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Six teenagers from the Bronx set out to explore a cave in their neighborhood and end up three centuries into the future. After saving the life of one member of a tribe, the Bronx teens are accepted. Within weeks, however, they find themselves in the middle of a fight for survival. Another tribe living in Manhattan is bent on wiping out the tribe in the Bronx. These teenage

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Published February 20th 2010 by Demarche Publishing LLC

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Apr 12, 2010 Sheila rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: coming-of-age, cultural, current_issues, scifi-fantasy, relationships, young-adult

As I read this novel, aimed at teens, I found myself wondering when the movie will come out. The Intruders has all the right ingredients—mixed races, teens in the Bronx, new-dawning love, a mysterious cave and a time-slip that sends them tumbling into a different world.

I hadn’t even realized there were trees in the Bronx. That shows how much I know. But the waste-land lake with its putrid odor seemed awfully real as the intrepid youths marched in search of their cave and water source.

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Jan 31, 2012 InkBitten rated it 1 of 5 stars

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Judged by cover: Sorry, Not my favorite

Okay, here's where Julia gets to feel guilty about saying that she doesn't like this cover:( I just thought that they could have done more with it, but, they are a small publishing company so, even if the cover art is not my favorite, It still had artistic values. I did like that the back round looked sort of like an oil painting, but i feel as if the teens standing in the middle just ruined it's artistic value. Sorry guys, not my favorite cover I've seen.

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Feb 22, 2013 Michelle rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: dnf

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Goodreads Giveaway, which doesn't affect my opinion in any way, as you will find out if you read on.
I have been trying to finish this book for three days. It's less than 300 pages but I'm finding myself distracted by the most mundane things.
There are too many characters, not enough character development, too much dialogue, not enough exposition, it's a convoluted (even for sci-fi) plot with little development.
These children enter a cave which has minor collapse and they exit the cave finding th...more Goodreads Giveaway, which doesn't affect my opinion in any way, as you will find out if you read on.
I have been trying to finish this book for three days. It's less than 300 pages but I'm finding myself distracted by the most mundane things.
There are too many characters, not enough character development, too much dialogue, not enough exposition, it's a convoluted (even for sci-fi) plot with little development.
These children enter a cave which has minor collapse and they exit the cave finding their surroundings unfamiliar. Their unofficial leader having read about something similar declairs that obviously they have gone back in time. No one questions this, everyone simply resigns themselves to this "fact" and decides to make camp right where they are. I'm guessing from context that these kids are around 16 and I don't know about anyone else but I was alittle more inquiring and I should hope smarter than this at 16, and would have at least retraced the previous trek towards the city (its hard to miss the Bronx) you just came from.
Now it does turn out they have jumped time, the obvious twist being they jumped forward. The children's stupidity shows up later taking the advise of the abnorms in the case of Club (the dog) and assuming rabies can be transmitted through simple touch. One of the kids (Angela) is supposed to be well versed in basic medical practice, but doesn't know rabies is transmitted through bodily fluids, particularly saliva.
A secondary problem I have with the children's stupidity is their hang up with race. Now I understand describing each kid via their race, skin color, hair color, eye color, all of these things are how we paint a picture in our ahead of what a character looks like so to say a character is of puerto rican descent with long black hair plaited to one side is... Well not ideal but typical and understandable when you are talking about a melting pot like the Bronx. All of that being said these kids (I keep saying theses kids cause there are just too damn many of them and I can't remember who did what at this point) they are supposed to be friends, yet they throw insults at one another constantly, knowing full well that getting along is probably the best bet for their continued survival. Now insults, in moderation with friends are fine, but racial slurs are a bit much. I've always had a diverse friend group but racial slurs just show you lack the intelligence to insult someone properly and with wit.
Eventually despite their stupidity and serious lack of survival skills, the kids do eventually emerge from the tiny patch of forest to discover they are in the future, and they soon discover another teenager trapped in a collapsed building. The kids act quickly to get him unpinned from the building but of course the "main characters" (ther is no main character, though it tries towards the end) first thought upon seeing the poor kid trapped and in pain is "what race is he?"..... Because obviously thats an important thing to figure out when someones life is in your hands.(FYI that needs to be in the sarcastic typeface)
The kid who was trapped in the building, Dystarian, eventual heals from the major bruising he suffered in his ordeal and helps the kids out. He is the only redemable and memorable character in the book, though his dialect is beyond annoying, apparently In the future we cease using articles and adverbs.
And so on and so forth, and blah de blah de blah. There is a village, where the kids wonder what race the people are. There is a feud between the people in manhattan and the small village in the Bronx that isn't really explained much like everything else and yeah..... DNF... Though who know I might get extremely bored one day
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Jul 25, 2012 W rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: arc, 2012-read

Six kids from the Bronx get swept forward in time through a mysterious tunnel and find themselves trapped in a dystopian future in which rapidly-aging human beings are the norm and others like themselves are considered Abnorms. The prejudices caused by these differences create a full-scale war between the Aborm village in the Bronx and the Trumen city of Manhattan, and the time travelers find themselves caught in the middle, unable to return home.

