Last quarter one of the books I read was titled, Rise of the Elgen, by Richard Paul Evans. The book is about a bunch of teenagers who have different electricity-based powers who are rising up against the evil guy trying to capture them. Ostin Liss stood out from everybody else due to being the only one without any powers, also showed the most growth throughout the book. He started off as a chubby, socially awkward, nerdy kid, who knew just about everything there was to know, other than how to talk to people. Throughout the story, new characters are introduced every other chapter, all of which would tease Ostin. Ostin was the only character able to come up with any type of plan, so obviously he had to face all these people and give them advice on what to do. After everybody realized how smart he was, they started showing more respect boosting his confidence. By the end of the story he was directing everybody on how to improve in everything they did as well as leading them through every situation they encountered. I enjoyed watching him grow as a character from somebody afraid of social contact, to becoming a leader of those he was previously scared to talk to.
Kaleb Stephenson
I love the development you portrayed of Ostin. He seems like a very important and interesting character in this novel.
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