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    Thirteen Days to Midnight
    Thirteen Days to Midnight
    Thirteen Days to Midnight
    Audiobook7 hours

    Thirteen Days to Midnight

    Written by Patrick Carman

    Narrated by Steven Boyer

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Best-selling author Patrick Carman delivers his first novel for teens with a page-turner that explores the dark side of having a superpower. In Thirteen Days to Midnight, Carman presents a close circle of friends who find themselves facing intriguing questions: Can a life really be saved? Or is it a fool's game to deny death's insistence? And even if possible, would saving one life mean bringing doom upon another-or creating a harmful rift in the fabric of the world?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateApr 12, 2010
    ISBN9781449824648
    Thirteen Days to Midnight
    Author

    Patrick Carman

    Patrick Carman is the New York Times bestselling author of over thirty books, including the acclaimed series the Land of Elyon and Floors and the teen superhero novel Thirteen Days to Midnight. A multimedia pioneer, Patrick authored The Black Circle, the fifth title in the 39 Clues series, and the Dark Eden, Skeleton Creek, Trackers, Fizzopolis, and Voyagers series. An enthusiastic reading advocate, Patrick has visited more than a thousand schools, developed village library projects in Central America, and created author outreach programs for communities. He lives in Walla Walla, Washington, with his family. You can visit him online at www.patrickcarman.com.

