Firestorm Book Essay

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I read the book Firestorm written by David Klass, a book about Jack Danielson’s venture to fight the Dark Army, protect what’s left of the world’s oceans, and locate Firestorm, the ultimate weapon to reverse the destruction of planet Earth. Jack starts out his career as an avid explorer in a normal town living a normal life, where he excels in numerous sports and academic activities. Everything comes easy to Jack which is why he is always confused at why his parents don’t want him to shine like he know he can, and always let someone else win the prize because “they deserve it” and he “doesn't have to prove himself” to anyone. One day after a stellar football performance, he notices a strange man following him and giving him strange glances. …show more content…
Jack has no idea how he is supposed to do this, who his real parents are, and where he came from but he can tell his life is about to change when his dad sacrifices himself to the non-human creatures in pursuit. Jack finds a boat and takes off down the river, for Manhattan. Read this wonderful book to follow Jack on his journey with a talking dog and mysterious ninja as they travel the world through hurricanes and suspicious trawler boats. Find out if Jack can beat the Dark Army and find Firestorm, or if the Dark Army will find it first and destroy the weapon, leaving Jack to find a new way to save the world. Overall, I would give the book a 9 out of 10 and definitely would recommend it to a friend. I would recommend it because it was so different then all of the other books about a teen destined to save the world. This is because he is not saving the world from a corrupt government like in the Hunger Games, and he is not trying to break free from a city where everyone is separated by their personalities, like Divergent. Jack is trying to save the world from people like himself, average everyday people who either aren’t aware of the destruction of the oceans, or don’t

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