Code Orange

by Caroline B. Cooney

Book Overview

Walking around New York City was what Mitty Blake did best. He loved the city, and even after 9/11, he always felt safe. Mitty was a carefree guy-he didn't worry about terrorists or blackouts or... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385732597
• ISBN13: 9780385732598
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Delacorte Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

4.9

In the opinion of myself and all of my friends, we can all say that this book is incredible.Heart stopping, this book sparked a conflict inside of me. I desperately was obsessed with this book and wanted to keep reading. But at the same time, I was terrified to turn the page. Suspense, romance, adventure, and the struggle to survive all packed into one small novel! I would definitely recommend this book to viewers who liked the Hunger Games and Lord of the Flies. (This book has a pretty slow start so don't be fooled by the some-what boring beginning. The ending will one thousand times be worth it. Just don't skip or look at the end without finishing the book!)

EDGE OF YOUR SEAT THRILLER

Code Orange gave me a feeling of suspense.It makes you think about the possibility of what can really happen in the world we live in today, it was very realistic. I wanted to continue reading every second I had.It was a edge of your seat thriller making you want to read more kind of book.It has a little bit of everything, romance, mystery, suspense, everything a book should contain.This book was awsome and if you are one that loves a thriller I recommand this book to you.

The Best

Mitty is a typical 16 year old boy. He loves music and his iPod. His only reason to go to any class at all is because he wants to be in Advanced Science with his crush. All of this changes when he decides that he actually has to do a project for Advanced Science to stay in. He starts his reaserch in a couple of old science books that his mom was using to decorate a library. Stuck into one of the pages was an envelope titled V.M. Inside it was a couple of scabs, maybe 100 years old at the youngest. Mitty handles them, breathes in their dust, and maybe worst of all, studies them. He decides to do this V.M. thing for his reaserch project. He learns that V.M. means smallpox. He also frightingly finds out that he could be infections and could start an epidemic. Read this exciting thriller that will leave you at the end of your seat through thee entire book. I loved it and so will you!

A fast read with an "eeeuww" factor

Mitty is a high school goof-off. He is a poor student who is more plugged into his music than his schoolwork. He is only taking Advanced Biology because of he wants to be in the same class as the fair Olivia. He works just hard enough to get by which is why he has not started his research paper on infectious diseases. While looking through some very old medical books he discovers an envelope marked VM. Inside are two nasty, ancient scabs, which he examines and handles. His research leads him to the meaning of VM...variola major or smallpox. He cheerfully sets off to research smallpox for his report but as his knowledge of the disease grows so does the dawning horror that he has handled and inhaled the dust from the scabs. Is the virus still viable after all this time? Has Mitty contracted the disease and is he spreading it around his beloved New York City? Are his symptoms real or is he imagining things? I started this novel last night and had to stop about half way for sleep though thinking about it kept me awake. There are times when Cooney's discoursing on the topic begins to overwhelm the plot but my eyes kept racing ahead to find out what was going to happen next. The threat of smallpox as a bioterrorism weapon is a part of the current dialogue so I found the evolution of the story very compelling. The book is a fast read and has an "eeeuww" factor, which should make it a success with teens. I booktalked it to an 8th grader today and he grabbed the book out of my hands saying, "I've got to read this book."

Code Orange

This book is very exciting. 16 year old Mitty Blake finds himself with a project due in 2 days. Mitty discovers an old book on viruses. He finds a envelope with smallpox scabs in it tucked in the book. Due to this discovery, the scare that Mitty my have smallpox is spread throughout the world. This could start one of the worst world disasters in history. I think this book was exciting because there was action on every page. I think Caroline B. Cooney did a good job at capturing the life of a real boy living in New York City at the age of 16 years old.