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Aug 27, 2009
Jennifer Wardrip
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Reviewed by Kira M for TeensReadToo.com
Centuries ago, the Tripods took over Earth and enslaved mankind. Every human wears a helmet made of metal that makes it so they are controlled by the Tripods. There is a period of time in one's childhood, however, where one is free to think for oneself.
When thirteen-year-old Will is told that there is a place in the mountains where there are people free of the Tripods, he decides he doesn't want to be capped and runs away. Along the way, he is joined by a c ...more
Centuries ago, the Tripods took over Earth and enslaved mankind. Every human wears a helmet made of metal that makes it so they are controlled by the Tripods. There is a period of time in one's childhood, however, where one is free to think for oneself.
When thirteen-year-old Will is told that there is a place in the mountains where there are people free of the Tripods, he decides he doesn't want to be capped and runs away. Along the way, he is joined by a c ...more
Old sf ya. I'm pretty sure I read some of this series while still in grade school - but my memory is that the local library didn't have this, the first book and that I didn't try harder to find it. This was readable. The interactions between the main characters are a bit irritating but were clearly intended to be. The location is disguised but it is pretty clear that we start in England and we sail to France and end up in Switzerland. Having one of the characters try to figure out the possibilit
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The White Mountains is the first novel in a post-apocalyptic childrens (well, teen really) trilogy. The setting is a world that has fallen back to a time that most closely resembles the middle ages - an agrarian society. The world is ruled by the Tripods, giant metal aliens who rule nearly every person on the planet through a single event - the capping. When every child reaches 14 a Tripod shows up and takes them into the alien machine. Upon their release, the children are literally capped after
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The White Mountains is the first of a trilogy by John Christopher set in a dystopian future where Earth has been conquered by a race of aliens who bestride the world in giant tripods.
The earth has been set back to pre-industrial times and he aliens maintain control of the human race by ‘Capping’ humans on their 15th birthday. I.e. on a person’s 15th birthday they are taken up into a Tripod and once returned they have a metal mesh inserted into their skull that allows the aliens to control the h ...more
The earth has been set back to pre-industrial times and he aliens maintain control of the human race by ‘Capping’ humans on their 15th birthday. I.e. on a person’s 15th birthday they are taken up into a Tripod and once returned they have a metal mesh inserted into their skull that allows the aliens to control the h ...more
I read this when I was in grade school and it is a book that has stayed with me - albeit in bits and pieces. Re-reading it, I know why it appealed to me - a kid runs away and goes on a dangerous journey and finds a new world "out there", smart characters, and descriptions of post-apocalyptic items to puzzle out.
The audio version is well-narrated by William Gaminara. ...more
The audio version is well-narrated by William Gaminara. ...more
This is not a well known YA series. But it is great!
Dec 07, 2009
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