Roswell High: The Outsiders
The Roswell High series, Book 1
Melinda Metz
Pocket Pulse
Fiction, YA Sci-Fi
Themes: Aliens, Hidden Wonders, Mind Powers
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Description
Liz and Maria have lived their whole lives in Roswell, New Mexico, a small town made famous by the alleged downing of UFOs nearby in
1947. Despite the many tourist traps, and even the theme of the diner Liz's dad runs and they both work in (the Crashdown Cafe), neither
one of them believes the stories of government cover-ups, aliens... or even the possibility of survivors.
Shot by a stray bullet during a fight, Liz's life is unexpectedly - and inexplicably - saved by Max Evans. A fellow student at their high
school, Max is handsome, quiet, and full of secrets... such as the fact that he's an alien, a survivor of the 1947 crash. Learning the
truth about Max leads Liz and her best friend into a world where the paranoia, questions, and confusion of the Roswell crash continue to
this day. Some secrets can be deadly...
Review
I came into this series at a disadvantage, having watched the series on the WB network since the premiere. The cover claims that the
Roswell High books are "the books that started it all," but of course there are significant differences between the text and the
televised version. I found myself distracted by these variations (perpetuated, perhaps, by the TV cast photo on a book where the main
character descriptions don't match the actors), but despite that it was a fairly good story.
(As for the TV series, after a promising first year, it tanked miserably, destroyed by internal forces. Despite pulling off a surprisingly
redeeming series finale, it's not worth watching. This failure dampened my enthusiasm for following the book series, unfortunately.)