The Nest
by
Kenneth Oppel
Illustrated by Jon Klassen
Kenneth Oppel is a class act – and The Nest is no exception. With skillful storytelling, and atmospheric illustrations from one of the coolest illustrators in the business, this reading experience is the glorious result of its stellar parts.
A dark tragedy looms over Steve’s family. The new baby is sick. His parents seem to spend all their time at the hospital. And Steve’s coping with nightmares and anxiety issues all by himself.
The wasps’ nest hangs right by the window to the baby’s room, but the Queen has found her way into Steve’s dreams. She’s offering him a chance to solve all their problems: switch the poorly baby for a healthy one and have his family restored – but at what cost?
A chilling drama with a heart-racing climax, Oppel’s knack of finding an unusual gem of a story that sparkles with memorable moments is in full force here. The Nest is a scary place to be, but you’ll be so glad you entered… Watch out for the sting in this tale.
From Book trust
I really liked this book. It was very exciting, worrying and scary all at the same time. There are parts in the book you would not expect, and I think the author, Kenneth Oppel, is very good at describing situations.
I would rate this book 7 or 8 out of 10.
i really didnt like this book and i thought it was slow and boring . xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I didn’t really like this book i thought it was really boring and slow.
I love this book. From the second I read the first page I was mesmurised and after reading a chapter I was captured. I felt like I was apart of the book and I felt like I resembled the main character. This book is definatley one to read!!!
Katie T from Holmesdale Technology College writes:
I have only read part of it but what ive read it is a really good book, i highly reccomend this as it is not slow but still explains a lot. if you dont like books and you are looking for a book to get you onto books this one is a good book to start with. 7/10 in my opinon.
Amy F from Holmesdale Technology College writes:
I thought that this book was quite unusual, but it was very good. It was a page turner, and I didn’t know what would happen next.