Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom: The Junior Novelization

Jurassic World

by David Lewman, Random House (Illustrator)

Relive the excitement of the blockbuster film Jurassic Fallen Kingdom --which opens to US audiences on June 22, 2018--with this paperback novelization!

Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment's Jurassic Fallen Kingdom releases in theaters on June 22, 2018, bringing with it all the wonder, adventure, and thrills of one of the most popular and successful franchises in cinema history. This all-new motion picture event sees the return of favorite characters and dinosaurs including Blue, the Velociraptor; Tyrannosaurus rex; and Mosasaurus--along with new breeds more awe-inspiring and terrifying than ever before!

Jurassic Fallen Kingdom The Junior Novelization retells the whole exciting adventure and features eight pages of full-color scenes from the movie in this take-anywhere paperback edition!

Jurassic Fallen Kingdom is being directed by J. A. Bayona ( The Impossible, A Monster Calls ), with Steven Spielberg and Colin Trevorrow serving as executive producers and Frank Marshall and Pat Crowley as producers.

Genres: Dinosaurs, Childrens, Middle Grade, Fantasy, Fiction

144 pages, Paperback

Published June 26, 2018

Reviews

[Sammie · Rating 3 out of 5]

i liked this book , i had already seen the movie which i loved so i wanted to see if the book was like the movie and for the most part it was ,over all it was good .

if you love the Jurassic park/world movies then you should read the books too.

[Deyth Banger · Rating 5 out of 5]

What more than a short juicy story about dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures.
All of them come alive in this story... each line makes them incredible.



As for the movie is breath taking.

[Cate · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you want to read a PG version of Jurrasic World: Fallen Kingdom , you should read this novelization. Recommended for ages 10 and up.

[Nic · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this (A) out of curiousity, wondering how they turn a story with so many violent deaths into a novelization for kids, and (B) to squeeze a little more of the franchise into my life.

My conclusions: I'm kind of impressed with how the book summarizes everything. I'm not impressed with the writing. The one thing that I noticed is left out is (movie spoilers) the fact that Maisie is not actually Lockwood's granddaughter, but a clone of Lockwood's daughter. Otherwise, it seems to quite accurately follow the events of the movie.

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

I used this book with a small reading group of 5th graders and did a PBL unit along with it focusing on the positives and also consequences of technology. It is well written and the students begged to read it every day during our two week group. We had some fantastic conversations about ethics and technology that were sparked by this book. They specifically loved the Ian Malcolm quotes at the beginning of each chapter. As an adult, I loved it. Would read it again in a heartbeat!

[Madelyn Lightwood · Rating 4 out of 5]

I finished this in 2 sittings (an hour to be exact) like expected lol XD

[Tim Roast · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed this book.

I haven't seen the film this is based on, "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom", but looking at the film's Wikipedia page the book follows the plot mostly. The only exceptions I could see were that the character Lockwood dies differently, and that there is no mention of the character Maisie being a human clone. These omissions/changes are probably because this is billed as "a junior novel".

The plot is an exciting one with plenty of adrenaline-filled chases as Owen and co are chased by dinosaurs and characters are nearly always in danger. Isla Nublar, the former island site of the ill-fated theme park Jurassic World. It faces a new threat. It's volcano, thought to be dormant, has become active. "Geologists predict an extinction-level event will soon kill off the last dinosaurs known to exist on the planet. And that has raised a serious debate on the floor of the Senate today. Should the United States government step in and rescue these creatures or should we allow the dinosaurs to once again become extinct?"

Claire Dearing, has established the Dinosaur Protection Group to save the animals and is called up by Benjamin Lockwood with a plan to save them. "We have a piece of land... A sanctuary. Protected by natural barriers and fully self-sustaining. Our environmentalists say the climate will support all the species currently on Isla Nublar." So Claire is on a rescue mission with Owen Grady coming along too. But someone has betrayed them. They end up being abandoned on the island left to fend for themselves with plenty of scrapes from then on to where they ruin the betrayers' plans by the end.

This is an exciting read. It definitely suits readers who have seen the film, and those who know their dinosaurs (e.g. Compsognathus, Baryonyx, Stygimoloch). It would also have been good if there were film stills within too, and the book doesn't feature pictures, but the story is exhilarating and action-packed.

[Lady Books Dreamer · Rating 4 out of 5]

La novela de la última película de Jurassic World es casi igual que la película. Algunas cosas que salen en la película no se nombran en el libro (como por ejemplo la verdad sobre Maisie en el libro no se sabe). Pero aún así me ha gustado muchísimo ya que nombran a más personajes y dinosaurios y sirve para recordar la película y aprender más cosas.

Una de las cosas que me han parecido genial es que al inicio de cada capítulo han puesto una frase del personaje del Dr. Ian Malcolm (uno de los personajes de trilogía original y que me pareció un guiño fabuloso en las nuevas películas) en referencia a lo que va a contar el capítulo.

