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Twelve years ago, 3-year-old Clark was brought to the Kent family during a freak meteor shower that destroyed a great amount of the population of Smallville, Kansas. The family, not able to have children of their own, accepted the toddler into their family with open arms. Since then, things have never been the same, for Clark isn't like every other teenager. No, he has powers. And these powers are what make Clark, Superman.
In ARRIVAL, Clark is trying to find out who is electrocuting the former jocks from Smallville High School, and putting them all into comas. He realizes that if he doesn't catch who's committing these heinous crimes, that everyone attending the Smallville High School Homecoming Dance, will be left in the same state as the former Smallville High jocks.
This was a fantastic novel to start off the SMALLVILLE series for Young Adults. But reader beware, this is a VERY quick read, so make sure you grab some of the other books in the series to tide you over, because you'll be craving more.
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Rating:  -
Arrival is wonderful novel for newcomers to Smallville, but if you are a large fan like I am, it is easy to see the faults.
1. Whitney Ellsworth? All the other books refer to Whitney as a Fordman like they should.
2. Lionel takes Lex back to the helicopter? No way. Lionel doesn't want to touch Lex. He is terrified by the fact that he has lost all his hair. If you've seen lineage, Episode 7 Season 2, you'll see that Lionel runs for help, and Johnathan rescues Lex.
3.Jonathan goes into town to make a fake birth certificate? Well, partly true, but Johnathan actually goes to lionel, and he arranges the ID, Birth Certificate and Adoption papers, as a thankyou for helping Lex.
Otherwise, little bits and pieces are added into the original, pilot episode Story.
I liked the book, but these little mistakes kinda made me laugh and hope that the other books know their Smallville before they bother writing a novel for the whole world to see
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This is basicly a book that is about the Pilot episoed for the SMALLVILLE series*Sesaon One*.If you wish to know what the characters where thinking about at certient moments and littel aded information.Then get the book.Other wise if that kind of thing bores you.Don't bother.
Rating: -
this book gives us a better than average story on superman's early life. it starts with the meter shower that brought him to earth and the devastating affects it had on the town and citizens of smallville. then it jumps to his 15th year where he
is a teenager with extraordinary abilities that he cannot figure
out because his adopted family has left him in the dark. ...teenagers do kiss, use profanity and a lot worse. the use of profanity is very slight
and definitely not worth mentioning. ...i think that most people would enjoy it ... if you did not see the
first episode this will more than bring you up to date.
Rating:  -
The purpose of this review is more to tell you about the book itself rather than its plot.
This book is first in the Smallville series. "Arrival" is a well-written young adult story. Even though the story is a novelization of a teleplay, kudos to author Michael Teitelbaum. While the target audiences are different I would still say that Teitelbaum did a better job writing the novelization of the Smallville teleplay than Carey who wrote the novelization "Broken Bow" for Enterprise (Star Trek). Teitelbaum also appears to be a better story-teller than the authors of #2 See No Evil. I am not referring to imagination; I am referring to the art of putting words on paper.
"Arrival" tells the story of Superman's journey from adolescence towards manhood. The story introduces the Man of Steel and his nemesis Lex Luther. "Arrival" begins with a toddler-aged Superman dramatically landing on earth during a meteor shower and then jumps to his high school experience. In this story, the young superman's character is developed. His experiences lead him toward maturity and cause him to learn about himself, real life values, and the meaning of self-control. Other characters from the television series Smallville are also introduced: Lana Lang, Chloe Sullivan, Pete Ross, and football star Whitney.
The story is fast paced and exciting. The young superman Clark Kent faces normal teenage conflicts of school and home. He fears being labeled a nerd by his school mates and seeks the approval of his peers. In the process, he learns that he must prioritize the values in his life and sets the course of his pending manhood.
If you are a fan of the Smallville television series, but missed the first episode (which I did), you will enjoy "Arrival." It sets the stage for future episodes and explains the relationships of the teens and adults in the series.
STAR rating: As much as I enjoyed the story, I give the Smallville series #1 "Arrival" only three stars for the following reasons.
I withheld one star because of its inclusion of profanity and crude language. The book uses the words "b*****d" , "d***", "h***" and "cr**" which are especially inappropriate for minor readers. Just because it is mostly adults in the story who use the profanity does not make it acceptable. Also, stating that Clark fell on his b*** is crude.
I withheld another star due to descriptions of teenagers passionately kissing. Teenagers may have adult-looking bodies, but they do not possess adult wisdom. I object to writing about mature subjects for immature people. It creates peer pressure for minors to become physically involved with people before they are capable of making sound, rational adult decisions.
If Little, Brown, and Company would edit out these shortcomings in future printings, I would incrase my rating of this young adult book to a full five stars.
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