First Class Ticket: A Novel

Ann Marie Zakos
Magnum Veritas Publishing (2006)
ISBN 9780976452331
Reviewed by Tabytha Joy (age 15) for Reader Views (7/07)


“First Class Ticket” is a book about a girl in college who has to take a philosophy class in order to take the courses she needs for the occupation which she wants to study. Madison is not looking forward to taking this class. She said she has already taken it once, but with a different teacher. She meets two people in her class that she must work with to learn to see the world in a whole new way.

At the beginning, Madison is not happy with the people she gets paired with. She gets paired with Brian and Diana. Brian is a boy that has a decent outlook on life, but does not see the world as he will after this project. However, Diana has a bad outlook on life and cannot see the good side of anything. All she wants to do is drop the class all together and just forget about everything else. She will not let anyone convince her to change her mind.

Throughout this story Madison, Diana, and Brian work together to see things in a whole new light. They learn to see the world in a whole new way -- in a way that no one would have thought of.

In my opinion, “First Class Ticket” is a great and well-written book. I really like how the author was very detailed about everything that was happening. This book can teach us all about the way we see things. My favorite part of this book was when the author described what part of the Earth was which part of our body. I found that very interesting. I really enjoyed this part because I would have never thought to look at the Earth in such a way. And the funny thing is that the entire thing makes perfect sense!  The Sun, sky, air, and wind -- it was all really interesting!

This book is a must read for everyone! I’ve really enjoyed reading “First Class Ticket” and I hope to read many more books by Ann Marie Zakos.

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