Es una novela cortita y cuenta la historia de la película de Jurassic World El reino caído y, para todxs aquellxs a los que les gusten las pelis les animo a que se lean el libro. Se lee muy rápido y entretiene bastante. Ahora toca ver nuevamente las películas... hasta que se estrene la siguiente.

[Gabriela · Rating 4 out of 5]

Está claro que se trata de una novela infantil y juvenil y, por lo tanto, más sencilla.

Aquí descubriremos que ha pasado después de la catástrofe de la película Jurassic World. Está muy bien porque sabes cómo continua la historia. Es fácil de leer, puesto que hay diálogos rápidos y MUCHA acción. Esto hace que te enganches en el libro y te lo termines en la misma tarde (eso sí, tienes que ser fan para pasártelo bien)

Lo recomiendo a gente que ha visto las películas, porque así uno se entera mejor de las cosas a las que hace referencia.

[Kayla · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this book. Because Blue & Stiggy were in it. Those dinosaurs are extremely important. And it has loads of Dr. Ian Malcolm quotes. I thought that was great.
There were some differences from the movie. But it's Jurassic World and it has DINOSAURS. So it's worth reading.

Read for Polarthon: Animal Friend prompt.

[Jessica Madden · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don't like much of the fast pacing in this book, but still enjoyed reading it. It was good to see also some of the deleted scenes put in this book. But what I don't understand is how the biggest plot point about Maisie is left out, and wondering how it's going to be told in the next book. I guess I will find out.

[Katie Rea · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this novelization which is surprising since I hated the movie when I first saw it, this felt fairly fresh for me since I had forgotten a lot of the movie and this got rid of the slow parts from the movie too. I enjoyed this but it’s not the greatest piece from the franchise for sure

[Jen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Junior novelization, so of course there is some stuff missing and it is basically the movie with little extra thought or I put. I wish someone would flush out these new movies into full, adult books and explore the ‘new’ jurassics a little.

[Alex · Rating 3 out of 5]

I mean, this is a literal novelization of the movie. It was fun to read and I liked a lot of the extra details that were thrown in that you wouldn't get from watching the movie.

However, the entire Maisie storyline was gone, which is weird.

[Beth (Romantic_murder) · Rating 4 out of 5]

->3.5 Stars

This series is holding up to what I wanted. Its fast paced, accurate to the movies and very accessible.

They aren't anything perfect but as a girly who loves dinosaurs, it hits as a great palette cleanser.

->3.5 Stars

[Bryce Frey · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved the book I thought the book followed the story line really well.

[natalie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Son loved reading this book and very much enjoyed by me and him.

[Catherine Ellis · Rating 5 out of 5]

My brother and I really like this book. We like how the action was and how the dinosaurs were cool and this book is great keep up the good work.

[Emily Everett · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a perfectly good recount of the Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom movie in book form and nicely cleaned up for kids. Nice, quick read and plenty of action.

[Angela · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 read aloud to my son. It's like watching the movie. Very exciting, very dramatic. And very gory. Not super explicit/graphic but lots of people getting eaten.

[Marcela · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfect reading for little kids dinosaurs lovers, my son is obsessed with this book!

[Colin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reading this novelization helped me appreciate Fallen Kingdom and the Jurassic World trilogy as a whole more.

[Forrest · Rating 3 out of 5]

a PG version of the movie with a few details removed.
Not bad

[꧖ julia · Rating 2 out of 5]

To ja już chyba wolę obejrzeć film.

[Kelly Boggs · Rating 2 out of 5]

One of my new 5th grade students asked me to read one of his Jurassic World books. I’m totally not a fan of movies that turn into books because they’re just money makers.
I’m giving it two stars for action. I don’t think the characters are well-developed or the plot is very great but I’m happy to have one of my student’s books that he loves so much!

Violence-guns and dinosaurs killing people, bad guys locking people up. A little graphic: Dinos biting of arms and chomping a person in two, etc. antagonist gives a patient morphine to kill him. Injuries from escapes, violence.

Language-idiot.

Sex-none

Drugs- tranquilizers are used on humans, antagonist gives a patient extra morphine to kill him.

Worldview- value dinosaur life at the expense of human life at times. Bad guys endanger the world for money.

Educational value- make history references

Discuss- science ethics. What lengths to create? Responsibility for creation and science.

[chucklesthescot · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is such a pity that the Jurassic World novels have only been released in these junior novels and not as full adult novels, which would have been great to read. These short novellas do still tell the basic story which makes them fun one time reads but not going perhaps into the depth of story that the general reader would want. I still very much enjoyed it as a quick read as in my mind I was imagining the actual scenes from the film as I went along. These books are great for kids who love the films and their dinosaurs.

[T-Rex Slash · Rating 5 out of 5]

I Love this book and I love dinosaurs so I think anyone who Likes dinosaurs will Love this book

[Cole Stoll]

the first part of the movie is these people trying to git the Indominis Rex bone.they got it but then a big thing was behind the sub.second part of the movie was...