Awake

by Egan Yip

When Kevin stays up all night to finish a history paper, he finds a lonely world the next morning. The whole world is still asleep...and no one can wake up! As Kevin thinks the world is over, he meets a talking dog and cat. The pets have formed an alliance and are seeking a way to save their masters from the strange phenomenon. But when Kevin helps them in their search, they are warned of a great danger: the forest animals want to keep the humans asleep...for good. To solve this mystery, Kevin must stay awake as long as he can before he too will fall asleep...and never awaken.

Age Group: Young Adult

Genres: Fantasy

183 pages, ebook

Published October 23, 2010

Reviews

[Stuti Rai]

oh look! you can get it for free on smashwords. i looooooove smashwords! it's been serving me since long before i knew how to navigate around the various derivative potholes of the internet(i don't know myself what i mean. if you can figure it out, do help).

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where did i even get this book? it was long ago and bigsurprise(not) i never finished it. but uh yeah, it was an alright novel, i think. i might still have it; let's scrunge it up, maybe i'll finish it. i remember lots lots of details- the rat, cat and dog. and the alliance thingy- heh. and to think i can't even remember conversations i had in the morning. my memory is a terrible, erratic thing.

[SomeGuy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reads like a mediocre anime.. though i won't be too harsh, it was fun to read; a Goodread.

[C.M. Okonkwo · Rating 3 out of 5]

I gave one star for the effort (it's never easy), another for the plot (nice storyline and vivid details), and a third for the interesting characters. The last two stars were lost to the book cover/description and transition/flow of the story. The book started off great, but got way too confusing along the line. I put it down for a few months, then decided to complete it because I never leave anything undone. The ending was even more confusing.

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[Cordenne · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book will undoubtedly keep you reading. Everyone is asleep. How long? Indefinitely. But their are a few lucky youngsters. Well let's rephrase that: There are a few youngsters. You might not want to describe them as lucky. The fate of the world is in their hands.

[Melanie Schweiger · Rating 2 out of 5]

At first, I enjoyed this, but then the plot got a little too far-fetched for me. What began as a mystery morphed into a sci-fi fantasy, complete with robots AND dragons AND talking animals. A bit weird for my tastes, but my students will probably like it.