Project Firebird (Firebird #1) by Nick Green - Start Date - October 10th 2014

[Sarah Elizabeth]

How do you save the world when it’s already too late?

Don’t ask Leo Lloyd-Jones. Ask him how to steal a car, or why he got excluded from every school in Salford, but don’t come to him for help. This whole thing must be a daft mistake – and if anyone finds out, he’s done for.

Earth is on a deadly collision course that nothing can prevent. The only real hope is Project Firebird, deep inside a blast-proof bunker that shelters the brightest and bravest young people. Leo has got mixed up with the likes of Rhys Carnarvon, the celebrated teenage polar explorer, and other child prodigies chosen to kick-start a new civilisation.

There’s also the streetwise Paige Harris, a girl Leo likes a lot (but not in that way). Paige is desperate to rescue her little sister from London before the catastrophe strikes. But no-one is crazy enough to try that. Almost no-one.

Leo is about to find out why he’s here.

“Thoroughly entertaining, exciting, thought-provoking and powerfully written … The characters are many, all individual and lively – their dialogue is excellent, and witty … I loved it. Highly recommended.” - Susan Price, winner of the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize and the Carnegie Medal

"Green's world-building is flawless. One of my favourite trilogies – gripping, unpredictable, and there's even a love story." – L A Weatherly, author of the Angel trilogy.

Review Copies can be requested here - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... ☺

[rachel, x]

Thanks Sarah! What date are we thinking for this buddy? :)

[Sarah Elizabeth]

I don't think we've got one yet, I think it will be sometime in the first week of october, just not the 1st, 4th, 7th, or 8th. Do you have any days you can't do?

[rachel, x]

Yeah, anything from the 1st to the 8th isn't good for me unfortunately. I'll be on holiday. :/

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Okay, when are you back from your holiday?

[rachel, x]

On the 8th. :)

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Okay ☺

How is everybody for Friday the 10th of October?

[Abi]

10th is fine for me. :)

[rachel, x]

I think I'll just try to squeeze this in whenever I can. I am not really free this month at all! :/

[Sarah]

10th works for me

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Okay guys, we'll agree on October 10th ☺ Anybody who can't make it that day we'll still discuss it with you when you start reading it ☺

[rachel, x]

chapter four - (view spoiler)[The story is about to really start! Poor kids are probably freaked out. I would be if they told the world was going to end and I was part of some top secret CIA program - unwillingly. (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

Starting now. :)

[Abi]

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(view spoiler)[ I would be freaked out too. (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

Chapter 6 - (view spoiler)[ Yuck, licking an ice lolly and finding a frog in it would be disgusting! (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

Chapter 6 - (view spoiler)[ They'd probably be even more freaked out by the freezing thing if they read ! (hide spoiler)]

[rachel, x]

I like this but I'm off to bed now. At chapter six too.

(view spoiler)[I doubt they have these other places for their families. They don't see like the sort of people to do that. Also fat lot of good those puny shelters would do if they need this sort of flashy one.

I wouldn't let them freeze me either. The kids need to get out of there. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Goodnight Rachel ☺

[Nick]

Sweet dreams... :-)

[Abi]

Chapter 12 - (view spoiler)[I'm glad Paige is with her sister again. (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

Chapter 12 - (view spoiler)[ Ah, so he got chosen because he helped his daughter. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Okay, giving up on the housework for the day now! Going to try and read ☺

[Sarah Elizabeth]

chapter 1 (view spoiler)[ car tag sounds dangerous! (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

chapter 3 (view spoiler)[ what are they going to do with a bunch of juvenile delinquents? (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

chapter 4 (view spoiler)[ what the f***? so the scientists are just going to sit back and wait for the freaking comet to hit?! are they insane?! (hide spoiler)]

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(view spoiler)[ freaking out is the last thing they would need to do though! Freaking out is totally unacceptable. I personally would immediate eject anyone who even so much as thought about panicking. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