This book simply wasn't my cup of tea... but, it...more Six kids from the Bronx get swept forward in time through a mysterious tunnel and find themselves trapped in a dystopian future in which rapidly-aging human beings are the norm and others like themselves are considered Abnorms. The prejudices caused by these differences create a full-scale war between the Aborm village in the Bronx and the Trumen city of Manhattan, and the time travelers find themselves caught in the middle, unable to return home.

This book simply wasn't my cup of tea... but, it had a lot of potential. I'm a huge fan of time travel novels, and the dystopian future world in which today's "normal" kids are considered abnormal is an interesting twist.

A number of factors, though, prevented me from really enjoying this YA novel.

First off, there were some aspects of the writing style that did not appeal to me at all. "Shirts!" This was the phrase that the characters used when they wanted to curse. "Dog!" was another alternate phrase used. While I appreciate the lack of actual swearing, the use of these pseudo-swear words sounded a little absurd, particularly for a group of teens from the Bronx. In fact, it took me awhile to realize that these kids were supposed to be city kids at all.

When the teens later come upon the people from the future society, they find that they have different speech patterns, not too surprising since this was supposed to be hundreds of years in the future. The speech patterns, though, made it difficult to read their dialogue, since they'd replace any "not" with simply "no," use very simple words and phrases, and change the order of some of their words, making them sound a bit like Yoda. I'd often have to read their sentences twice or three times to figure out what it was they were saying.

Perhaps it was because there were essentially six main characters, but I had a hard time keeping track of who was who. Aside from Hamid, who was supposed to be the main protagonist, the other time travel kids just kind of blended together for me. I know they were supposed to be representative of different races, but frankly, I couldn't keep straight who was related to who or dating who, much less recall their physical attributes or personalities. The author went into detailed descriptions of their hair, skin, and family lives, but the way this information was presented made it rather forgettable. The characters seemed to do things all together as a group, or break out by gender, and there really wasn't a lot to distinguish one character from another. Even their ages seemed to kind of confuse me, as they seemed to act younger than the ages they were supposed to be, yet they're taking on responsibilities and roles that far surpass their ages.

It was obvious that the author was trying to make some sort of statement about race and discrimination, but I don't think that the lesson came across strong enough. The six time travelers are from various races, and at one point they have a discussion about the use of derogatory names for different races. Later, they note that the new society doesn't have as much differentiation between races -- everyone seems to have mixed attributes -- but the story never really works around to what the point of bringing all of this up is. The same holds true with their family issues; they're discussed between the members of the group, but then nothing comes of it.

In fact, I'm not entirely sure what the point of the book was. There was very little backstory given for any of the characters, and the ending seemed incredibly abrupt. I was still left with about a dozen questions and there were quite a few things that just simply didn't make sense. Each of the time travelers paired off with romantic interests, but there was little to no development of these relationships. Even with the battle they fought, nothing was really resolved at the end of their fight. Was this supposed to be the first book in a series? I was left hanging, and felt rather let down by the ending.

Thanks to the publisher for providing me a review copy of this novel!(less)

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Mar 01, 2013 Matt rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: first-reads

The premise for this story had a lot of potential. A young adult novel set in a dystopian future with a time travel element seems like a winning formula. However, the execution of this story was poor.

The characters are presented with little to no introduction. There are six main characters and no character development. It was difficult to keep track of who was who, and not a single one of them was relatable.

I didn’t buy into the whole picture of the dystopian future. Somehow society regressed se...more

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Feb 21, 2013 Debbie Smith rated it 3 of 5 stars

I received "The Intruders" through the Goodreads First Read Giveaway contest. I read a lot of Young Adult fiction as I teach literature and English to Jr. High School students and I am always looking for new titles to add to my classroom library. Stories of dystopian societies are kind of a guilty pleasure of mine and "The Intruders" is just such a story. The book was definitely an "easy" read, I read it in under 3 hours but it was desperately in need of a good proof-reader as there were an inor...more

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May 04, 2013 Edward Espinoza rated it 4 of 5 stars

I won this book on Goodreads/giveaway, found the storyline very interesting and held my attention. Author Olive Peart is definately a good write, can't wait to read more of this kind of storyline from her.

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Mar 02, 2013 Robert Jason rated it 1 of 5 stars

Won it but it still was not my cup of tea.
So many sentences were written in such a way that seemed like a rough draft rather than final revised edition of a book ready for publication.
The way the leads spoke was not believeable as no teenager would say shirt and frick in place of curse words especially if they came from the bronx. The teenselves did not feel like friends and I could not bring my self to care about any of them.Some story bits were intresting but the awkward writing made the itnr...more

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Mar 09, 2013 Aurora rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: books-i-own, first-reads, really-read, rated-books

Name of Book: The Intruders

Author: Olive Peart

ISBN: 9780982307724

Publisher: Demarche Publishing LLC

Type of book: science fiction, time travel to future, primitive, disease, relationships, race, New York, 2200s?

