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Grade 5–8—H.I.V.E. is operated on a volcanic island in a distant ocean by G.L.O.V.E., a shadowy organization of worldwide wickedness. And, as 13-year-old master of mischief Otto Malpense soon discovers, here the slickest of young tricksters, thieves, and hackers have been brought against their will to be trained as the next generation of supervillains. Otto and his friends refuse to be held prisoner at the institution and develop a scheme to escape from the island, but they must defeat the all-seeing computer system, a seemingly undefeatable assassin in black, and a giant carnivorous plant to succeed. Warner's first novel is a real page-turner; those who love superhero stories will eat it up and not want to put it down. Sequels are virtually guaranteed.—Walter Minkel, New York Public Library
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Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Thirteen-year-old Otto and three of his new friends are kidnapped and taken to H.I.V.E., a super academy for world domination where the particular talents encouraged are craftiness and daring. Students come from all over the world, speak varying degrees of English, and are often the offspring of H.I.V.E. graduates. Otto, however, is an orphan. He has real brilliance and a photographic mind. Both qualities made him relatively independent before he was kidnapped, and they now provide somewhat of a challenge to his would-be keepers at H.I.V.E. Otto spearheads the group's effort to escape and return home, an escape that is foiled in the course of an evening that involves H.I.V.E.'s electronic overseer, an out-of-control flesh-eating plant, and other technothrills. H.I.V.E. comes across as the shadow side of Hogwarts, but Otto and his pals aren't so much bad wizards as they are bright kids realizing they may be out of their depth. The cliff-hanger ending leaves much to be tied together in a sequel. Francisca Goldsmith
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Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Enjoyable,
This review is from: H.I.V.E.: Higher Institute of Villainous Education (Hardcover)
H.I.V.E. was absolutely brilliant! Any fan of adventure will love this book! I work in elementary schools and even boys who hate reading have loved this book. It's easy to read, hilarious, and very hard to put down. It doesn't matter what your age is, you will enjoy this book.Otto is thirteen and a super genius. And quite a little villain. After one of his plans is an absolute succes, he finds himself kidnapped and taken to a secluded island. Here he joins the elite school H.I.V.E (Higher Institute for Villanous Education) where they train him to be the next supervillain. Along the way he meets friends just as outraged as himself about the situation and they decide that enough is enough. Hilarity and suspense ensue as the four teens try and escape H.I.V.E.
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By TeensReadToo "Eat. Drink. Read. Be Merrier." (All Over the US & Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: H.I.V.E.: Higher Institute of Villainous Education (Hardcover)
Welcome to Hogwarts for bad guys, minus the magic.H.I.V.E. is a school set on a deserted island where brilliant young adults who have come from criminal families or have taken part in criminal projects are taught to become the worst that they can be. Otto Malpense remembers nothing about how he came to be on the H.I.V.E. island, and neither does him Asian friend, Wing. The H.I.V.E. staff explains to the young criminals that their parents agreed to let them join the school - and that they are under the highest security and scrutiny. Otto, being an extremely smart Alpha, wonders if they were kidnapped and are being held hostage until they graduate. Throughout their time at H.I.V.E., Otto and his friends are enrolled in a number of courses you will not find in your average school. Subjects such as Tactical Education, Stealth and Evasion, Villainy Studies, and many other classes (meant for other students, such as Henchmen). Wanting to be off the island, Otto and his friends, Wing (a martial arts fighter), Shelby (a jewelry store sleuth), and Laura (a technological genius) devise a plan that has never been pulled off before - escaping H.I.V.E. This is a feat that no student has ever accomplished. H.I.V.E. is a great book and the ending leaves it open for a sequel, which I will be more than happy to buy. Although some parts were scattered, it all led to a great, courageous ending. Reviewed by: Jeremey
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Bound to Be a Movie,
By K. Coombs - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: H.I.V.E.: Higher Institute of Villainous Education (Hardcover)
