Your mother hollers that you're going to miss the bus. She can see it coming down the street. You don't stop and hug her and tell her you love her. You don't thank her for being a good, kind, patient mother. Of course not―you launch yourself down the stairs and make a run for the corner.
Only, if it's the last time you'll ever see your mother, you sort of start to wish you'd stopped and did those things. Maybe even missed the bus.
But the bus was barreling down our street, so I ran.
Fourteen kids. One superstore. The bus ride to the end of the world...
"Laybourne's debut ably turns what could have been yet another post apocalyptic YA novel into a tense, claustrophobic, and fast-paced thriller." (Publishers Weekly)
When Dean raced out the door to catch the school bus, he didn't realize it would be the last time he'd ever see his mom. After a freak hailstorm sends the bus crashing into a superstore, Dean and a group of students of all ages are left to fend for themselves.
They soon realize the hailstorm and the crash are the least of their worries. After seeing a series of environmental and chemical disasters ravage the outside world, they realize they're trapped inside the store.
Unable to communicate with the ones they love, the group attempts to cobble together a new existence. As they struggle to survive, Dean and the others must decide which risk is greater: leaving... or staying.
Monument 14 is a post-apocalyptic YA novel that transcends age barriers. If you like heart-stopping suspense, realistic characters, and new takes on survival novels, then you'll love the first book in Emmy Laybourne's Monument 14 series.
Buy Monument 14 to experience the end of the world today!
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Only, if it's the last time you'll ever see your mother, you sort of start to wish you'd stopped and did those things. Maybe even missed the bus.
But the bus was barreling down our street, so I ran.
Fourteen kids. One superstore. The bus ride to the end of the world...
"Laybourne's debut ably turns what could have been yet another post apocalyptic YA novel into a tense, claustrophobic, and fast-paced thriller." (Publishers Weekly)
When Dean raced out the door to catch the school bus, he didn't realize it would be the last time he'd ever see his mom. After a freak hailstorm sends the bus crashing into a superstore, Dean and a group of students of all ages are left to fend for themselves.
They soon realize the hailstorm and the crash are the least of their worries. After seeing a series of environmental and chemical disasters ravage the outside world, they realize they're trapped inside the store.
Unable to communicate with the ones they love, the group attempts to cobble together a new existence. As they struggle to survive, Dean and the others must decide which risk is greater: leaving... or staying.
Monument 14 is a post-apocalyptic YA novel that transcends age barriers. If you like heart-stopping suspense, realistic characters, and new takes on survival novels, then you'll love the first book in Emmy Laybourne's Monument 14 series.
Buy Monument 14 to experience the end of the world today!
BL 4
10 Points
Activity 1: MONUMENT 14 Cookbook
a. Bring in favorite recipes you would try to cook if you were trapped in the store. (Collect some from your friends or family)
b. You can't use the premade items like they did in the book
b. Create a cookbook to share
Activity 2: Research (Pick 1)
a. Cory Booker – discussion of the possibility of him becoming president in 2024
b. Pros and cons of superstores and the effect of area economies
c. Chemical weapons and their development and use
Activity 3: Blueprint/Map Assignment
Directions: Please draw a map of the Greenway (store) where the kids are waiting to be rescued. Include the following. I have given you the page number to help you.
- The school bus and how it crashed into the Greenway. (4-5)
- The Pizza Shack (21)
- The media department (33) include the TV's...And the area where Josie fixed up the kid's area with air mattresses, speeping bags, etc.
- The office department (21)
- Operations Center (50) include security cameras
- Store room...include what was stored in there (49)
- Air conditioning units on the roof...include the ducts...(53)
- Grocery section...include examples of fresh produce (90)
- Bed and Bath Area...include how the area looked for the "ceremony" (114-115)
Please use marker and color. Make it as neat as you can. You may work with partners. Please get a larger sheet of paper to do this activity.