Friday, August 29, 2014

Genre Pick "Virals" by Kathy Reichs


Reichs, Kathy. Virals. New York: Razorbill, 2010. Print; ISBN: 978-1-595-14426-3; Paperback Price: $8.99.

Annotation
While looking for the owner of old dog tags, Tory and her three friends come across a secret decades
old that could endanger all their lives. What they are unaware of is that in their quest, they will gain new and strange abilities on the way as they rescue a wolf-dog pup affected by a scientifically mutated strand of the parvovirus.

Awards
  • Was nominated for the Agatha Award for the Children/Young Adults category.

Book Talk
Being a 14-year-old girl in a group of outcasts if tough. Tory’s life begins to get tougher the day she finds some old dog tags in the woods. She and her three friends track the dog tags back to an old murder that someone is willing to kill to keep hidden.

Things get easier however when they get their powers. After rescuing a wolf-dog pup from a research facility, Tory and her friends found themselves changed. They will soon discover that the pup was infected with a mutated parvovirus that changed them genetically, giving them dog like characteristics including super senses, speed, strength, and stamina. The group then decides to use their new powers to find out the truth behind the murder. Thus, their pack is formed… the Virals are formed. 

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