Bodeen, scifi, the compound, young adult book leave a reply cancel reply. The first is when the antagonist gets a taste of his own medicine. Bodeen has written a thriller that slowly unfolds to reveal a shocking situation in the compound. Is there a movie of the compound by sa bodeen answers. In this longawaited sequel to the compound, eli and his family can ru. This trailer was created by pamela thompson, who is the librarian at col.
Bodeen plot summary eli and his family are forced to live in the compound to avoid the nuclear war that elis father had news of. Her first picture book, elizabetis doll written as stephanie stuvebodeen was published in 1998, followed by six other picture books. Bodeen the world suffers a nuclear attack and eli and his family are rushed into the compound late one night, leaving behind elis twin brother eddy and his grandma. Seventeenyearold livvy flynn isnt your average teenager. Bodeen is the author of the gardener and several picture books, including elizabetis doll, winner of the ezra jack keats award. The story is narrated by eli, whose family is rushing to an underground compound where they will be saved from a nuclear attack. What is the theme of the compound by sa bodeen answers. Six years ago, elis billionaire father told his family that there was a nuclear war. It has been several years since the compound was first released, what made you decide to write a sequel. The family was rushed into the compound, leaving behind the grandmother and elis twin brother, eddy. Bodeen is the author of the garden and the compound, which earned her an ala quick pick for young adults, a bank street best childrens book of the year, and a publishers weekly flying start. She has laid out this story extremely well, planting clues that things are not well, and utilizing them such that i couldnt put the book down.
This author has published a number of other books since the gardeners release, and i am quite curious to know if the storytelling is as compelling in those newer books. Reviews of the the compound so far about the ebook we now have the compound pdf opinions customers havent however quit their own report on the sport, you arent read it but. Being the young envy of writers everywhere suits livvy just fine, until one fateful trip to a writing retreat gets derailed. Oct 02, 2011 the literary element that resonates throughout this book is the suspenseful tone the author creates. Today, the book monsters are happy to host an interview with s. Bodeen the compound is a uniquely plotted book that kept me enthralled throughout. Bodeen, the awardwinning the compound, came out from feiwel and friends in 2008. In this lesson, we covered the main characters and plot summary of the. The theme of this book is to do what it takes to survive. Bodeen builds such a complete world in this smalltown oregon setting that it would be a shame to leave it at a single book. Bodeen is a nice dose of originality in the often cluttered genre of ya fiction.
What is the book worm trivia for satrday april 25th 2020. After barely escaping from the compound where elis dad kept his family. In the fallout, the book takes place above the ground. After being in the compound for six years our protagonist, eli, begins to question things. Fifteenyearold eli, locked inside a compound built by his father. The literary element that resonates throughout this book is the suspenseful tone the author creates. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Instead of spending her weekends at high school football games or sleeping over at friends houses, livvy goes on book tours and speaks at writing conferences. Theyre four stories below ground and they have been in it for 6 years. The compound is a 2008 fictional young adult novel by s. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the fallout. The raft is a thrilling novel of survival from awardwinning author s. While this plot sounds very reminiscent of stephen kings misery, im still intrigued to see it from a ya point of view. As eli is stuck in the compound with his family, family seems like the obvious theme to discuss here.
Ive read several others by bodeen and enjoyed them particularly the compound. Bodeen obviously did not feel the need to drag it out unnecessarily, which i appreciated greatly. The compound was built by elis father, a billionaire and ceo of a successful computer company. There was some mystery, but it felt realistic and contemporary. Its easier to revise lousy writing than to revise a blank sheet of paper. The age range reflects readability and not necessarily content appropriateness. The compound earned her an ala quick pick for young adults, a bank street best childrens book of the year, and a publishers weekly flying start. Eli and eddys twins father, a billionaire, built the compound so they could have somewhere to be safe if there was nuclear warfare. May 09, 2010 this trailer was created by pamela thompson, who is the librarian at col. One i absolutely loved and the other i really, really did not.
Oct 11, 2011 the name of my book is the compound by s. Sep 15, 2010 what is the main idea and theme of the compound by s. As with all my book discussions, there are spoilers below. Eli is fed up and wants to leave and never look back. The raft is a thrilling novel of survival from award. Leave a comment posted by sarah menesale on november 27, 2011.
When they entered the compound, believing there was a nuclear war, eli was separated from his twin brother. Once i started reading the compound i couldnt stop and devoured it in just 2 days. Bodeen, whose previous work has been picture books for very small children. Bodeens books, but i did love the compound and was especially excited to hear about the fallout.
A family has been confined to an elaborate bomb shelter for the next 15 years, built by the billionaire father of the family. When the united states is attacked with nuclear bombs, our protagonist, eli, and his family are rushed into an underground compound. Despite the genre this book is filed under, this is not a science fiction novel, nor is it dystopia. Katrina ahmansen, a 22year old englishwoman, is embarking on the adventure of a lifetime as the personal assistant to the famous swedish soprano, jenny lind. Bodeen came up with the idea of including cannibalism in the novel after watching a television show where a dinosaur fed a favorite offspring the bodies. For example, when eli first mentions the yellow room, he does it in a natural way for him. Eli and his family lived in an underground shelter they called the compound for six years. There was a theme of how we are affected by our parenting vs. The compound includes rooms for all of the children, a gymnasium, a fitness center, storage rooms and a chapel. Elis father happens to be one of the richest men on earth and has created the compound as a safe place for his family of 6 to live safely underground for 15. Rex yanakakis conducts a social experiment on his own family.
The compound is a 2008 young adult novel with a postapocalyptic setting and was written by youngadult author s. Feb 26, 2009 as with all my book discussions, there are spoilers below. They thought they were the only survivors of a nuclear attack, but when. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Eli has been in the compound for six years and in that time has learned to hate it, and himself. Bodeen is about a teenager named eli who has been in an underground fall out shelter for six years and how he finds out that everything he thought he knew was a lie. A bodeen this book was the sequel to the compound, were the billionaire father of a family stages a fake apocalypse, and forces his family too like in a gantic compound underground for six years believing that they were the only survivors of a nuclear war. Eli and his family have lived in the underground compound for six years. This book will satisfy anyone who likes a good survival story. Bodeen is the story of eli and his family, who are stuck in a fallout shelter because of a nuclear blast. Elis family is now famous for something other than being rich. Elis focus of past events is upon the closing of the compound without his twin brother, eddy. Bodeen is one of those hit or miss authors, who comes up with original and sometimes unimaginable plots and twists.
The story follows a family surviving the fallout of nuclear war in a. Mar 04, 2016 the compound is the first of two scifi mystery books for teens. She is also the author of several picture books, including elizabetis doll, winner of the ezra jack keats award. Bodeens debut young adult thriller the compound is. The author does a great job by showing this by bringing the reader into the book and wanting them to root for eli. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. The compound is a compelling and intriguing page turner. The compound is a 2009 bank street best childrens book of the year. The compound is a book that will make you fall in love with its characters and then slowly cause you to. When elis father rushes everyone down to the compound, eddy, the other part of his soul, is left behind with gram. This is a sequel to the compound and as such contains spoilers for the first book.
The compound is the first of two scifi mystery books for teens. This book is about a boy named eli whose father puts him and his two sisters an there mother in the compound. The story is narrated by eli, whose family is rushing to an underground compound where they will be saved from a. Exploring themes of freedom versus safety, the power of family bonds to survive. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of the compound by s.
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