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In New York Times bestselling author Marissa Meyer's young adult contemporary romance, a girl is suddenly gifted with the ability to cast instant karma on those around her – both good and bad.
Chronic overachiever Prudence Barnett is always quick to cast judgment on the lazy, rude, and arrogant residents of her coastal town. Her dreams of karmic justice are fulfilled when, after a night out with her friends, she wakes up with the sudden ability to cast instant karma on those around her. Pru giddily makes use of the power, punishing everyone from public vandals to mean gossips, but there is one person on whom her powers consistently backfire: Quint Erickson, her slacker of a lab partner. Quint is annoyingly cute and impressively noble, especially when it comes to his work with the rescue center for local sea animals. When Pru resigns herself to working at the rescue center for extra credit, she begins to uncover truths about baby otters, environmental upheaval, and romantic crossed signals―not necessarily in that order. Her newfound karmic insights reveal how thin the line is between virtue and vanity, generosity and greed . . . love and hate… and fate. |
Activity 1:
Design a new book cover for Instant Karma. This is a family that loves the Beatles, can you put them into your design? Think about all of the things that happened in the book, and design it with that in mind.
Activity 2:
Explain in detail what a hero is to you. Then, explain who you think the hero was in your novel and why. Must be 6-8 sentences long. BONUS: create a picture of your hero - suit and all.
Activity 3:
Grade Marissa Meyer by giving her an A, B, C, D, or F. Then, justify your grade. “She made it interesting,” is not good enough. You will not be graded down if you give the author a low grade. Give examples from the text as to WHY you gave the author that grade. Write 3 paragraphs that are 6-8 sentences each. Give evidence from the text to support your answer.
Design a new book cover for Instant Karma. This is a family that loves the Beatles, can you put them into your design? Think about all of the things that happened in the book, and design it with that in mind.
Activity 2:
Explain in detail what a hero is to you. Then, explain who you think the hero was in your novel and why. Must be 6-8 sentences long. BONUS: create a picture of your hero - suit and all.
Activity 3:
Grade Marissa Meyer by giving her an A, B, C, D, or F. Then, justify your grade. “She made it interesting,” is not good enough. You will not be graded down if you give the author a low grade. Give examples from the text as to WHY you gave the author that grade. Write 3 paragraphs that are 6-8 sentences each. Give evidence from the text to support your answer.