded by a battalion of Ghengis Borgs, it was built to keep out the animals, because animals carry the plague.

Or so Mika's been told.

But ever since Ellie vanished a year ago, Mika's suspected his world may be built on secrets--and lies. When a mysterious organization starts recruiting mutant kids to compete in violent virtual reality games, Mika takes the chance to search for his twin sister--and the truth.

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Overview

"Exciting, thought-provoking, and very hard to put down."--The New York Times Book Review

Mika lives in future London, behind The Wall: Solid concrete topped with high-voltage razor wire and guarded by a battalion of Ghengis Borgs, it was built to keep out the animals, because animals carry the plague.

Or so Mika's been told.

But ever since Ellie vanished a year ago, Mika's suspected his world may be built on secrets--and lies. When a mysterious organization starts recruiting mutant kids to compete in violent virtual reality games, Mika takes the chance to search for his twin sister--and the truth.

"A hugely inventive and entertaining read which grabs the reader by the scruff of the neck from the first sentence. It flies along like a laser beam from a blaster and sustains the breakneck pace until the stunning climax. A fresh and exciting take on sci-fi..."--Eoin Colfer

*Includes a bonus chapter previewing the breathtaking sequel THE WHISPER!

Editorial Reviews

Julie Just
The Roar is exciting, thought-provoking and very hard to put down.
—The New York Times
Children's Literature
This book is set in a future London where people live behind The Wall in order to be safe from The Animal Plague just beyond the boundary. This plague caused every animal to turn vicious and attack anyone they came upon. As a result the wall was built and the animals were killed with a poisonous gas that damaged the surrounding environment as well. This is the world that Mika has always known. His life however is changed forever by the disappearance of his twin sister Ellie. To make matters worse a secret organization is recruiting mutant children. They are used to fight in virtual reality games that are more than what they seem. This is the author's first novel for children and I often read these books with great trepidation when I hear of this. People often think that the jump from novels written for adults to those written for children is an easy one. This is not true, yet this author manages to not completely lose sight of the intelligence and the interests of her intended audience. At times, not surprisingly, the book feels inspired by manga and anime. This makes it fun and almost visual in its approach to setting, events, and locations. Reviewer: Monserrat Urena
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In a future in which animals have contracted a horrible plague that makes them hungry for human flesh, all humans retreat to the northern part of the world behind The Wall. While the rich reside in golden turrets above London, the masses are forced to live in flooded slums. Thirteen-year-old Mika knows that his twin sister is still alive despite government claims that she drowned. When the Youth Development Foundation holds a contest for a chance to fly a real Pod Fighter, Mika knows it is his only chance of finding his sister. Clayton's debut novel is a sure-fire hit with teens young and old alike. Boys especially will like the action- and suspense-packed story, filled with harpoon guns, video games, and espionage. The plot is jumbled, going in many different directions, which might distract older readers while at the same time holding teens with shorter attention spans. The novel's extensive length sets up a sequel, allowing readers a chance to look forward to another action-packed volume. The world is creative and filled with secrets and danger at every turn, keeping readers guessing which direction the characters will be forced to go next. Although not the most polished or sophisticated of novels, it will prove popular with teens, with little violence and no objectionable language. Teens will roar for more of this must-have for any library. Reviewer: Robbie Johnston
School Library Journal

Gr 5-8

In a bleak future, humans use terrible chemicals to fight The Animal Plague that causes all of the world's animals to go rabid and renders most of the planet uninhabitable. The population now cowers in overcrowded walled cities. Mika, 12, and his parents live in London in terrible conditions. His twin, Ellie, supposedly drowned a year earlier, but Mika is convinced that she still lives. He's right. The story begins with Ellie and a tiny monkey named Puck fleeing a spaceship in a stolen Pod Fighter. Sadly, their attempt to escape is foiled by the evil Mal Gorman, who has a plan to co-opt the entire first generation of children born after the Plague and make them into an army for his own nefarious purposes. And Gorman has special plans for kids like Mika and Ellie, whose mutations give them unique abilities. To save his sister, Mika will have to win a contest involving simulator battle games and many deadly challenges, using abilities he never knew he had. The story starts fast and never slows down. While the bad guys are a bit stereotypical, the good guys are interesting and realistic. There's a touch of the supernatural, some interesting philosophical questions, and a cliff-hanger ending that will leave readers hungry for more. Give this one to readers not quite ready for Orson Scott Card.-Mara Alpert, Los Angeles Public Library

