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Egy iskola, ami lehet, hogy a ti házatok mellett van. Hat barát, akik közül az egyik akár te is lehetnél. Vagányak, lázadók és tehetségesek. Mind a hatan másban. Mi lehet bennük a közös? Sádi, János, Röfi, Márkó, Zuzu és Alma Peti, vagyis a B Team nevű tanulócsoport tagjai délutánonként a Különleges Tehetségek Ernest Rutherford Intézetébe (RUDI) járnak, de egyáltalán nem érzik magukat különlegesnek. Az első küldetés során jó, hogy van, aki minden kódot és tűzfalat fel tud törni, az összes high-tech kütyüt ismeri, hasznos egy igazi manipulátor, néha nem rosszak a családi kapcsolatok, de az sem mellékes, hogy egy aikidobajnok is akad a csapatban. És még az is lehet, hogy a történelmi tudás is jó valamire…
A Budapesten játszódó regény főhősei mintha egy mai kalandregénybe csöppentek volna, és nagy erőkkel próbálnak rájönni, hogy mi a saját szerepük: műkincstolvajlásra akarják őket használni, vagy tényleg csak különleges vezetőket igyekeznek képezni belőlük. Közben egyre többet tanulnak, főleg a barátságról, felelősségből és az életről.
A Budapesten játszódó regény főhősei mintha egy mai kalandregénybe csöppentek volna, és nagy erőkkel próbálnak rájönni, hogy mi a saját szerepük: műkincstolvajlásra akarják őket használni, vagy tényleg csak különleges vezetőket igyekeznek képezni belőlük. Közben egyre többet tanulnak, főleg a barátságról, felelősségből és az életről.
332 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2014
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August 18, 2020
Even though I'm Hungarian, I rarely read Hungarian novels. I still picked this one up, as the description seemed interesting to me.
I ended up enjoying it, but there were still some things about this book I disliked.
Basically, the book is about six kids, who all got chosen to attend a special school for talented students. The thing about these characters is that, well, half of them are awfully stereotypical. The overweight tech-maniac, glasses wearing boy, who can hack. The beautiful and manipulative girl (with big breasts, of course). The rich and asshole boy. I found the rest of the characters okay, but there were some far-fetched things about them too.
The school they attend has a secret, and they do everything to find that out. They start looking for information, which leads them to knowledge and places I didn't expect at all at the start. I was surprised and sometimes even confused, but things kind of made sense in the end.
The story took place in Budapest and maybe that's what made the book special for me. As someone, who lives next to Budapest and goes there almost everyday, I really liked reading about how the group sat down to talk on the shore of the Danube or think about which metro should they take. It just made the book personal and believable, like I could go to the city and see the characters on the streets.
But all the interesting things aside, the author made me angry a few times. I read more comments about a 14-15 year old girl's breasts than I would have liked to. Yes, I get it, she has big boobs. You don't have to tell me multiple times.
Overall, I still can't give this book less than four stars, because, as I said, I still enjoyed reading it. I never would have thought I would learn about the forgotten history of ancient Hungary (which might not be true, but it's interesting nonetheless) in a YA novel like this.
I ended up enjoying it, but there were still some things about this book I disliked.
Basically, the book is about six kids, who all got chosen to attend a special school for talented students. The thing about these characters is that, well, half of them are awfully stereotypical. The overweight tech-maniac, glasses wearing boy, who can hack. The beautiful and manipulative girl (with big breasts, of course). The rich and asshole boy. I found the rest of the characters okay, but there were some far-fetched things about them too.
The school they attend has a secret, and they do everything to find that out. They start looking for information, which leads them to knowledge and places I didn't expect at all at the start. I was surprised and sometimes even confused, but things kind of made sense in the end.
The story took place in Budapest and maybe that's what made the book special for me. As someone, who lives next to Budapest and goes there almost everyday, I really liked reading about how the group sat down to talk on the shore of the Danube or think about which metro should they take. It just made the book personal and believable, like I could go to the city and see the characters on the streets.
But all the interesting things aside, the author made me angry a few times. I read more comments about a 14-15 year old girl's breasts than I would have liked to. Yes, I get it, she has big boobs. You don't have to tell me multiple times.
Overall, I still can't give this book less than four stars, because, as I said, I still enjoyed reading it. I never would have thought I would learn about the forgotten history of ancient Hungary (which might not be true, but it's interesting nonetheless) in a YA novel like this.
September 17, 2016
A very interesting story, surprisingly good for a Hungarian YA book. I liked the modern language, and even though the historic background story was a bit too much, it was exciting and left a lot to think about for the next book - which I hope will come out soon!
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