The Nest is science fiction book that tells the story of a young pre-teen named Steve. Steve is currently worried about his sick new baby brother. His baby brother is struggling to survive and is constantly going to the doctor or the hospital. During this time, Steve has a vivid dream where what he believes to be an angel comes to visit it him at night and inform him that his baby brother will be alright. Steve is fascinated to dream this and shares his dream with his family. It is later discovered through his dreams, that the angel in actuality was the Queen Wasp who had set up their nest just outside Steve's home. The dreams continue and more and more life like; where the Queen takes Steve on a journey throughout the nest showing him that they plan to fix his baby brother by replacing him with a new baby that is being constructed in the wasp's nest. What Steve believes to be a dream starts to come to life and in all out effort strives to protect his baby brother at all costs when the wasps come to take him away. This book is a nice piece of science fiction that will grab the reader's interest and not let them go until the very end of the book. It's subtle illustrations of the wasps and the nest compliment the story. It is a great book for the student that is into science fiction and also for those that might be facing the same situations as Steve in their home.
A book trailer can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZdbWYGHJ80
Teachers can find ways to incorporate this book into their lessons at http://www.kennethoppel.ca/images/The%20Nest_RGG.pdf
Readers also enjoyed The Wild Robot by Peter Brown and The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier
Additional books written by Kenneth Oppel include The Boundless and Every Hidden Thing
Oppel, K., & Klassen, J. (2015). The nest. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
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