What if you were born a scientific mistake? In James Moore’s novel, Seven Subjects, this is exactly what takes place. Seven innocent teenagers with normal teenage lives find themselves becoming destructive. Usually these teenagers would be going to prep rallies, going to see a movie, or even staying out past their curfews. Lately, these teens fall asleep in their homes and wake up in bloody clothes in rich hotels and night clubs, unaware of what’s happening to them.
Too confused, these teenagers start to ask questions about who they really are. This mystery gets even crazier when one by one they receive voice recordings or phone calls saying the answers to these questions are in Baltimore. The teenagers can only come up with one explanation for killing police officers and blowing up buildings: They are not in their own bodies.


Despite having an interesting premise, I found Seven Subjects to be confusing. Trying to understand why these teenagers were a target in the first place made my eyes glaze over, but it also made me want to finish the book to find out what happened at the end. Although mysteries are not my type of genre, I found it hard to put the book down.
Students who love the thrill of puzzling out mystery novels should read this book. Science-fiction played a huge role as well; Dr. Joe Bronx tried to scientifically create monsters at the birth of those seven children. This book showed a handful of details when talking about the dangerous acts these teens committed. The details in this book could be a little too bold for younger students so I recommend it be read by mature audiences.


Overall, this book was not my favorite but I will try to read more books by him. I’ll leave you with one last question; will these teens ever get their “normal” lives back?