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    • 3/5
      "You are indestructible." These are the words Jacob's adopted dad says to him before their car crashes into a tree, killing his father, but leaving Jacob virtually unscathed. Now Jacob has the power to cheat death, and the ability to transfer that power to others, but nasty consequences arise that tests Jacob's friendships and reveal secrets his father had kept from him.
    • 2/5
      Meh.This book was alright. It had a really interesting premise about superpowers and what one would do if they had the ability to save people. There were a lot of deep questions that were explored about playing God and yada yada yada.So why the lack of enthusiasm? It could be because it is 3 AM and I am literally a zombie right now……. It’s been one of those nights when I’m up reading…. not because the book was so good but because I wanted to finish it. Not the most positive thing to say in a review….Anyway. What annoyed me most about the book was (of course) the fact that the main character, Jacob Fielding, sees the hot, blonde new girl and IMMEDIATELY falls in love with her. Seriously. They kiss on like the second or third day they know each other, and by the end of the book they have known each other for…… count them….. THIRTEEN DAYS and he is so in love with her he wants to die for her… blah blah BLAH.I don’t think it would have annoyed me as much if it was a normal relationship… but throughout the book it seemed like Oh (the girl…. I know… not the best name choice there) had some weird influence over him, and I was led to believe that she was insane or somehow connected to the superpower that Jacob had, but NOPE. He is ACTUALLY just stupidly in love with her. You know the kind of annoying “love” I mean. He swoons when she bats her eyelashes, wants to do whatever she tells him to because she says it in an adorable voice and endlessly describes how perfect she is. That’s right PERFECT. Can you get more annoying? Jacob acts more like a teenage girl than I ever did!Despite that setback it was pretty good for the fact that it was a quick, light read. Like I said, good premise, but all in all I found the conclusion wanting. How it was wrapped up was alright but it could have been so much better with the ideas that were was tossed around in the book.
    • 4/5
      This is a great book to share with lots of teen readers (reluctant readers, too); it starts with the question, "If you could have only one superpower, what would it be?" Jacob Fielding, the narrator, actually spends a page and a half discussing this seriously, and draws us readers in even before the main plot starts. Jacob has recently returned to the private Catholic school Holy Cross outside of Salem, Oregon, after a week of grieving for his foster father, Mr. Fielding, who died in a car accident. We find out later how much Jacob was actually involved in that accident. He now lives with Fielding's close friend, Father Tim, priest and teacher at Holy Cross. Milo, Jacob's best friend welcomes him back to school and introduces him to a new girl, Ophelia James, expert skateboarder, wise-cracking and beautiful. Jacob immediately falls for Ophelia. While Jacob has a new secret - a strange "gift" bequeathed to him by Mr. Fielding- he doesn't at first dare tell anyone, not even Milo. But when by a strange coincidence Jacob writes "you are indestructible" on Ophelia's arm cast, and then she has a totally unexpected accident - well, Jacob's secret must be shared. Milo and Ophelia begin to help Jacob figure out this unusual gift, often hunkering down at Milo's parents' bookstore "Coffin Books" to figure out the angles and examine Milo's dad's collection of medieval armor, weapons, and magicians' tools. The bookstore,the gray Oregon weather, the dense woods between the church house and school, all add to the foreboding atmosphere of the book. We immediately grasp that Jacob's struggles - whether the clashes between he/Milo and Ethan, a popular, pain in the neck fellow student, or his attempts to get close to Ophelia- are the regular struggles of everyday teen life, but Jacob struggles with something much deeper, somehow supernatural and dark. Fast paced, well written, not too graphic but full of dramatic scenes that keep us hoping Jacob and his friends will figure out this "power" in time....
    • 4/5
      In Patrick Carman's Thirteen Days to Midnight, Jacob Fielding has unknowingly inherited a supernatural power. With the help of two friends the mystery is unraveled and the power takes control of their lives. And when they discover that this special power can be passed back and forth, they begin to experiment. Jacob faces a new mystery as a series of unexplained events pits the three friends against each other. Early in the book Jacob ponders the question: "If you could have one super power what would it be?" Throughout Thirteen Days to Midnight, Jacob learns one he doesn't want. The question is do his friends agree? Carman's powerful story of life and death, good and evil and friends and enemies is worthy of four stars. You can't put it down until all thirteen days and midnight arrive.
    • 4/5
      Jacob's adoptive father was killed in a horrible car crash a little more than a week before Jacob meets beautiful Ophelia for the first time. It is with Ophelia that Jacob discovers an incredible power he didn't know he had, a power that he doesn't know quite what to do with. With the power, Jacob is indestructible. But he finds he can send the power to others to protect them, and Ophelia suggests they use the new-found superpower to help others in need. What they don't know, at least not at first, is that while they are saving lives, they are also cheating death-- and there is a big price to pay for that. The novel will appeal to middle and high school students, especially boys.
    • 2/5
      Starts off with a good premise, a la Claire, the cheerleader from the TV show Heroes. Great quotable first page (after the preface):"If you could have only one superpower, what would it be? People get asked that question all the time, but hardly anyone I've asked has a logical answer. I'm surprised by how often people answer flying because when you really stop to think about it, flying is dangerous as hell. Just figuring out how to do it right would more than likely involve slamming into a building, so you'd probably be dead or badly injured in the first ten minutes. Best-case scenario you'd get some other power to go along with it--like turning into liquid if you hit a slab of pavement doing ninety. But then, adding something else into the mix is more than the question allows for." That's it; that's the best part of the book. Now you don't have to read the rest of this YA novel.
