Lockdown by Raelyn Drake
Published by Darby Creek Publishing on August 1st 2018
ISBN: 1541525760
Pages: 104
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The Vistors have arrived on Earth and with them sent an EMP eliminating all electronic communications. Sanjay and his best friends Chloe and Luis are in physics class when their High School goes on lockdown. Concern intensifies when Officer Mendoza and the teachers go missing. CAPP, a questionable local civic protection organization take over the school. As the trio look deeper into the situation they must decide if there is greater peril outside the school with the unknown alien Visitors or inside the school with the CAPP.

This action-packed novel is first in the Attack on Earth series written by Raelyn Drake has many aspects going for it. The writing is well done and thoughtful.  With only 10 chapters in the first installment, it is not overwhelming to those middle and high school students that are reluctant readers. The characters are relatable to teens and the reactions to the setting compel the reader to connect with them. Middle school, high school, and public libraries should consider adding the whole Attack on Earth series to their collections.

Reviewed by Liz Davis, Children’s Librarian, Waterville Public Library