5/12/2023 0 Comments The Compound by S.A. Bodeen![]() Iranian on his mother’s side and white American on his father’s side, Darius never quite fits in. When Darius’ grandfather becomes terminally ill, Darius, along with his parents and younger sister, travels to Iran for the first time in his life. 12+)ĭarius Kellner suffers from depression, bullying by high school jocks, and a father who seems to always be disappointed in him. Suspenseful and riveting, this debut novel raises serious issues about what it means to survive. As his awareness of reality grows, Eli matures from a callow kid into a caring person who knows it’s up to him to save his family. When Eli unexpectedly connects to the Internet, he discovers his father has sealed them away from the real world. Eli wonders why his mother keeps producing children, why his father stays in his locked study and why certain supplies are running out. Fifteen-year-old Eli and his family live in the Compound, a state-of-the-art underground shelter designed by their billionaire father to withstand a nuclear attack and protect them for the “next fifteen years in luxurious comfort.” After six years of isolation, Eli still thinks about his twin brother Eddy and his grandmother, who were “accidentally” left behind the fateful night his father herded everyone else into the Compound and locked the door. ![]() ![]() ![]() A teen questions the world his father has created and finds some shocking answers. ![]()
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