Year it was published: 2010

Summary:

Six teenagers from the Bronx set out to explore a cave in their neighborhood and end up three centuries into the future. After saving the life of one member of a tribe, the Bronx teens are accepted. Within weeks, however, they find themselves in the midd...more

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Feb 18, 2013 Hannah rated it 1 of 5 stars

The idea was interesting (time travel novels are just interesting like that). But I couldn't finish it because the teens in this novel are so...unnatural. Teen's don't say "shirts" in place of swearing words. They say stuff like "frick" when forced to censor themselves.

There were also sentences that sounded awkward and words that were misspelled or such, making it seem like a rough draft of a fan fiction. The characters were hard to keep track of, and they weren't characters that could be relate

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Feb 20, 2013 Jason rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: first-reads

* I won this book for free through the Goodreads first reads program.

This book is about six friends in the Bronx who decide to go exloring in a cave, and after falling off a ledge find themselves three hundred years in the future. New york is gone, nothing but rubble and forest. The only people left are two tribes, one in the bronx, where they are accepted, and another one in manhatten. When the two tribes go to war, the fun and games come to an end and a war begens. A very interesting and great...more

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Mar 29, 2013 Jason rated it 1 of 5 stars

I must admit - I only got a little over half way thru this book, and while it was an easy read - it was almost too easy a read. The writing is rather juvenile and almost non-written. No descriptions nor tension nor conflict...just a listing of happenings and some drab dialogue. There may be a good tale here..but Peart doesn't seem to know at all how to tell it.

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Nov 06, 2012 Carla Thomas rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult, dystopian

Six teens in NYC decide to explore a cave in their neighborhood (there are caves in NYC--who knew?) and, upon entering find themselves transported in time to a future city. When they get to the future, they can't figure out how to get back.

That's pretty much it for plot. I honestly can't even remember the names of one of the characters.

This is a forgettable book, thankfully. I really didn't like anything about the book. It felt like an amateurish effort. The apocalyptic future is never explained...more

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Feb 06, 2013 Sarah Beth rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: firstreadsgiveaways

This is a Goodreads First Reads Giveaway review.
This novel is geared for teens. I loved it. I hope like some that this gets turned into a movie! I love dystopian books. One of my favs is the Hunger Games and Eve. I do wish she would have taken more time to develop the characters and the romance that lies in this book.

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Mar 21, 2013 Diane rated it 4 of 5 stars

A Goodreads Giveaway! Thanks so much!

The premise of the book is great... 6 teenagers are transported in time to the future. They are able to navigate the Bronx and Manhattan, using their knowledge of the past to help the people they find. Over the course of the book, some fall in love and maturity gives them a chance at a new future, while others have a more difficult time accepting that they'll never return to life as they know it. Race is a huge factor in the beginning, which diminishes abrupt...more

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Apr 16, 2013 Monti rated it 2 of 5 stars

Going into reading "The Intruders" I understood that this book is intended for a younger reader and was truly looking forward to the journey it perhaps offered. Instead, it was disappointing and seemed to be trying too hard.

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Feb 01, 2013 Ted marked it as to-read

Shelves: first-reads

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THANK YOU GOODREADS FIRST READS AND Demarche! "

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Feb 09, 2013 Terri rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: first-reads

I won this in a giveaway and got sucked into the dystopia. I did not know much about New York City, but the descriptions of it felt like I was there. This is a great addition to the dystopia genre.

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Jun 03, 2013 Kris Cram rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult, dystopian, goodreads-giveaway, owned

I read this book while on vacation with my sisters. I didn't like the cover and thought that it could be more eye-catching. In addition, I kept making comments out loud about different details mentioned in this book that I thought were kind of weird and my sisters agreed with me. Like when the one teen attacks a coyote with a stick. It became a joke between us to in which every half hour or so, they would ask me if I had read anything strange again. Thanks to Goodreads First Reads for a copy of...more

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Aug 30, 2012 Angela rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: ebooks, netgalley, ya-children-s, first-reads, read-2012, to-review

A decent children's story but the ending was not very good. Review to come.

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Mar 10, 2013 Jodie rated it 3 of 5 stars

I won this through goodreads first reads.

I had a really difficult time reading this book. I think it was due to the fact that its geared more towards teens and young adults. With that being said I gave the book to a friends daughter and she loved it.

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Mar 06, 2013 Tracy Gilson rated it 3 of 5 stars

Not a bad book. It had great elements, time travel and people drama. A quick read. I would have enjoyed having the characters developed a little more. Toward the end you get to know one of them a little.

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Feb 13, 2013 Cristina rated it 3 of 5 stars

Awesome story! A must read book for sure

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