This 40page guide for monument 14 by emmy laybourne includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 33 chapters, as well as several more indepth sections of expertwritten literary analysis. Emmy laybournes debut novel is an undeniable pageturner. Monument 14 and no safety in numbers the new york times. Okay so maybe its because the world is going a little crazy but they have access to all the clothes, food, toys, and even the electronics section. While outside, a series of escalating disasters, beginning. Before her life as an author, emmy performed original comedy on comedy central, mtv, and. Apr 30, 2014 emmy laybourne is a novelist, screenwriter and former character actress.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Monument 14 is a novel of survival in extraordinary circumstances. This is what dean tells his little brother alex, right before they are separated. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of. Your mother hollers that youre going to miss the bus. Apr 04, 20 monument 14 is a fantastic read, the dystopian genre is overloaded with so many similar books it was nice to read something a little different. A staggering natural disaster maroons a handful of teens and younger children in a suburban colorado bigbox department store. Before her life as an author, emmy performed original comedy on comedy central, mtv, and vh1. Apr 10, 20 heres a sneak peek at monument 14s sequelmonument 14. The characters have to learn to put aside their own fears and selfish concerns in order to work together for their mutual benefit. May 28, 20 monument 14 is an easy read, it starts quickly and maintains pace all the way through. Somewhat reminiscent of ashfall by mike mullin yet less violent monument 14 examines the different roles people take in the midst of a natural disaster. Even at the beginning of monument 14, dean, the narrator, is a sensitive, wellmeaning kid who looks after his younger brother, alex, and the other junior high and grade school kids.
She is the author of monument 14, sky on fire and savage drift out may 6th. This particular book seems to be geared towards a middlegrade audience not. Sky on fire pages 3122, and the short story, dress your marines in white pages 323344. Her newest novel, sweet, is to be released in 2015. Theres some vividly depicted violence, including a deadly shooting, a bloody fistfight, and the sexual assault of a 14yearold girl that some characters recount but the narrator doesnt witness himself. Monument 14 spans across twelve days, from tuesday, september 17th to saturday, september 28th, 2024.
The monument 14 book series by emmy laybourne includes books monument 14, sky on fire, and savage drift. In this novel, dean grieber is a sixteenyearold boy in high school living in monument, colorado in 2024. Jun 05, 2012 your mother hollers that youre going to miss the bus. Includes author interview, discussion questions, chapter 1 of monument 14. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. Monument 14 is an easy read, it starts quickly and maintains pace all the way through. Monument 14 by emmy laybourne book 1 of the monument 14 series. Emmy laybourne is a novelist, screenwriter and former character actress. I found it enjoyable and it entertained me but i couldnt help but want a little more. You take this and you write down everything that happens. If you like heartstopping suspense, realistic characters, and new takes on survival novels, then youll love the first book in emmy laybournes monument 14 series. The book emphasizes the importance of cooperation in the face of adversity. Monument 14 is a postapocalyptic ya novel that transcends age barriers.
A good rule of thumb is that series have a conventional name and are intentional creations, on the part of the author or publisher. Under pressure, he sometimes backslides into thoughtless behavior, but by the end of the novel, hes ready to face the uncertain future headon and assume. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. It also spotlights compassion for the weak and resolve in opposition to corrupt leadership. In monument 14, by emmy laybourne, a comedian and actress, the consumer refuge is a fictitious greenway store in monument, colo. An ordinary morning schoolbus ride almost instantly goes wrong when a sudden, bizarre hailstorm wrecks deans bus to the high school and sends the elementarymiddle school bus through the wall of a nearby greenway. Buy monument 14 to experience the end of the world today. Oct 09, 2012 in emmy laybournes actionpacked debut novel, six high school kids some popular, some not, two eighth graders one a tech genius, and six little kids trapped together in a chain superstore build a refuge for themselves inside. Set in 2024, the story unfolds in a world where all students. Only, if its the last time youll ever see your mother, you sort of start to wish youd stopped and did. Of course notyou launch yourself down the stairs and make a run for the corner.
Savage drift is a novel of survival in extraordinary circumstances. The book is written competently, narrated in the first person by the bookish junior dean, who is. Parents need to know that monument 14 is a cleverly constructed suspense novel of survival thats entirely set in a bigbox superstore in the wake of a somewhat farfetched catastrophe. Monument 14 is the debut fiction novel by author emmy laybourne. In emmy laybournes actionpacked debut novel, six high school kids some popular, some not, two eighth graders one a tech genius, and six little kids trapped together in a chain superstore build a refuge for themselves inside. Trapped in a superstore by a series of escalating disasters, including a monster hailstorm and terrifying chemical weapons spill, brothers dean and alex learned how to survive and worked.
