Plan B

by Rebecca Stead

Nathan has been locked in his room ever since "it" started growing back. They’re going to come for him soon, so he’s got precious little time to tell us what is happening. A short story from Guys Read: Other Worlds, edited by Jon Scieszka.

Genres: Young Adult, Science Fiction, Audiobook

50 pages, ebook

First published August 27, 2013

About the author

Rebecca Stead is the New York Times bestselling author of When You Reach Me, Liar & Spy, First Light, Goodbye Stranger, Bob, and, most recently, The List of Things That Will Not Change. Her books have been awarded the Newbery Medal, the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award for Fiction and the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize.

Rebecca lives in New York City, where she is always on the lookout for her next story idea.

Reviews

[Scott · Rating 3 out of 5]

An entertaining short story (which I can't tell you anything about without spoiling the plot) from Rebecca Stead.

*sigh*

I guess I expect close-to-perfection from Stead (because that's usually what she delivers) and this left me wanting more.

[Lu Rose · Rating 1 out of 5]

the short story was kinda cheesy but ok with a tad of weird on the side.

[T · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was really a short story. I was intrigued by another book she had written so I checked this out of the library. It was very similar to something else she wrote.

[Philmore Olazo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hmm... I don't know if I like this or if I dislike this. It is weird, not much of interest happens but the story is somewhat logical and you can perfectly understand what happens in it.

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read an advanced reader's copy of the entire collection. On the whole, the collection was fun and interesting. The best written story was clearly the one by Ray Bradbury but I think that is the one that will go over most children's heads.

[Nickie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked the premise. It definitely kept me intrigued and driven to read the ending. So I would know what event started this chain of events. As a teacher I appreciated the humor of how the narrator pointed out the grammatical and structural flaws in his journal.

[Gloria · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's kinda confusing in the beginning, but it turns out that love may be stronger than duty. Alien cats came to earth and tried to be human; but they used viruses on humans to turn them into cats. Agent Bartolomej's debrief reveals some interesting allegiances.

[Jane]

The boy and I read about 5 of the stories from this together. We both enjoyed them.

[Michelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun e-short. Love Rebecca Stead. Her characters are always very real and her stories always surprising.

[Lata · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kind of confusing at first, but the story has cats in it :)