Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the scourge. Use these discussion questions and extension activities to teach jennifer nielsen s mark of the thief trilogy, ascendence trilogy, and the novels the scourge and a night divided. Fit with a feisty heroine and some tough kidnappers, the traitors game keeps you on the edge of your seat throughout. The amazing worlds of jennifer nielsen discussion guide. Its not lifechanging, but the threads of friendship and the hilarity of anis narration should please even the most jaded of cynics myself included. The more connections i make with authors, educators, and librarians around the country, the more i learn about new books long before they are released out into the world. The inspiration for this novel was what made me love this book a little more than the ever since the ascendancefalse prince trilogy, nielsen has grown to become one of my favorite authors. I read one of her other young adult novels, the false prince, a few years ago and enjoyed it. New york times bestselling author, jennifer nielsen, was born and raised in northern utah, where she still lives today with her family, a dog that wont play fetch, and a cat that hallucinates.
The scourge is another must have for your classroom library. Juvenile fiction juvenile literature publication details. Her works include the ascendance trilogy, behind enemy lines one of the books in the infinity ring series, the mark of the thief, a night divided, and the underworld chronicles. The scourge is a fatal disease sweeping across ani mells country. My mother said i was born backward and that probably explained how id gotten this way. If you test positive for the scourge, you must be exiled to the colony, an island housing scourge victims. The new book is an amazing addition to nielsens repertoire.
Nielsen writes a solid story full of humor, adventure, and mystery. Nielsen the scourge join local author, jennifer nielsen, for a reading and signing of her new middle grade novel, the scourge. Hardcover, 368 pages published on august 30, 2016 by scholastic press. But my favorite jan by far is the false prince, and im excited to say that the scourge is almost as. She is the author of the ascendance trilogy, beginning with the false prince.
Sep 22, 2017 i picked up the scourge at the same school book fair that i found frost in. New york times bestselling author, jennifer nielsen, was born and raised in northern utah, where she still lives today with her husband, three children, and a dog that wont play fetch. Nielsen published by scholastic press on 83016 genres. The scourge is an explosively thrilling tale of adventure and intrigue, courage and heart from new york times bestselling author jennifer a. She writes in a way the hooks the reader and keeps the pages turning, needing to know what happens to the amazing characters she creates. She is even more surprised when the test results come back positive, and she is sent to attic island, a former prison turned refuge and quarantine colony for the ill.
Best friends ani and weevil are part of a loyal, hardworking community of river people living under the thumb of governor felling of keldan, who denies them voting rights and. Nielsen 2016, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. Customers who viewed this item also viewed these digital items. Neilsen, should be added to the top of your toberead list. When the lethal plague known as the scourge returns to keldan the victims are sent to attic island, and ani mells of the river people is among thembut ani does not feel sick, and with the help of her best friend, weevil, she sets out to uncover the truth of what is happening, and expose the lies the people of keldan have been told. Much like jennifer made me fall in love with the false prince still one of our most loved series even in 7th, i too fell in love with ani and weevil and the trouble they cause.
This is an awesome book by the author of my favorite, the false prince. Nielsen 2016, cd at the best online prices at ebay. Buy a cheap copy of the scourge book by jennifer a. I also read her other series, the false prince, which was a total pageturner. The scourge is an explosively thrilling tale of adventure and intrigue, courage and heart, from new york times bestselling author jennifer a. I was initially drawn in by the cool cover design, and summary on the back. Sep 01, 2016 a brand new fantasy adventure from new york times bestselling author jennifer a.
Praise for the scourge a strong, feisty main character who narrates a story that is equal parts adventure, mystery, and political intrigue. As a lethal plague sweeps through the land, ani mells is shocked when she is unexpectedly captured by the governors wardens and forced to submit to a test for the deadly scourge. Jul 14, 2016 the scourge by jennifer nielsen created at. She is the author of the ascendance series, beginning with the false prince. Aug 30, 2016 the scourge is an explosively thrilling tale of adventure and intrigue, courage and heart from new york times bestselling author jennifer a. Ani, a member of the proud yet mistreated river people, is taken away by soldiers for governor fellings, who wants to have her tested for the extremely contagious and extremely fatal disease known as the scourge. The scourge as a lethal plague sweeps through the land, ani mells is shocked when she is unexpectedly captured by the governors wardens and forced to submit to a test for the deadly scourge. Nielsen is the author of the new york times and usa today bestselling ascendance trilogy. Sometimes i hated the way my brain worked, like a magnet to thoughts i should not have and actions i should not take. Ani and weevil play colony rabblerousers, resisting unfair treatment and working to untangle the governors statement that river people are the scourge.
Mark of the thief, rise of the wolf, and wrath of the storm. Nielsen ani is sure that she doesnt have the scourge, the deadly plague that seems to have returned after centuries of dormancy. She is even more surprised when the test results come back positive, and she is sent to attic island, a former. The scourge is about ani mells, who is a lives in keldan, which has two main types of people. The scourge is an explosively thrilling tale of adventure and intrigue, courage and heart from new york times and usa today bestselling author of the false prince, jennifer a. She is the author of the underworld chronicles, the ascendance trilogy, and.
She has also written the mark of the thief trilogy. Her first book, elliot and the goblin war, was published in 2010. The false prince, the runaway king, and the shadow throne. Bea summary catrina and her family are moving to the coast of northern california because her little sister, maya, is sick. Nielsen is the acclaimed author of the new york times and usa today bestselling ascendance trilogy. Though she has never felt the sickness, ani tests positive for the scourge and is taken to the colony along. Nielsen launches her new book resistance at the 2018 library of congress national book festival in washington, d. As a lethal plague sweeps through the land, ani mells is shocked. Jennifer anne nielsen born 10 july 1971 is an american author known primarily for young adult fiction. The scourge book douglas county libraries bibliocommons. Nielsen, is an actionpacked story that leaves you yearning for more. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up.
Nielsen journal writing questions this product is designed to be used individually by students as they read this book although the questions can also be used for wholeor smallgroup discussion. A brand new fantasy adventure from new york times bestselling author jennifer a. One type lives the rich life, while the other lives a. So far as standalone fantasy novels go, the scourge is a solid new entry from jennifer a. When i noticed it was by jennifer nielsen, that sealed the deal. Nielsen provides two major plot twists, and both are robust and horrifying in content.
This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. I have really enjoyed the mark of the thief series, and quite liked, though not as much as many did, the historical fiction a night divided. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of c. Now, the scourge delves back into the fantasy niche that attracted me towards nielsen, but a standalone and not a trilogyseries.
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