"Dead Water Zone" is written by Kenneth Oppel. An award-winning author from Toronto that has sold over one million of his books to countries across the world. The main character is Paul. He is not very smart but he prides himself on his athletic ability. He and his brother Sam share the "bronze and brains" relationship, with Paul being the bronze and Sam the brains. Paul feels guilty about something he did to Sam before …showed first 75 words of 456 total…

…showed last 75 words of 456 total…the pollution prematurely killing the water drinkers. The author's goal in writing the novel was not just to lecture the readers. He wrote to entertain the readers and get younger people reading. Although the characters where slightly unoriginal it was made up for with an interesting plot and a magnificent setting. Since the language used is easy to understand a younger audience can enjoy the book while still offing a good read to older readers.