While browsing at Barnes and Noble this week, I stumbled across this book in the young adult fiction section. It was located on a table with several other futuristic dystopian books and the cover art looked interesting. I should have kept walking! Monument 14 describes a group of kids who wind up living in a grocery store after their bus is pelted with gigantic hail stones, their town is hit with a large earthquake, and finally a chemical weapon fog makes everyone with certain bloodtypes have various issues ranging from hallucinations to raging anger. All of this unbelievably crazy set of events occurs over a span of less than 24 hours. Sounds unbelievable? It is.
Content Notes:
The language in this would give this book a PG13 rating. It also has sexual content not appropriate for middle school or junior high students. The story line is unbelievable and the writing at times didn't even make sense. The only reason I finished this book was so that I could write an accurate accounting of the story.
Teacher Notes:
This book has a lexile level of 590. I would not recommend any student reading this book.
The language in this would give this book a PG13 rating. It also has sexual content not appropriate for middle school or junior high students. The story line is unbelievable and the writing at times didn't even make sense. The only reason I finished this book was so that I could write an accurate accounting of the story.
Teacher Notes:
This book has a lexile level of 590. I would not recommend any student reading this book.
Similar Books: (futuristic but SO MUCH BETTER!)
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Restoring Harmony by Joelle Anthony
Eleventh Plague by Jeff Hirsch
Legend by Marie Lu
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