Whirlwind (Caretaker Trilogy #2)

In this environmental thriller, one boy is in a race against the Dark Lord to save the rain forests and the future.

KLIATT

AGERANGE: Ages 12 to 18.

In this action-packed ecological thriller, Jack, our hero, has been gone from his hometown for six months, off fulfilling his destiny and saving Earth s oceans. Now he returns to try to see his high school sweetheart, P.J., only to discover that she s disappeared and he s being blamed. Jack escapes with the wisecracking telepathic dog Gisco and heads off in a hot air balloon for the Amazon to rescue P.J. and save the planet once again. The Dark Lord is destroying the rain forest, and only the great wizard scientist, the Mysterious Kidah, can stop him. Jack must find Kidah and P.J and help fight the dread Dark Lord and his army. Eko, the beautiful Ninja Babe from the future, is there to help as Jack faces all kinds of new dangers in this breathless adventure. While the plot of Book 1, Firestorm, is summarized, this will work better for those familiar with that story than new readers, but every YA will enjoy the nonstop action, the fantasy and horror elements, and the heartfelt ecological message. Reviewer: Paula Rohrlick
March 2008 (Vol. 42, No.2)

David Klass’s Firestorm, the first book in The Caretaker Trilogy available from Square Fish, was a Publishers Weekly and School Library Journal Best Book of the Year. He is a screenwriter and the author of many other novels, including Dark Angel, an ALA Quick Pick for Young Adults, and You Don’t Know Me, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. The final book in The Caretaker Trilogy, Timelock, will be available in Fall 2009 from FSG. David Klass lives in New York City. You can visit David on the web at www.myspace.com/davidklass and learn about The Caretaker Trilogy at www.thecaretakertrilogy.com.