Smitley,+Garrett

//Red Moon Rising// by Peter Moore is a book about Vampires, Werewulves, and Humans all in one world trying to get along, and how a young teenager goes through “the change” as every wulf must. In this book, a young half werewulf, half vampire, tries to get the genetic treatments to wipe out his werewulf genes, but only about half of the treatments are successful. He then discovers that even though most of the genetic treatments were successful, he will still have to go through "the change." The change happens to every werewulf once a month where they are turned into bloodthirsty, wild, hairy werewulves and are sent off to violent compounds where they are often abused. Werewulves are treated terribly in this society of vampires and humans. Dante, the young teenager, has a werewulf dad and a vampire mom who are divorced. He lives with his vampire mom, and she had him and her other two daughters all get genetic treatments to remove their werewulf genes. This works for her daughters, but only about half of the treatments are successful for Dante, but they still thought he would not have to go through the change. Just as Dante's life is going great, he has a new human girlfriend of his dreams named Emma, he's getting along with everyone at school, and plenty more, he discovers his werewulf genes are kicking in. When Dante's parents decide to illegally not register him so he will not have to go to the awful compounds, Gunther Hoering finds out and tries to get Dante busted, but when his plan doesn't work, Gunther tries to kill him. I would explain more, but I do not want to give away the ending. Overall this book is in my top five books ever read. This book's genre would fall under young adult fiction, and fantasy. //Red Moon Rising// by Peter Moore, picture from Google.com/images.
 * Plot Summary**

Peter Moore has been interested in writing fiction since he was eleven. After high school, Moore attended Vassar College and Columbia University, and considered taking a job for the FBI, but never actually took the job. Peter Moore has had many jobs in the past such as a college professor, a screenwriter, a guidance counselor and an English teacher. Now, he lives with his family, which consists of his wife and two kids and lives in Westchester, New York. //Red Moon Rising// is the third book he has written for young adults. There is nothing to be said about Peter Moore’s life that contributed to his writing besides the fact that he likes to write. This information was provided in the back of //Red Moon Rising.// Peter Moore, picture provided by petermoore.net.
 * About the Author**

Some other books by Peter Moore are…
 * Other Works by Peter Moore**
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 * = //The Wrong Way Home// ||= //The Full Montezuma// ||= //Vroom by the Sea// ||

In //Red Moon Rising// many of the Vamps disrespect wulves and bully them due to their ugly appearance and violent nature, whereas the Vamps and humans are clean, neat, and sophisticated. So my social relevance is bullying. A bully is someone who wants to purposely cause harm to someone else. Statistics are showing that bullying is becoming an extreme issue. The types of bullying include verbal, physical, social, and cyber bullying. Verbal bullying is mostly name calling or teasing/mocking. Physical bullying is the traditional form of bullying and involves punching, shoving, hitting, and any other act of violence to cause harm. Social bullying is spreading rumors, breaking up friendships, and all to hurt or harm someone else, and cyber bullying is bullying over the internet, email, texting, tweeting, or any other technologies to hurt or harm others. All of these are bullying whether it’s from calling somebody stupid to punching them in the face. Bullying is typically not a one time thing; usually somebody will bully someone many times repeatedly. Nearly one in three students is involved in bullying, so if you see it, tell someone. The sources I got this information from are montgomerylake.files.worpress.com and bullyingstatistics.org. If you would like to know more about bullying and how to stop it go to either of the following websites:
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 * = //Vroom With a View// ||= //Blind Sighted// ||= //Pandemics// ||
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If I were to make a movie of this book I would choose the following actors/actresses to portray the main characters:
 * Dramatization of the Book**

As Dante I would have Taylor Lautner, because he is short and dark haired and has experience playing a werewulf.

As Gunther I would have Robert Pattinson, because he is pale, tall, and has experience playing a vampire.

As Juliet I would choose Emma Watson because she has a lot of acting experience and fits Juliet’s description with red hair and a human.

My name is Garrett Smitley, and I am the reader of //Red Moon Rising//. I am 15 and a freshman at Gahanna Lincoln High School. I have blonde hair, and am a Caucasian male. I play soccer, I am funny, and I am nice. I like to play video games, hang out with friends, and listen to music. If I were to rate //Red Moon Rising// from 1-10, 1 being the lowest, 10 being great, and 5 being average, I would give it an 8.
 * About the Reader**