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    Audiobook6 hours

    You'll Like It Here (Everybody Does)

    Written by Ruth White

    Narrated by Jesse Bernstein and Becca Battoe

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    About this audiobook

    While Meggie and David Blue are from another planet, they're a lot like Earth kids, with similar hopes and dreams, and can't wait to grow up. BUT they also have GROSSLY UNIQUE qualities, such as blue streaks in their hair that pop up randomly and language skills that sound like nothing on this planet. The story takes these alien kids, along with their mother and grandfather, by accident, to a far planet in which the society is not only oppressive but hostile to individual freedom. People are kept submissive through drugs and brainwashing. The Blues, who have spent time in free societies recognize the upside-down-ness of this world. They're almost helpless to do anything, but do what they can, plan their escape, and vow to help others.


    From the Hardcover edition.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateJun 14, 2011
    ISBN9780307915979
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    You'll Like It Here (Everybody Does)
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    Ruth White

    Ruth White was born and raised in the 1940s and 1950s in and around the coal-mining town of Whitewood, Virginia. "My fondest memories are of playing in the hills and creeks, and of family read-alouds, which we had almost every day. Before I started school, I knew that I would be a writer someday, and I never wavered from that goal. What I did not know was that I would be writing about those days in which I was living. I had visions of stories involving princesses and swashbuckling heroes, lovesick cowgirls and faraway places with strange-sounding names. It was only after I grew up and away from the Appalachian region that I realized what a wealth of unique story material I had stored up in my memories during those early years, and therein lay my greatest asset as a writer." "My sisters and I were not only avid readers but also great mimics. We had no television, but we had the movie theaters close by, and we were privileged to see the latest movies from Hollywood, which we would later act out to one another. We would write down all the lines we could remember from a good movie and learn them for our own entertainment. We also picked up every song that came along and developed a remarkable repertoire of folk, country, blue-grass, spiritual, and popular music. To this day we know the words to thousands of forgotten songs. We are a wealth of music trivia! I often use the lyrics of some of these songs in my books." "Upon graduation from high school, I had a rare opportunity to go to college. It was almost as if the fates took over for me at this point and manipulated me right into a good education and preparation for a future career. There was a beautiful little college down in North Carolina called Montreat, which I still dream about and think of sometimes with a feeling much like homesickness. Going there was a turning point of my life. It lifted me out of the only life I had ever known and introduced me to a wider world. From there I went on to Pfeiffer College, married, had a child, and settled down to being a mother and teacher." "But the memories of the hills did not leave me. They did, in fact, haunt me, so that I began writing down some of those memories, and from these writings my novels sprouted, took root, and grew like living plants. They have gone through many revisions, on paper as well as in my mind, but what they represent for me is a record not only of my past but of the Appalachian region." "It is important to me that the children of today read these books and feel they can escape for just a little while into another place and time which once was very real. I want them not only to enjoy my stories and my particular style but also to feel what I used to feel when I was in the habit of reading every book I could find -- 'This feels right. I love this. Someday I will write books like this.' " Ruth White holds Bachelor of Arts degrees in English and Library Science. She worked in schools as both a teacher and a librarian in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia before moving to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, where she writes full time.

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    • 3/5
      OK--this wasn't an amazing book but it was better than some. I LOVED the idea of alternative people in another earth. Elvis being arrested for "gross uniqueness" and being rehabilitated to the point of where he goes around singing "Tea for Two" was hysterical. But the author never really goes beyond this flashes of brilliance. I wanted to know more about how Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr. were working together....I wanted to know a bit more about Grandma Moses and I especially didn't like the throwaways of Babe Ruth and Laura Ingalls Wilder as being killed during a war before they could do anything. It could have been so much better!
    • 4/5
      When Meggie and David arrived on Earth with their mother and grandfather, they tried to blend in as much as possible. Lately, though, strange things have provoked their neighbors into believing they are aliens. Which is their cue to get in their spaceship and head for a new planet. The planet they land on is very similar to earth, except oddly different - Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr are both alive and fighting for personal freedoms, Elvis is confined to jail after singing in public, and Meggie and David must once again alter their perceptions of human beings. How can they hope to survive on this new Earth without giving themsevles away? More importantly, do they wan to stay?This book totally surprised me. I loved the dystopian world that was set up...it reminded me a little of Hunger Games, though it wasn't as gripping. Definitely not a typical aliens invading kind of book.
    • 4/5
      I received an Advanced Reader's Copy of this book from the Amazon Vine program in exchange for an honest review.You'll Like It Here (Everybody Does) by Ruth WhiteFrom the back of the book:"Meggie Blue seems like an average kid with a regular family -- a mother, a brother, a grandfather. But after the Blues' neighbors come in the night to terrorize them and they flee in an unusual way, it becomes clear that all is not as it seems.After escaping their attackers, the Blues arrive in a place called Fashion City. Fashion City is clean and safe, happy and peaceful. "You'll like it here. Everybody does," the Blues are told over and over again. But when they are befriended by another Fashion City family, they begin to learn some frightening truths about this supposedly utopian spot. The city is controlled by the Father. Everyone must dress in drab colors. Those who disobey the rules are arrested for being grossly unique.Then Gramps is taken for the crime of growing old and whisked away for "Vacation 65." Will the Blues be able to rescue Gramps and escape Fashion City before it's too late?"This is an excellent sci-fi dystopian for middle grade students, a good read for those not quite ready for The Hunger Games. It is rather different from White's previous works. There is a touch of political commentary regarding corporate greed, but it's not overtly stated until very near the end.What I liked about the book: The characters are well thought out with good depth. The relationships (siblings, friendships, etc) seem realistic. Though this is a sci-fi - alternate reality story, much of the story feels like a mix between historical and contemporary fiction. I enjoyed the appearance of some recognizable characters: Mr. Lincoln, Mr. King, Elvis and perhaps my favorite: L. Frank Baum. I really like that White geared her story toward younger readers. Many of my elementary students are eager to read the hot titles (Hunger Games, Maze Runner, etc) that their older siblings are reading. This is a nice introduction to dystopian fiction. It's a clean read (for parents who might be concerned about content), a little creepy, but not too scary and no violence.What I didn't like about the book: The first chapter or two were a little confusing, but that quickly worked itself out as the story progressed.Recommended for Grades 4 and up.Mrs. Archer's rating 4 of 5.