This is the second book out this year about a darker version of Hogwarts, although, since the two schools are set in our magic-free world, I suppose they're more like the opposite of whatever school trained the Marvel superheroes. Kids at a school for supervillains is, of course, a really terrific premise, if a slightly ominous commentary on our times. The other book, which I read first, is Evil Genius by Catherine Jinks. Evil Genius disappointed me by bogging itself down considerably in YA angst and dull plot points. In contrast H.I.V.E., while it threw me off in the first chapter, ended up being an entertaining, well-put-together book with a likable hero, Otto Malpense (yeah: last name Bad Thought!). What put me off at first was that a young Asian martial-arts expert and future roommate to Otto, Wing Fanchu, was described at least half a dozen times in the first 15 pages or so as having an impassive face. And then there's the H.I.V.E. student who's a fat German boy, a veritable clone of Roald Dahl's Augustus Gloop. This struck me as stereotyping--not simply un-PC, but cliched. HOWEVER, the rest of the book went on to be so engaging that I've decided to forgive Walden for those few bits of junk. H.I.V.E. is fast-paced, which is a real relief after Evil Genius. The book is sprinkled with humor, plot twists, and creative touches, e.g., the school motto is simply "Do Unto Others." Otto soon finds a team of buddies (Ron, Hermione, Neville) with a variety of abilities. And the story manages to wrap up nicely even as it sets us up for the inevitable Book Two. Bottom line: your 9- to 13-year-old will get a kick out of Otto Malpense and his villainous school!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Off to a Good Start,
By Jade Zsiros - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: H.I.V.E.: Higher Institute of Villainous Education (Paperback)
Okay. Before I even begin, I'm going to address something that's been bugging me for quite a while. The beginning of this page says this is age level 9-12. Well, I'm a high school AP student, all of my friends are high school AP students, and this is the one book we can all agree is great. We started reading this in October of eighth grade as part of our Gifted reading class.After we had finished, my best friend and I got into a huge fight because there was only one copy of the sequel in the library. I ended up taking it home, calling her, and reading it out loud over the telephone. That's how good it was. First, I'm not going to compare this to Harry Potter, Evil Genius, Ender's Game, or Artemis Fowl. It resembles Hogwarts only in the first book, it has SOOO much better characters than Evil Genius, I'm convinced it's based entirely on Ender's Game, and I read the first twenty pages of Artemis Fowl and never could get past it. That's all I'm going to say on the subject. Here's what I'm going to do- these are the elements that are a bit mature that you should look at before you consider letting your child read this book. A lot of people are saying their eight-year-olds loved it, but once they got farther into the series, there were problems with target audience. Cursing: Throughout the entire series. Unavoidable. Morbid/Dark themes: Start mainly in book 3. Parenticide: Yes. Two of the characters have killed their parents so far. This begins in book 2. Romantic themes: not a maturity issue, just know that the protagonist is hopelessly in love with his lab partner through the whole saga. There are other pairings, as well. And I know a lot of people don't like that. Troubled Families: Yep. The whole thing. Sexual references: Yeah, this is what you've been waiting to look at. I started noticing them in book 5. My friends claim I'm unobservant, that they happen since the very beginning. But the ones that are really obvious come up later. Cheese: The whole thing. Saturated. Do not read if lactose intolerant. And I'm sure that there are more I have missed. On to the good stuff. Out of the series, this first one is my favorite. That is because each book is better than the last. I write fanfiction almost exclusively for this series, and I can tell you this: you will not regret reading this. It starts out cheesy and only gets cheesier, but it reads like the best video game you've ever played. The action is nonstop, the characters are amazingly developed, and the only bad thing I can tell you is that... oh wait. Can't think of one. 5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Courtesy of Teens Read Too,
By TeensReadToo "Eat. Drink. Read. Be Merrier." - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: H.I.V.E.: Higher Institute of Villainous Education (Hardcover)
Welcome to Hogwarts for bad guys, minus the magic.H.I.V.E. is a school set on a deserted island where brilliant young adults who have come from criminal families or have taken part in criminal projects are taught to become the worst that they can be. Otto Malpense remembers nothing about how he came to be on the H.I.V.E. island, and neither does him Asian friend, Wing. The H.I.V.E. staff explains to the young criminals that their parents agreed to let them join the school - and that they are under the highest security and scrutiny. Otto, being an extremely smart Alpha, wonders if they were kidnapped and are being held hostage until they graduate. Throughout their time at H.I.V.E., Otto and his friends are enrolled in a number of courses you will not find in your average school. Subjects such as Tactical Education, Stealth and Evasion, Villainy Studies, and many other classes (meant for other students, such as Henchmen). Wanting to be off the island, Otto and his friends, Wing (a martial arts fighter), Shelby (a jewelry store sleuth), and Laura (a technological genius) devise a plan that has never been pulled off before - escaping H.I.V.E. This is a feat that no student has ever accomplished. H.I.V.E. is a great book and the ending leaves it open for a sequel, which i will be more than happy to buy. Although some parts were scattered, it all led to a great, courageous ending. Reviewed by: Jeremey |
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