This idea of a enclosed area is lead by a figure known to the public as ‘Earth Mother’ Honor and her family have always been slightly eccentric. The Other Side of the Island is somewhat of a dystopian style science fiction novel about a young girl, Honor, living in a future time, after a flood and many world wars, when people have started enclosing areas of the Earth as a way of dealing with the ruined environment (the flood). The Other Side of the Island, by Allerga Goodman, is an amazing novel, has a very compelling plot, questions what we know of great young adult literature, and is recommended from me to anyone who would enjoy a quick and ‘up-beat’ read. This segment of yesterday evening showcases how I am so obsessed with Goodman’s novel: The Other Side of the Island. I was so engaged with Allerga Goodman’s The Other Side of the Island I could not stop reading it. She is yelling that dinner is ready and that my whole family has been waiting for half and hour. My mom, standing in the threshold, is the one who owns the ‘faint’ voice. The door opens with a bang knocking down the poster parallel to the hinges. I can feel it getting closer and closer to my bedroom door. Scanning down the page taking in all the information and clues towards the abstract plot. It travels up the stairs, floats into my room, circles the beanbag I’m sitting on, and leaves no trace in my mind. As I flip through pages of action and adventure I here a somewhat fait voice.
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