Jesse is a regular teen living in the U.S. He is at school when everyone around him just stops moving. It looks like everyone has fallen asleep, but they are all dead. That's how the Earth is conquered by aliens; not with a bang and lights and battle, but with silence. What follows next is the real invasion. The humans, or product, that is left are rounded up and taken to houses to work as slaves. Jesse is taken to the house of Lord Vert and is assigned various mundane tasks. If the product is good they will do as their told and live a painless but hardworking life. Jesse and the others are not good product, so Lord Vert has his hands full.
I loved the story. It's funny and heartfelt. The aliens are not all good or all bad, the same way that the human product is not all good or bad. The story moves quickly and does not leave the reader time to wonder what's going on, but when the story ends it leaves you thinking. I recommend this for teen guys who like survival stories, aliens, and humor.
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