Breezell Miller Ms. Lavin Period 8 May 18, 2011 Peeps by Scott Westerfeld (312 a!

es" #al $%o& son is a fres% yo'n! colle!e so %o&ore. (bo't a year a!o %e )al*ed into a resta'rant to !et a drin*. W%ile %e )as drin*in! %is bevera!e, a !irl )al*ed in. $%ey c%atted and s ent t%e ni!%t to!et%er. +o), a year later, #al is )%at %e li*e,s to call Parasite Positive. -r t%ey are, in ot%er )ords, a Pee . Parasites are leec%es, in a )ay. t%ey t'rn yo' into a va& ire. #al is a ee . ( stran!e one too, %e %'nts and disables ot%er ee s so t%ey )on/t ca'se nor&al %'&an bein!s to beco&e li*e %i&. 0e )or*s for t%e !ood side, and tries %is %ardest to trac* do)n all t%e individ'als t%at %e infected. $r'st is a val'able trait for tea& &ates to ac1'ire. 2t,s i& ortant for s'rvival and advance&ent in life )%en tea& &ates tr'st eac% ot%er. 3'st li*e #al and 3as&ine. $%o'!%, 3as&ine didn,t 'nderstand at first, and s%e )as s's icio's of #al, %is )eird abilities and dis!'ises t%at %e tried to cover ' , s%e still tr'sted. $%ey !ot t%ro'!% all of t%eir )eird and life t%reatenin! advent'res beca'se t%ey )ere )illin! to s%are t%eir secrets and tr'st t%at t%ey co'ld %el eac% ot%er. $%ey did, )%ic% is )%y tr'stin! is so cr'cial. 2 really, !r'd!in!ly, res ect Scott Westerfeld as an a't%or. -'t of t%e &any a't%ors t%at 2 en4oy follo)in! abo't, %e is one of &y to &ost reco&&ended. 5ven t%o'!% t%is boo* )as e6tre&ely d'll and 'neventf'l. 2t )as a letdo)n to read. (ll of %is ot%er boo*s )ere fantastic, and 2 al)ays )ent a)ay )it% a ne) fo'nd and !r'd!in! res ect for t%e a't%or and %is stories. Peeps )as 4'st not one of t%ose boo*s t%at 2 co'ld en4oy readin!, it too* &e days to finis% it.

$%at is only beca'se it )as d'll and didn,t ca t're &y attention. 2t )as a s%ort, 1'ic* and easy read. 2t )as 4'st e6tre&ely %ard to ic* ' and act'ally be co& elled to finis% it. So, o't of ten, 2 )o'ld !ive it a si6.