Book of Your Past

The title of the book that I had read is called Terms of Enlistment that was written by Marko Kloos. I don’t recall reading much books throughout my high school years because in the English classes we mostly read short stories and poems, but this book I remember reading. I had read this book three semesters ago here at IVC for my English 9 class. The class was required to read this book, and at the end of the semester take a fifty question test on it.

 The book is about a boy named Andrew Grayson, and his challenges of getting out of crime-filled welfare units to become part of the military to make a better living for his mom and him. Everyone is the welfare units are given weekly meals that were made of soy and only consisted of 2,000 calories.

My favorite part of the book would have to be when he meets up with the girl that he liked after they had been split up through ranking. In the beginning of the book they are taken to a place where they have quarters to live in and are given test in order to determine what branch of military they go to. Grayson is not the best so he is placed in a cleaning unit while the girl he likes is placed in the Navy. They are away from each other for a long time and after for what it seems like forever they get to meet each other.

I would definitely recommend this book to anyone that is willing to explore the genre of sci-fi and open their minds to a new form of world. A world that could most likely become ours one day.