[Fall, 2010]I really enjoyed this book. It took a few chapters to get into the plot and get a feel for the characters, but as soon as that happened - I was hooked! The main character, Matty, lives in a utopian society called Village. He lives with an old blind man who goes by the name Seer. Most of the adults go by the names of their jobs - the teacher is called "Mentor" and the mayor is called "Leader." You get the sense that something is going amiss in Village - people are starting to become angry with one another, and the community seems to be falling apart.
Outside, Village is surrounded by a forest, which is called Forest. Forest does not like to have people enter; it often leaves people with "warnings" like a scrape or a thorn prick. These warnings become more intense and hurtful as you get deeper into the book. However, Forest does not mind when Matty enters, so Matty is often the person who is sent to other villages on the other side of Forest.
Seer's daughter, Kira, lives in a village on the other side of Forest. Leader asks Matty to go on a mission to bring Kira back through Forest, but Forest does not want this to happen. Kira and Matty have special powers that help them to overcome obstacles that they face in Forest - but will they make it to the other side back to Village? What will happen to the other villagers? Will the negative energy that is overcoming the citizens be overcome, or will it just get worse? Those are questions you will have to find out for yourself!
This is a very good read - just make sure to stick through the first few slow chapters!
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