Sky on fire monument 14 series book 2 kindle edition by laybourne, emmy. The fresh take on the postapocalyptic storyline was interesting and enjoyable. Young adult books with emmy laybourne author of monument 14. Monument 14 is a fantastic read, the dystopian genre is overloaded with so many similar books it was nice to read something a little different.
The group had so many different personalities in it and this made for a wonderful crazy dynamic plus i love the idea of being stuck in a superstore with all that food and drink and books. Monument 14 does a great job of kicking off the series. You dont thank her for being a good, kind, patient mother. Emmy laybourne is the author of the monument 14 series of books. Outside, violent storms rage and a dangerous chemical leaks into the atmosphere, killing some and changing others into something not quite human. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. This study guide consists of approximately 24 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of monument 14. The survivors of the monument 14 have finally made it to the safety of a canadian refugee camp. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. Wooly crashes the bus into so she can unload the children inside safely away from. When a megatsunami strikes some of the major cities along the east coast, the megstorm also creates weather phenomenons, such as a major hailstorm that wreaks havoc on monument. Monument 14 is an epic story about survival among 14 teenagers trapped in what is essentially a giant target. Add to reading list share this book above are monument 14 series books that are currently on. Emmy laybourne is a novelist, teacher, and former character actress.
In emmy laybournes actionadventure thrill ride monument 14 series, fourteen kids from monument, colorado find themselves trapped in a superstore. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading monument 14. If there are additional titles from this series that you would like added, please let us know. Setting monument 14 the most important scene was when robbie tried to kill one of the other characters in the book. I love the underlying cause of the apocalypse in this novel which, unlike most contemporary apocalyptic books, does not directly blame the demise of the planet on human action. She is an active member of the advanced bmi workshop, which is a group of people who write for broadwaybound musicals. Monument 14 by emmy laybourne overdrive rakuten overdrive. Monument 14 series volume 2 emmy laybourne square fish. Traumatized by her experiences, she has given up all hope of rescue or safety. Dean, alex, and the other survivors of the monument 14 have escaped the disaster zone and made it to the safety of a canadian refugee camp.
Young adult books with emmy laybourne, author of monument 14. Heres a sneak peek at monument 14s sequelmonument 14. A group of teens living in a postapocalyptic world become trapped in a giant store. By the end of the book, everythings changed in significant ways, so well see how matters sort themselves out in the sequel. Monument 14 series, book 1 monument 14 by emmy laybourne. Both her first two books were yalsa teens top ten nominees. While outside, a series of escalating disasters, beginning with a monster hailstorm and ending with a chemical weapons spill, seems to be tearing the world as they. Sky on fire by emmy laybourne, out on may 28 trapped in a superstore by a series. The plot picks up exactly where the second volume in the series left off, with one group of kids in the relative safety of a canadian refugee camp and their friend josie trapped in a prison camp for those with type 0 blood and who are supposedly. One characteristic of a thriller novel that is exemplified in emmy laybournes monument 14, is the ominous atmosphere that gives the novel a foreboding undertone.
Monument 14, by emmy laybourne, bears several characteristics, including fear, that defines the novel as a thriller. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Monument 14 monument 14 audiobook, by emmy laybourne. They are really showing these kids survival strategies and testing their limits. In emmy laybournes actionpacked debut novel monument 14, six high school kids some popular, some not, two eighth graders one a tech genius, and six little kids trapped together in a chain superstore build a refuge for themselves inside. Jul 15, 2012 in monument 14, by emmy laybourne, a comedian and actress, the consumer refuge is a fictitious greenway store in monument, colo. While outside, a series of escalating disasters, beginning with a monster hailstorm and ending with a chemical weapons spill, seems to be tearing the worldas they know itapart. Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia. See the complete monument 14 series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Monument 14 has a theme of crisis and chaos as you might have seen from my last blog posts. Hidden in the wings this book has some serious potential i liked the idea of teens being stuck in a shopping mall and having to look after children as the world crumbles. Colorado, and jake simonsen, captain of the football team, is caught in the middle of it. You dont stop and hug her and tell her you love her. Dean and alex are cautiously starting to hope that a happy ending might be possible.
Alex year old deans younger brother, incredibly inteeligent and engineering. Tinks, and included on the back cover of the novel. As a result the chaos is caused by all of the troubles from the environment. Emmy laybourne is a young adult novelist and screenwriter whose debut, monument 14, has sold over 100,000 copies in the us. Sky on fire by emmy laybourne, out on may 28 trapped in a superstore by a series of escalating disasters, including a monster. But for josie, separated from the group and trapped in a brutal prison camp for exposed type os, things have gone from bad to worse.