A review by jessalynn_librarian
Freakling by Lana Krumwiede

4.0

Dystopia for the middle grade crowd! Take a controlling, futuristic society with it's own system of religion, add a dash of psychokinesis and a kid who doesn't fit in, and you've got the bones of a solid, intriguing story. I liked Taemon as a character - sympathetic and easy to relate to - but was more interested in learning about the world he lives in. I'm not sure if it's the beginning of a series or a stand-alone, although these days I hope for stand-alones, and I this one has enough of a conclusion to do that. The upside to a sequel would be learning more about the larger world and what's going on outside of this one isolated community. I think this would appeal to both plot-driven readers and those more interesting in world-building, even though the action lags a little bit in the middle.