    • 4/5
      "You are indestructible." Those are the last words Mr. Fielding says to his adopted son, Jacob, before they crash into a tree doing sixty. Mr. Fielding dies, and miraculously, Jacob leaves the scene without a scratch. A few weeks later, Jacob returns to Holy Cross, the decaying Catholic school he attends, where his best friend Milo greets him by saying there's a new girl in town. There are hardly ever any new enrollments at Holy Cross, just students leaving for the new South Ridge High, so this is a surprise for Jacob. An even bigger surprise is just how beautiful Ophelia James, nicknamed Oh - the new girl, is. It all begins when she asks him to sign her cast, on which he writes "You are Indestructible - J". Later on that day, Oh goes concrete surfing and trips, which should have killed her, but she gets up without a clue as to why there's no blood (or pain) on her whatsoever. Pretty soon, Jacob, Milo, and Oh discover that when said, those three words can actually make a person indestructible and avoid injury and even death. Oh suggests they use this power to save innocent lives. But is that possible? Can death be vanquished? Jacob Fielding finds out in a most horrifying way. You'll have to read Patrick Carman's first YA novel, Thirteen Days to Midnight to learn the truth about those three dangerous words... You are Indestructible.
    • 4/5
      Not an entirely new concept for a book Carman has taken it, made it his own, and done so with heart and depth. In his version of being indestructible, of being superhuman, Carman sets an eery tone without inching into what could be the makings of a true horror story. Demonstrating the use of such power for primarily benevolent purpose (again not a new twist) as compared to personal gain is what made the story. I don’t want to spoil the twists and turns but I will say that the battle between good and evil is prevalent in this story and it is written a muted but strong tone that I found added to the ambiance. It is creepy and dark but not overwhelmingly so.Indestructibility is strong in it’s presence — a character unto itself, which makes the story all the more compelling as it progresses. Further, I liked how Carman wrote the intricacies of how the power worked, what it’s motivations were and how Jacob, Ohphelia and their friend Milo interacted with it.Speaking of which, Carman has built in Jacob a loving and tender boy whose goodness threads through each of his relationships to build the most solid foundation. As the owner of indestructibility he is also flawed and tortured, often times fighting with his own morality as he tries to do right by those closest to him. Most specifically he falls in love with the new girl in town Ophelia James, the same girl who encourages him to use his power of indestructibility to save strangers from death. This is where the majority of the conflict in the story stems from and it’s very good as it relates to the individuality of Jacob’s character, his relationships as well as the superpower he’s entrusted with.I wouldn’t say that this novel is a good first foray into young adult literature for the youngest of middle schoolers but certainly teen, young adult and adult audiences will enjoy it. I’d also go out on a limb and say that fans of science fiction and fantasy might enjoy it as well. The glory of Thirteen Days to Midnight is that it has strength of character and story in addition to the other worldly element of indestructibility. It is that aspect that makes this book worthy of picking up.
    • 5/5
      One of the best books I've read this year! Patrick Carman is a genius! What super power would you choose? After Jacob survives a horrific car accident that kills his foster father, he discovers that he is indestructible. At first it's exciting and when he discovers that he can share his gift, things get really interesting. Jacob shares the gift with Ophelia, a girl he wants to get to know better. As their relationship grows, complications arise.This book is non-stop action and mystery. What secrets was Jacob's foster father hiding? If you can share your indestructability to save lives, should you? and with whom? What if you actually have to kill someone to save them? It's a great story that will have you thinking about it for days afterward.
    • 4/5
      Jacob Fielding has a very interesting superpower. All he got to do is say that word and it gets passed to the person he intends to give it to, the most awesome thing too was he can take it back. The downside was, he have this girlfriend, her name is Oh. She's smart, pretty, sexy and funny unfortunately she's also a female version of Johnny Knoxsville and his gang of Jackasses. That's always a positive on my book but there are limitations, and Oh definitely went beyond. As far as good intentions go, she was on the right track only she wen too far... Jacob can use his "gift" to save lives but was it that easy? Didn't Spiderman said that with great power comes great responsibility? They obviously never thought of that And this power; it seems too good to be true, not a good sign! when is the drawback coming in?I love Jacob Fielding, but Milo Coflyn is my favorite, he was a neutral character and the most hilarious of the three plus their family book store is a book addict's dream hang out. LOL. I have listed Thirteen Days to Midnight as one of my favorite reads in 2010. Jacob, Milo and Oh looks like your your typical teenager. They get into trouble in school for stupid stuff, they deal with school jerks, the hang out, they have friends and their fun. That... until Oh got her face planted on the ground, so hard that she could have died or comatose upon impact but no she stood up unscathed, so wth right? And so the adventure has begun... The initial part of their testings and "getting to know the power" stage was entertaining until Oh lost her mind. No she was not institutionalized but she developed a god like and hero like complex, she became obsess with saving people's lives, she even bought a police scanner and practically lives inside cyber space to stay up to date with latest disasters or catastrophes. It was cool at the beginning until the power evolved into something else... I knew that's going to happen you can't play god and not expect any consequences.Fast paced, action packed, with a little bit of romance, a load of mystery, engaging characters, laugh out loud dialogues, and a has a great moral story. A must read for 2010, perfect for the young and adults looking to read adventure-mystery with a touch of the supernatural.