The Destiny of Linus Hoppe

by Anne-Laure Bondoux

Book Overview

Linus Hoppe has always lived in Realm One, an ideal world. Now, at 14, he must be tested by the Great Processor to determine where he deserves to live from here on. If he achieves a high score,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0440420385
• ISBN13: 9780440420385
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: Yearling Books
• Length: 149 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.3" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

A good read

"The Destiny of Linus Hoppe" by Anne-Laure Bondoux is a fictional book placed in the future. The main character, Linus Hoppe, is fourteen years old and lives in Realm One, the most safe and utopian realm one can be in. There are a total of 4 realms in Linus's world, Realm One, also known as the protected zone, it can be described as an "utopia". Everybody here has a high-paying job and has received an excellent education. Realm Two is where the "Average Joes" live. It is industrial and unclean. All of its citizens are poor and cannot afford more than one child. Realm Three is for the misfits of society. The people here are either poorly educated or wrong-doers. Realm Four, which is only mentioned once in the book, is for the mentally ill. Which realm children are put in for the rest of their lives depends fully on a test taken in their fourteenth year. Fourteen year olds are tested by a computer known only as the Great Processor. Linus feels that his destiny cannot be changed due to the Great Processor and he wants to change that. Along with his two friends, Chem and Yosh, and his sister Mieg, and a stranger met along the way, Linus and this group try to outwit the Great Processer to get Yosh a chance to find his long lost brother in Realm One and to give Linus a chance to alter his destiny and go to Realm Two. I highly recommend book for anyone between the ages of twelve and fifteen. It is a great book to read in your spare time. The only negative is that it is relatively short but it does keep you interested until the end. I plan on buying the sequel, "The Second Life of Linus Hoppe" and hope it will be good as the first. I gladly rate this book 9 out of 10.

The Destiny of Linus Hoppe

The Destiny of Linus Hoppe is about a 14-year-old boy that is about to take the test by the Great Processor. Linus Hoppe lives in Realm One, the best place to live. The Great Processor decides what Realm you are in after you takes its test. If you score a 150 or higher, you are in Realm One. If you score lower than 150 you are in one of the inferior Realms. Lots of 14-year-olds would kill to be in Realm One, but not Linus Hoppe. Linus wants to be in Realm Two after living in Realm One all his life. In order to make sure he lives in Realm Two, Linus has to outwit the Great Processor with some help of his friends. It is risky to try to outwit the Great Processor, if the Internet Police catch him, he'll get arrested or get put into Realm Three. Will he back down? The Destiny of Linus Hoppe is in the genre Science Fiction. I rate this book five out of five stars, because Anne-Laure Bondoux wrote this book in a way that made you want to keep on reading even though it's 12:00 in the morning. It was also the perfect length, not to long, not to short. The plot was perfect too. Anne-Laure Bondoux did a fabulous job writing The Destiny of Linus Hoppe. Anne-Laure Bondoux wrote this book at the perfect length and she also did a very good job drawing the reader in. I could picture every scene in the book. I could see what it smelt like, tasted like, looked like, and felt like. The Destiny of Linus Hoppe is a great book to read.