Kirkus Reviews
On a future Earth, 12-year-old Ellie pilots a fighter pod from an orbiting space station to England. Although she's determined to reunite with her parents and twin brother Mika, she is recaptured by government agents. How Mika discovers the secrets of their dystopian society and begins to seek a peaceful solution to them propels the exciting, suspenseful plot. In fact, this compulsive read should not be started at bedtime if readers intend to get any sleep. Echoes of Ender's Game and the Tripod Trilogy lend interest to Clayton's skillful blending of science-fiction tropes into an original novel. Transportation pods, monstrous cyborg animals, advanced healing techniques and the scientific study of ESP provide the details that make this world work. The book's climax, although satisfying in itself, does not resolve all readers' questions or tie up the loose ends that provide an enticing glimpse of possibilities for future volumes. Since it ends with a walloping cliffhanger, here's hoping a sequel appears in our not-too-distant future. (Science fiction. 10-12)
School Library Journal
Gr 5–8—In Emma Clayton's futuristic, action-packed tale (Chicken House, 2009), 12-year-old Mika is certain that his twin sister, Ellie, whom everyone thought drowned, is still alive. He senses that winning a series of battle contests invented by Mal Gorman, the minister of youth development, is the key to finding her, and puts his mutant gifts to work to do just that. Along the way, he discovers that Gorman is training the poorer kids of London to fight a war against a powerful few who hold the population at large in tiered and walled cities, where animals are banned and only the rich ever see the sun. He also learns that the government has been lying to the population at large, making them think that they are being held behind the walls to protect them from a plague caused by rabid animals. Mal Gorman will stop at nothing, including the murder of innocent children, to achieve his goals. Narrator Jane Collingwood does a fantastic job of keeping listeners on the edge of their seats. Her lovely English accent and excellent pacing keep listeners enthralled, and she moves seamlessly from one character to the next. A good discussion starter on the topics of greed, power, and propaganda. For fans of science fiction and Susan Collins's Hunger Games trilogy.—Kathy Miller, Baldwin Junior High School, Baldwin City, KS

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780439927857
  • Publisher: Scholastic, Inc.
  • Publication date: 1/1/2012
  • Pages: 512
  • Sales rank: 91,367
  • Age range: 10 - 14 Years
  • Lexile: 0910L (what's this?)
  • Product dimensions: 5.34 (w) x 7.42 (h) x 1.25 (d)

Meet the Author

Emma Clayton lives with her two children in Leamington Spa, England. THE WHISPER is the sequel to her debut novel THE ROAR.

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  • Posted October 9, 2010

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    What a book!

    I loved this book! The characters are wonderful!!! Trapped behind a wall in fear of the animal plague twin siblings move forward in search of the truth!! Emma Clayton better be writing the sequel.

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted February 3, 2012

    Book Review for ¿The Roar¿ by Emma Clayton

    This book “The Roar” is about two twins (Micka & Ellie). Ellie gets taken away at a very young age. Mal Gorman the, the man who took her, told her parents that she had drowned in the flood water. This is all happening in a place called “The Shadows”. In this world something called “The Animal Plague” has supposedly happened. So they built a big wall around half the world. But Micka could feel his sister and knew that she wasn’t dead. But the reason she was taken was a mystery to him. Until he started playing a game called “Pod Fighter” that Mal Gorman had created. But Micka soon finds out he has to play the game to find his sister. Does he find his sister? What happens to them? What’s Pod Fighter? What is The Animal Plague? Why does Mal Gorman want his sister? Those are all questions you must find out by reading the book!
    `I like this book because I like action books. This book has a lot of action and fiction. While you are reading it, it feels like you are actually there in the book because of all the details in the book. There is nothing I don’t really like about the book. One other thing I like is that the action begins after the first 5 chapters!
    I would definitely recommend this to anyone who likes action and fiction books.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted February 2, 2012

    This book is like no other book you could ever read!!!:)

    I love books that you can read that takes you out of reality! It is full of adventure,love,and well just excitement! I'm not much of a reader when I find a book that i just like. When i read this book it was just amazing and i could never put it down in class!!! If you love reading and a book full of adventure you will for sure love this book!!!;)

    0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted January 7, 2012

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    Very Entertaining

    Very good children's book, but I recommend it to everyone. The book teaches good morals. It was very entertaining and I found myself having trouble putting it down. The sequel, called The Whisper, is now finally coming out in February and I can't wait to read it.

