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by Tim Wynne-Jones Tim Wynne-Jones has created a whole book full of quirky, lovable characters. Eleven-year-old Rex Norton-Norton and his family have moved yet again, and Rex is the new boy in town. His new friends decide that his hyphenated last name -- Norton minus Norton -- equals Zero, so they call him Rex Zero. The story takes place in Canada and gives us an interesting point of view on Cold War history, Communism, and "The Bomb." The world looks pretty scary. On TV are reports about the Russians and the threat of a nuclear war. Some people in Rex’s new neighborhood are even building bomb shelters in their backyards, and the Norton-Norton's own house has a basement "bomb shelter" built out of old Punch magazines. Rex Zero, who sees everything from a different angle than everyone else, has a bike he calls "Diablo," five wild and funny siblings, and an alpha dog named Kincho. He even assigns new numbers to the pots of paint for his paint-by-number masterpieces just to see what happens. Rex meets the denizens of the local park...an old man who carries a sign proclaiming the end of the world and a friendly "beatnik." There is also something menacing in Adams Park, a haunting presence that the kids think might be an escaped panther. One thing they are all sure of: it has to be captured. The adventure kicks into high gear when Rex develops a plan. He only hopes he’s right, because if he's wrong, they are all in trouble. Award winning author Tim Wynne-Jones has captured the summer of 1962 perfectly in this fast moving, exciting story, with laugh-out-loud scenes of Rex's chaotic family life and interaction with his new friends, where nothing is quite what it seems. This would be a good choice for summer reading pleasure. |
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Rex Zero and the End of the World