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Bunker 10
Something is going terribly wrong at the top secret Pinewood Military Installation, and the teenage geniuses who study and work there are about to discover a horrible truth as they lead a small military force trying to retrieve data and escape before the compound self-destructs.
Paperback, 242 pages
Published
December 1st 2007
by Oxford University Press
(first published October 1st 2007)
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An isolated military installation is home to a group of genius level kids. Two of them just want to go on a date. So they arrange a plan. Yet something has happened to one of them deep underground. Some sort of virus. And their plan may cause it to get loose.
this was a really quick fun read that had a few nice twists.
this was a really quick fun read that had a few nice twists.
The Pinewood Military Instillation is going to blow up. We know that, because it happens in the first chapter - and then, the story takes us back in time to discover how we got to that point. And while Pinewood is full of soldiers and contractors, obviously, it is also the home of 7 genius-type children, and the book is told from their point of view.
I cannot decide whether I liked this or not.
I liked the mind-bending nature of it, to a certain point, in a Maxtrix-y, Ender's Game-y sort of way. B...more
I cannot decide whether I liked this or not.
I liked the mind-bending nature of it, to a certain point, in a Maxtrix-y, Ender's Game-y sort of way. B...more
For all my gamers and fans of the Fox series "24", here's a book set up just that way -- hour by hour, it's the story of the last day at Pinewood Military Installation. Pinewood is a secret base where the military develops secret weapons, virtual training simluations and new battle strategies, using a group of teenage geniuses. Most of the base is built underground, and Bunker 10 is the lowest level, in the most reinforced area of the installation. One of the teens, May-Rose, is being kept there...more
What a mind-blowing crazy book! The cover is awesome and now I have some awesome inside knowledge of the book to get it in the hands of students. It's like a psycho weird thriller. And, all I can think about is what I trip I just had. I had to read about the author because who would think this stuff up and at least he gave me a little to work with (form the dust jacket): "I wrote Bunker 10 because I love nightmarish situations that suddenly develop from nowhere then escalate in a way readers sim...more
An exciting thriller of the don't-know-what's-really-going-on-time-travel-virtual-reality-science-fiction-puzzle variety that kept surprising me until the very end. Three point five stars, if I could. It begins with an academic quote about time travel to the past being impossible, then describes a scene in which 7 teen genuises on a hidden, high security military base hang out for a few moments, until: At 2000 hours on Monday, 24 December 2007, Pinewood Military Installation exploded. The blast...more
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This book is about the last day of the military installment. In Christmas Eve, The children in the installment are celebrating the holidays while the rest of the camp is working as usual. But somehow, the scientist have discovered a virus coming from the children and plan to destroy them. The children then fought back and traveled forward in time to escape from the base.
The reason I choose this book is because that I was trying to find books for the 2012 reading challenge and was searching for...more
The reason I choose this book is because that I was trying to find books for the 2012 reading challenge and was searching for...more
I had mixed feelings about this one after reading some of the reviews, but I ended up quite liking it. It is an interesting take on time travel and virtual reality. I liked the twists and turns of the plot. The author says he doesn't like the term "children's books" and describes Bunker 10 as a "dark, adult novel in which the heroes (and some of the villains) just happen to be kids." I would say this is a good book for older teens who like video games. It was a quick read and very action-packed....more
This was a truly amazing book. I think the fact that the kids were very smart allowed them to use strong vocabulary. It is a bit violent, but it is extremely well written. Bunker 10 has a captivating plot, and I'd recommend this to almost anyone 11+ (Because of violence) The tale was very believable. The near end was sad though.
I can't think of a down side to this book, very little bad language, if any that I recall. Great plot, great characters. I was surprised at the betrayal of the guy with t...more
I can't think of a down side to this book, very little bad language, if any that I recall. Great plot, great characters. I was surprised at the betrayal of the guy with t...more
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A sci-fi thriller involving artificial intelligence and time travel. What happens when you create a simulation computer program that is so realistic that the simulation characters learn and change with each new senario? What if one of the characters becomes so intelligent that they realize she realizes she is a computer generated entity? What if she figures a way to escape in to the real world? This is the premise of Bunker 10. It is an entertaining read if you don't look too closely at the time...more
This book was a awesome book! At the begining of the book it was a little slow and it introduced the characters. During the begining of the book or the rising action two of the characters end up falling in love and they want to escape the Pinewood Base so they can go on a date. There is one problem with that thow, there is really tight security. Towards the middle of the book it starts to get a lot more interesting. The climax of the book would be when the characters of the book put their plan...more
May 13, 2009
Leni D. Anderson
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3 of 5 stars
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VOYA Book Review Code: S, A/YA; 2P; 4Q
For all you “24” fans I have a challenge for you that will involve a bit of math. Now depending on your mathematical skills you can use basic math, algebra, trigonometry, calculus or some other formula that’s above my pay grade, but whatever level of math you decide to use you will find that the final answer will be somewhat apocalyptic!
This is what I came up with: (185 military personel+7 children) / (6hrs x2hrs)-4hrs = Bunker 10. (Get your calculator and...more
For all you “24” fans I have a challenge for you that will involve a bit of math. Now depending on your mathematical skills you can use basic math, algebra, trigonometry, calculus or some other formula that’s above my pay grade, but whatever level of math you decide to use you will find that the final answer will be somewhat apocalyptic!
This is what I came up with: (185 military personel+7 children) / (6hrs x2hrs)-4hrs = Bunker 10. (Get your calculator and...more
Nov 12, 2012
Jennifer Wardrip
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Reviewed by Christian C. for TeensReadToo.com
Seven teenagers, all of them geniuses, live at the Pinewood Military Installation: the most secretive, state-of-the-art military base hidden in the middle of the woods, along with military personnel and some scientists. We don't know what they're doing there; in fact, they're not so sure they know, either. What we know is that on December 24th, the whole place will explode, and there will be no survivors. Or will there be?
