Jax Aubrey can't stand
living with his guardian, Riley. What does Riley know about being in charge of
someone? He's barely 18 years old himself. When Jax’s father died he wanted to
live with his aunt, but because his dad had made arrangements with Riley, that couldn’t happen. Everything is
different now. Thank goodness for his best friend, Billy. Without him, Jax couldn’t
get through the day. Little does Jax know that his 13th birthday is going to be
the start of something new. When he wakes up he can’t figure out where all the people are
and why the electricity doesn’t work. He begins to worry that this is the apocalypse. When Riley does explain it all, Jax
learns that there's an eighth day of the week sandwiched in between Wednesday and Thursday. Only certain people can
experience the eighth day, and there are all kinds of rules about it. There are
also some people who only experience Grundsday (the nickname for the eighth day).
There’s a prisoner next door who Riley is supposed to be watching, but there
are some bad people who are trying to find her so that they can control things.
Will Jack be able to keep the bad guys away? Why is the prisoner wanted by so many people? You will be turning the pages to find out what happens next!
I have wanted to read The Eighth Day by Dianne K. Salerni since
I first heard about it. Maybe it's because I've thought a lot about having an
extra day in the week. That would be excellent! I could get so much done on
that day and even catch up on sleep! But that doesn't seem like what most
people use the eighth day for in this book. I liked Jax and thought he was easy
to relate to, even if I worried about some of the choices he was making. It was
fun learning about a different world and type of people. And I like the
references to Merlin and King Arthur. Of course, now I really need to do more
research into those stories. This is a great book for kids in fifth grade and
up. There is a little violence towards the end of the book, but nothing too
overly descriptive. I have already started book two and hope to get the third
book soon!
Has anyone else read The Eighth Day? Or have you read another
book by Dianne K. Salerni? We’d love to hear your thoughts!
Happy Reading!
~L
