Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Monument 14

Book Title:Monument 14
Author:Emmy Laybourn
Genre:science fiction/apocalyptic
Rating:7/10

1.Protaganist
Dean is a scrawny,introverted sixteen year old who lives in Monument Colorado with his brother Alex and his mom and dad.  That seems to be the most relate able character in the novel.  

2.Other Characters
Astrid-A blonde, athletic, attractive, sixteen year old girl that Dean has a burning lust for.
Jake-A strong, muscular, ignorant, seventeen year old boy.  Also Asrid's boyfriend
Chloe-An annoying eight year old girl that doesn't understand half of the events that are going on outside the convenient store.
NIko-A smart, strong, sixteen year old survivalist that takes the leader position of the group.
Josie-A mom-like character that is in a dazed state of shock for the first half of the novel.

3. Premise-The "set up"
A tragic series of events leaves the 14 protagonists trapped in a Greenway department store during an apocalypse.  A large volcano eruption triggers crazy weather throughout the US.  The weather in Colorado makes a large chemical weapons plant explode into the air.  The chemicals affect people differently depending on their blood type.

4. Plot Highlights
#1  When the kids first go outside the store they hear a loud explosion that is the the  chemical plant exploding.
#2   The children hold a funeral/ceremony for all the people that have died in the disaster.
#3 Dean thinks it's a good idea to let the smaller children cook with him every few days and he discovers that one of the kids is a brilliant cook.

5. Spoiler
In the end, Astrid is pregnent with Jake's child but he ran away.  The kids plan to venture out in a school bus to get to an evacuation sight in Denver but Dean chooses to stay behind to help astrid and several other O types.  





     
     


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