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  • Posted December 28, 2011

    Highly Recommended!

    Very good book. can't wait till the sequel, Whisper, comes out!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 6, 2011

    Very Good Book, Needs a Sequel

    This book was overall, a very good book. It reminded me a lot of the book "Ender's Game" but it followed a different plotline, and there was an added element of suspense, so I found myself unable to put the book down until it was finished, at 3 a.m. so it happens. It was also nice how they put the moral of saving the environment and not letting politicians run the country in there. Very good book overall. However, there are a few negatives. This book needs a sequel. Absolutely needs one, for two reasons- firstly, that the writing is wonderful and that I want to read another one, but also this book honestly looked like it was set up for a sequel, as there were many loose ends, and it did not give a full "epilogue" of sorts. That's why I give it 4/5 stars.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 30, 2011

    its very goood

    i was reading the first book and i just fell in love i been waiting for the sequal for 2 years so far*

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  • Posted May 31, 2011

    Pretty Good

    The Roar is an interesting book with many twists and turns. It is about a pair of twins who have a telepathic connection. There is only one problem Mika's sister Ellie is a thousand miles away. She was kidnapped by Mal Gorman. I give this book 4 out of 5 because it is very suspenseful.
    The main plot is that Mika sister is stolen from him and he is the only one who believes that she isn't dead. Then he learns that playing a video game might help him find Ellie. Then he finds out that an evil man wants to recruit all mutant and use their special powers.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 28, 2011

    gotta read this booooook

    the roar is a great book that has adventure,sadness,and action. it was alittle hard to keep up with. it changed perspectives without warning.

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  • Posted August 30, 2010

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    Best Book I've Ever Read in My Life

    life changing....

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  • Posted June 19, 2010

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    This books rating and a question to rise.

    This book is highly recommended for young teenagers or teenagers alike. I havent fully finished this book but this book is purely amazying,As much as i love this book i hope there is a sequal but i think this was a sequal.. or so i think. i checked out emma claytons works and there is a book i think was called "el rugido."I searched up on google "the roar" and i found the book cover of the el rugidos book cover up front.I just wonder what this was about.

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  • Posted December 11, 2009

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    A stupendous book, almost obsolete, though.

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  • Posted November 30, 2009

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    The Roar

    I really liked the book at the first but I really did not like the ending. If there's not another book I will hate it and not recommend it to any one. This is a really good book because you don't really know what will happen though out the book and its very thrilling. hope fully the story doesn't end with just this book.

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  • Posted November 30, 2009

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    The Roar

    this book is crap if there is no other book it leaves it way open at the end, it is thrilling and all but she need to let you know there's another book.

    0 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted July 1, 2009

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    Reviewed by Sally Kruger aka "Readingjunky" for TeensReadToo.com

    THE ROAR is the latest in a new trend toward futuristic YA novels. Like THE HUNGER GAMES and GONE, the setting is the future after the world has been changed by time and the mistakes of humankind. It's about survival, and teens play a significant role.

    Mika and Ellie are siblings split apart by conditions beyond their control. Everyone but Mika believes that Ellie is dead. Something tells him that if he can just figure it out, he might be able to save her. When he gets the chance to compete in a special video game competition, he thinks it might provide just the opportunity he needs.

    In a future world populated by haves and have nots, Mika and his parents become part of a sinister scheme to control individuals through programs and chemicals advertised to create healthy and more intelligent young people. Can Mika resist the brain-washing and use his skills to learn what is necessary to rescue Ellie and save his family, or will they become part of a controlled society?

    This edge-of-your-seat first novel by Emma Clayton will captivate readers from the very first Pod Fighter flight. Although almost 500 pages, the short chapters and non-stop action make this a fun, fast read.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 13, 2009

    Pretty good book overall, but not really interesting...

    It's a good book, but some parts are confusing or uneeded. I would recommend it for just reading, but not very much for a class or group reading book. Also, it was a different book. It had odd things that I would tell you, but if a person who hasn't read it is reading, i don't wanna spoil it. But it is a good book!

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