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[Abi]

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(view spoiler)[ I'd be quite freaked out, and thinking 'What the hell?' But if there was someone there screaming/crying i'd want to do the same. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

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(view spoiler)[ I have a strange reaction to bad news like that. I'm incredibly calm and focused for at least 6 hours after someone gives me bad news or there's a crisis. I'm the one telling people to shut up and do something useful.it tends to freak people out when I do it though. Extremely useful though. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Chapter 12 (view spoiler)[ I'm not loving this, it's not moving fast enough for me, and I want more sci-fi action and less 'let's go kidnap my baby sister' (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Chapter 15 (view spoiler)[ who shall we kill and eat first? My vote goes to Rhys. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

the end (view spoiler)[ well that was just freaking cruel. faking an apocalypse to scare the sh*t out of 28 kids? shocking. (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

Sarah wrote: "the end [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ I can't believe they lied to them like that! (hide spoiler)]

[rachel, x]

Sarah wrote: "chapter 4 [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[I guess there isn't a lot they can do..? :/ (hide spoiler)]

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(view spoiler)[How can they not expect kids to freak out though? This isn't a movie or anything. This is the real world about to explode around them. They will never see their families again. They are stuck underground forever if they survive. They have to learn to make and do everything themselves.... I think a little freaking out would be realistic. I agree - definitely not helpful though. (hide spoiler)]

[rachel, x]

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(view spoiler)[I haven't really gone through a crisis before but I am pretty sure I would be one of those people that freeze and slip into shock - you know go mute and like stare at walls not being able to process anything anymore? (hide spoiler)]

[rachel, x]

Chapter eleven - (view spoiler)[I am glad the escape attempt all worked out - at least so far. I dont know if they are going to make it back in time or not. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

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(view spoiler)[ it's like they're giving up though! all this 'adults wouldn't be able to cope', it's like they're just going to sit on their bums and wait to die! (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

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(view spoiler)[ yeah, you see i don't do that, and in a crisis situation, people who start screaming or crying or freezing up annoy the crap out of me. (hide spoiler)]

[rachel, x]

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(view spoiler)[Agreed. They are just shoving their problems onto the next generation. (hide spoiler)]

[rachel, x]

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(view spoiler)[Sorry then! Ahaha! I would love to be able to be like that. Hopefully no situations like that will happen to me... (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

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(view spoiler)[ I've gone through a few things before that would do that to people, but even though i was panicking/freaking out underneath, i still had to function so i couldn't have a melt down.
Like, this girl in just breaks down, and sits there, not eating, not talking, just rocking. And she's like that for 3 days. She'd drive me mad, haha. (hide spoiler)]

[rachel, x]

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(view spoiler)[That's not good but totally sounds like me in a crisis. :/ (hide spoiler)]

[rachel, x]

Chapter seventeen - (view spoiler)[Cryogenics! Rhys is going to get them to freeze themselves! How selfish can you be? He was to chicken so he forces them? (hide spoiler)]

[rachel, x]

Chapter seventeen - (view spoiler)[Cryogenics! Rhys is going to get them to freeze themselves! How selfish can you be? He was to chicken so he forces them? (hide spoiler)]

[rachel, x]

End - (view spoiler)[I knew that something was up but i didn't see that twist coming! How exciting! I cannot wait for book two but I hate it how they have chosen to stay. It gross and weird. Go back to your normal lives!! (hide spoiler)]

[rachel, x]

You girls getting the rest of the series? :)

[Abi]

I probably won't, it was a bit too slow for me.

[rachel, x]

Okay. Do we have to message him or what? :)

[Abi]

Rachel wrote: "Okay. Do we have to message him or what? :)"

Email. :)

This is what he said on the other thread - "Okay, great - that's on its way to you subscribers. If / when you need parts 2 and 3, you can email me anytime - that offer is open-ended. Just remind me if it's a long time later! :-)"