A review by bookgirl4ever
The House of Power by Patrick Carman

4.0

Atherton was created as a refuge from Earth for a select few. There are three levels on Atherton: Highlands (for the privileged), Tabletop (the workers), and the Flatlands (a seemingly barren land with no inhabitants). Eleven-year old Edgar is an orphan who works in a grove of fig trees on Tabletop and is an expert climber. He has one memory of his father: his father tells him to look for a leather bound book. Edgar finds the book, but cannot read it (only inhabitants of the Highlands are taught to read and write). He climbs his way to the Highlands and finds a boy his age willing to read the diary. What Edgar finds are catastrophic events predicted for Atherton.

A compelling read with sweet characters (for the most part). I think this is better than the Elyon series.

Grades 4-6.