I chose a knife because in the eleventh plague stephen uses it after he loses his rifle in a fire this is the only way he can. In the aftermath of a war, americas landscape has been ravaged and two thirds of the population left dead from a vicious strain of influenza. His grandfather, a strict former marine, has always led the family by. What is the plot for the book the eleventh plague answers. The eleventh plague maggies towering pile of books. It was raining as the people stephens dad called slavers were putting up camp. Stephen is a teenage boy treks across the abandoned landscape of dusty cars and casinos along with his father and grandfather. I chose books as an artifact because stephen goes to a school and learns. The eleventh plague kindle edition by hirsch, jeff. The companion for cornelius in the eleventh plague is a rather mature fortune. Jeff hirsch summary antagonist this character name is jenny she has long dark hair and is light skin.
For additional information about this article access provided at 6 apr 2020 01. Subscribe anyone who was alive during the outbreak of the bubonic plague in the 14th century experienced something terrifyingly close to the widespread death and chaos of an apocalyptic event. In the wake of the events detailed in to all the boys i loved before 2014, lara jean confesses her love for handsome golden boy peter. It was only when he was 3 that the infection broke out. The eleventh plague is a pretty thoughtprovoking book about how the actions of our nation, our culture, can impact the future. Now, twenty years later, the world is faced with a choicerebuild what was or make something new. But things felt apart soon enough, forcing him back out into the world and propelling the story forward. Main character, very important to the plot, him losing his grandfather and father does not effect the plot a lot, at all. This is a great book about the chinese dropping a bomb on the u. What does make these books a pleasant change from the norm is cornelius companion, he doesnt have the mindless dogsbody that cant think for himself, or the vacant headed bimbo that many seem to acquire. Black river falls this is the new standalone novel coming out summer of 2016 from clarion. Expand your classroom libraries with teacher selected titles. Expand your classroom libraries with teacherselected titles.
The eleventh plague novel guide by right down the middle. Dad injured dad fell off a cliff and fell into a river, hit his head hard, in a coma. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In the aftermath of a war, americas landscape has been. The eleventh plague audio cassette january 1, 2000 by john s. Bears story and its ready for you to purchase either.
In future books by jeff hirsch, id hope to see a more even pace for the book. For a dystopia, it was pretty lightweight, and there are a lot of better books that deal with the subject in a more nuanced and indepth manner. The eleventh plague hits disturbingly close to home. The story hits really close to home, perhaps even a little bit too close for comfort. The eleventh plague also manages being way less depressing and nears optimism without being condensing to the current cultural zeitgeist that ponders an uncertain future, one plague at a time. Centuries later the black deaths influence can still be seen in a literary genre that appeals to readers who like their literature dark and threatening. There were times, particularly when stephen was getting adjusted to life in settlers landing, going to school and making friends, when the story felt somewhat less compelling. In the coming plague, laurie garrett looks deeply into human impact on the environment, and how this could lead to a new danger in the form of deadly viruses.
The eleventh plague cornelius quaint chronicles, book 2. Aptly suited for the middleschool age group, i think had the author developed the characters and the back story a little more, this would be. Lawless violent roving bands seem to be common while the rest of the survivors scrape out a meager living. In the aftermath of a war, americas landscape has been ravaged and twothirds of the population left dead from a vicious strain of influenza. Settlers landing stephan is in settlers landing, a small community that is faring better than the rest of the world since the. As a physician involved directly in international and u. Twothirds of the population are dead from a vicious strain of influenza. The eleventh plague chapters three and four mitchell291. The eleventh plague by jeff hirsch, paperback barnes. She is a very brave and,spontaneous person, she have an i dont care attitude and she is heartless. Perhaps i am just reading and listening to way too many dystopianpost apocalyptic books. Members of the hades consortium have controlled history for centuries, but it seems they have met their match in cornelius quaint, master conjuror and proprietor of dr. It is about how a plague extinguishes most of the population of the united states.
So for awhile now one of the biggest reasons people have visited this site has been to see if theres news about a followup to the darkest path. This frees the pair to start a romantic relationship with a clean slate, but over the course of the novel it becomes clear that embarking on a relationship that turns an aggressive blind. To ask other readers questions about the eleventh plague, please sign up. The eleventh plague by jeff hirsch paperback book the. The eleventh plague is a thinking persons medical novel. Sometimes the only way to survive is to keep moving. They call it the eleventh plague i rate this 4 stars because at some points it will drop off and pick up a couple of days later. Shmoop guide to the plague protagonist, antagonist, foil, guide, mentor, and character roles. Find books like the eleventh plague from the worlds largest community of readers. This novel guide is designed to go along with the eleventh plague by jeff hirsch.
The black death killed millions of people in the 14th century and had immense social and economic impact on medieval europe. The eleventh plague the eleventh plague audiobook, by jeff hirsch. The eleventh plague is the story of what happens after a flu strain kills most of the population. In an america devastated by war and plague, the only way to survive is to keep moving. Jeff hirsch is the author of the eleventh plague, the darkest path, magisterium, and the 39 clues. Eleventhgrader natalie and her friends are believable teens, with truetolife dialog and situations as natalie notes about her friend, who works at their hangout restaurant, it bites to wait on your friends.
The both of them argued until the slavers fell asleep and when. Allegedly coined by british philosopher and economist john stuart mill in the 19th century, dystopia describes a time and place filled with decay, misery, fear, and oppression. The eleventh plague, book by jeff hirsch paperback. Get ready to stock up on canned food and water, because as you read the eleventh plague, you will be hoping the world wont end. Stephens dad told stephen that when they fell asleep they would free the slaves and get out of there. The eleventh plague is a story set in the desolate landscape of the postapocalyptic united states, after a brutal war between china and the u. Its about a kid growing up in a small town that has been quarantined due to a plague of amnesia. Fifteenyearold stephen quinn and his family were among the few that survived and became salvagers, roaming the country in search of material to trade. Hes also working on another book called black river that will come out in 2015. Speculative fiction, horror, postapocalypsedystopia, young adult publisher.
Lara jeans romantic entanglements complicate themselves further. Jeff hirsch stephen is a 15 year old boy who as only known the life of a scavenger. The eleventh plague timeline timeline created by carinims01. Powered by create your own unique website with customizable templates. Scholastic inc isbn 9780545290142 hardcover 288 pages 5. Many authors have used isolated villages to really explore the horror of human emotions under pressure, but the eleventh plague only brushed the surface of human depravity. Overdrive rakuten overdrive borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Fifteenyearold stephen quinn was born after the war and only. The coming plague by laurie garrett overdrive rakuten.
The eleventh plague by jeff hirsch fantastic fiction. The author never veers into saccharine or falls for easy solutions. The eleventh plague kills most of the people in the usa and the survivors civilization is thrown back about 200 to 300 years. In the first part of this book the grandpa died and they had to bury him. Jeff hirschs debut novel, the eleventh plague, is a commendable addition to the dystopian genre so popular among todays teen readers. Jeff hirschs debut novel the eleventh plague is an ominous story of our world ravaged by p11, a deadly strain of influenza. America is a vast, desolate landscape left ravaged after a brutal war. The plague and i common reader editions by betty bard macdonald and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. His early life in junior he liked to write poems and short stories. The eleventh plague by jeff hirsch paperback book the parent. Jeff hirsch graduated from the university of california, san diego, with an mfa in dramatic writing, and is the author of the eleventh plague. Goodreads members who liked the eleventh plague also liked.
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