What was the cause of the ex...more
Seven teenagers, all of them geniuses, live at the Pinewood Military Installation: the most secretive, state-of-the-art military base hidden in the middle of the woods, along with military personnel and some scientists. We don't know what they're doing there; in fact, they're not so sure they know, either. What we know is that on December 24th, the whole place will explode, and there will be no survivors. Or will there be?
What was the cause of the ex...more
This is a very plot-driven action packed read. If you like this sort of thing, you won't be disappointed. I MUCH prefer character driven books - and this books lacks character. Almost all of the characters lack any sort of distinguishing personality. At best they have gimmicks or schticks that range from unnoticeable to annoying.
I found the portrayal of the token African American character to be unrealistic, awkward, annoying and stereotypical on a "Step 'n' Fetchit" level. He basically spoke a...more
I found the portrayal of the token African American character to be unrealistic, awkward, annoying and stereotypical on a "Step 'n' Fetchit" level. He basically spoke a...more
Oh. My. Gosh. I finished this book in a day! It was amazing! Like, when you think you know what's actually happening BAM! Your suddenly clueless and reading so fast to find out what does happen! It is funny, sad and just down right brilliant! It brought me so close to tears from the sadness in it, because you get to know the characters so well, you know what they like, what they don't and everything and you actually get attached to them, truly an amazing book. Gave me shivers! <33
A group of super intelligent teens are working at a secret army base because they have gotten in trouble before. As one of them, Jimmy, is working on a way to get out for the night to go on a date with Leslie, a group of special forces shows up. What happens afterwards is a twisting tale of Matrix proportions. It definitely is exciting and fast paced and a little on the violent side. It kept me guessing up until the end. Boys will enjoy this action packed story.
Great plot, awesome twists, liked his idea. BUT the reader is given 2 pages to meet all seven children characters, then one page to meet the special swat team, so the entire book you forget who's who when names are listed. Then he hints at at relations between characters that never get explained. The book just felt like like he wrote a story then only printed the middle chapters. You're just throne right into the middle of a story.
The book im currently reading is called bunker 10 by J.A Henderson. I'm not very far far in this book and don't have very much details. My current page is 35. This book is about a teenager named Jimmy Hicks, he gifted with his high intelligence. He lives in a secret military base hidden in a deep in a forset with a small army. Jimmy likes this girl named leslie. Jimmy is planning a special date with him and leslie. He and his friends plan to hack the security system, plant transmitters. Also he...more
In the story the senting was in military. It is chirstmas eve and there are a few that stayed back and had a party. And one of the people that stayed back and made the biggestburb in the world.
I think the arthur did a good on the details. His strants are that he good at his gor. His weckness are that he can't write that good.
I think the arthur did a good on the details. His strants are that he good at his gor. His weckness are that he can't write that good.
Nothing seemed out of place, and nothing felt like it was just too much for the story. Everything was woven together extremely well, and I think that the author does a good job at leading the readers on. All of his explanations are realistic, and I was never quite sure which story to believe. The only complaint that I have is that there were too many main characters with. It was easy for me to mix them up at the beginning of the story, especially since there were usually four or five people talk...more
A very good book. Only bad thing though is it is supposed to be aimed at the young teen market, but it is very confusing in places, and although all is explained eventually, I think younger readers would not be able to keep up and would find it too much hard work, to confusing, to remain interested.
There was a twist that I never saw coming. This book is more than meets the eye. I though it was just a story about a group of teenagers last hours in bunker 10 before it blew up, but it was way more than that. The book was good not the best but not the worst just okay. If your into science then you will probably enjoy this book.
it was awesome how the story kept you in the dark on what was happening in the whole and you could only put it together at the very end when you knew what had happened and who was real not virtual. Had a sad ending though i thought everyone was going to make it through.
I had a hard time following some of the technical pieces in this novel and I have no idea if any of them actually parallel true science or are true fiction, but I was in awe when I turned the last page.
In the author bio, Henderson stated that he wrote this because he loves "nightmarish situations that suddenly develop from nowhere and then escalate in a way readers simply don't expect". I found that to be quite true, though I would have liked a definitive answer about the Sherman/Jimmy connecti...more
In the author bio, Henderson stated that he wrote this because he loves "nightmarish situations that suddenly develop from nowhere and then escalate in a way readers simply don't expect". I found that to be quite true, though I would have liked a definitive answer about the Sherman/Jimmy connecti...more
May 20, 2012
Tiffany Schutt
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
young-adult-science-fiction
i loved this book! the story was so interesting - it kept you guessing throughout the whole book! and the characters were awesome! if i could give it 10 stars i would! you should read it especially if you like sci-fi!
i reviewed this for the teen collection at SFPL, and while i thought it was going to be rather bad (with reviews on the back saying it was all Matrix-y, and how cheesy does that sound, even if i do like the first two movies), but it turned out that the twists and turns really do make for some fun reading! and it's rather smart, too.
This was a surprisingly awesome and suspenseful book that has to do with the present and future. It has to do with several super genius teenagers and how they fight to survive in a game simulation...
I loved this book! It was a little (ok alot) gruesome yes but at no point did I have a clue what was going to happin. It had me dying to turn the page to figure it out! And I just loved the kids and their dialogue!
Short story for a long trip by train or bus, but thoughtful. This is a story of seven remarkable children in the edge of real life & virtual reality
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