Bodeen is the author of the acclaimed ya novels the compound, the gardener, the raft, and the fallout. When they entered the compound, believing there was a nuclear war, eli was separated from his twin brother. The gardener by s a bodeen the gardener by s a bodeen the gardener by s a bodeen the gardener by s a bodeen author of compound book. Oct 21, 2008 eli and his family have lived in the compound for six years. Picture books by stephanie stuve bodeen contact ya novels. Bodeen is a very very unique book everyone should read. Bodeen is the story of eli and his family, who are stuck in a fallout shelter because of a nuclear blast.
When the united states is attacked with nuclear bombs, our protagonist, eli, and his family are rushed into an underground compound. People who are born with the sun as the ruling planet are courageous, selfexpressive and bold. The father lies that to his family that there is a nuclear war going on above ground and it is unsafe to breathe on the surface. When elis father rushes everyone down to the compound, eddy, the other part of his soul, is left behind with gram. But the slow start, and obnoxious protagonist keep this book from receiving all five stars. Some components that would appeal to most readers, would be all the suspense and excitement.
About the author ya novels middle grade novels latest novel workshops, visits, and skypes upcoming schedule. 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. After his parents, two sisters, and he have spent six years in a vast underground compound built by his wealthy father to protect them from a nuclear holocaust, fifteenyearold eli, whose twin brother and grandmother were left behind, discovers that his father has perpetrated a monstrous hoax on them all. Eli and his family have lived in the underground compound for six years. Nicknamed little miss perfect by our protagonist eli, therese is a perfectionist that is fluent in french and plays the oboe. 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 of its less fortunate brothers and sisters. Eli and his family have lived in the compound for six years. 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. The world they knew is gone, and theyve become accustomed to their new life. 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. Bodeen, including the compound, and the raft, and more on. The author does a great job by showing this by bringing the reader into the book and wanting them to root for eli.
The compound compound, book 1 by s a bodeen fantastic fiction. Raised on a dairy farm in wisconsin, she was a peace corps volunteer in tanzania, an experience which inspired her to write elizabetis doll, her first award. Powered by create your own unique website with customizable templates. Bodeen is the author of the gardener and several picture books, including elizabetis doll, winner of the ezra jack keats award. Her young adult novels include the awardwinning the compound and the raft, and her next ya the detour releases october 2015.
Bodeen is a nice dose of originality in the often cluttered genre of ya fiction. In this thrilling ya adventure novel, eli and his family have lived in the underground compound for six years. Oct 23, 2011 official book trailer from macmillan children s publishing group summary. Free download or read online the compound pdf epub book. Bodeen or stephanie stuve bodeen is an american children s and young adult book author. The sun is about vitality and is the core giver of life. American novelist best known as the writer of the popular young adult science fiction books the compound and the gardner.
The compound is a 2009 bank street best childrens book of the year. This is a sequel to the compound and as such contains spoilers for the first. This lesson is a summary of this novel and its characters. Bodeen is the author of the gardener and several picture books, including elizabeti s doll, winner of the ezra jack keats award. The compound is a 2008 young adult novel with a postapocalyptic setting and was written by youngadult author s. Fifteenyearold eli, locked inside a compound built by his father to keep them saf. May 14, 2012 bodeen was very generous with the details of how this compound was even possible. The compound earned her an ala quick pick for young adults, a bank street best children s book of the year, and a publishers weekly flying start. Not only do i know ill get a good twist out of bodeen, but ive been on a dystopian kick lately and this definitely fit the bill. 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. Eli s 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. Bodeen is published by feiwel and friends, a division of macmillan.
It is also known as being the most generous and noble of signs. 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 delivers yet another heartpounding ya thriller in the tomb, where kiva and seth must fight to save what remains of human civilization even as they fight their feelings for each other. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Forever hopeful for a happy outcome she had a hard time accepting her fathers heinous crimes. The fast pace of this book creates many twists and turns in the plot and reveals a secret in the compound every chapter. The list of files on the flash drive popped up, and i hoped one of them had something that would shed light on phils connection to my dad and the compound. 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 years. Sep 15, 2010 what is the main idea and theme of the compound by s. The literary element that resonates throughout this book is the suspenseful tone the author creates.
Eli and his family lived in an underground shelter they called the compound for six years. He hates being touched and makes no effort to be kind to his sisters or parents. Bodeen has a ruling planet of sun and has a ruling planet of sun and by astrological associations saturday is ruled by sun. The compound is a 2008 fictional young adult novel by s. She is also the author of the shipwreck island series for middle grade readers. In this thrilling ya adventure novel, eli and his family. Plot for six years, eli has lived three stories underground in a fallout shelter. She is the author of seven childrens books under her original name and ten young adult novels under her pen name. Who are the characters in compound by a sa bodeen answers. One i absolutely loved and the other i really, really did not. The family was rushed into the compound, leaving behind the grandmother and elis twin brother, eddy. The different scenarios that could potentially cause a problem for people in such a situation. The main characters of this young adult, science fiction story are.
Bodeen the world suffers a nuclear attack and eli and his family are rushed into the compound late one night, leaving behind eli s twin brother eddy and his grandma. The theme of this book is to do what it takes to survive. What does the father lie about in the compound by sa bodeen. Stephanie is the awardwinning author of the elizabetis doll series of picture books, as well as several others. In this lesson, we covered the main characters and plot summary of the. Eli and eddys twins father, a billionaire, built the compound so they could have somewhere to be safe if there was nuclear warfare. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it. Bodeen does a great job in using an effective and powerful language to leave the reading begging for more after every page. What is the main idea and theme of the compound by s. She is best known for her young adult science fiction novels the compound and the gardener, and books for children and adults like the small brown dog with a wet pink nose and for her picture books s about elizabeti, a young tanzanian girl. He goes into the compound, an underground luxury bunker designed by his millionaire father, as a young child feeling responsible for the loss of his twin and grandmother. She is also the author of several picture books, including elizabetis doll, winner of the ezra jack keats award. Picture books by stephanie stuve bodeen contact ya novels powered by create.
Like all of the characters in the compound she follows a steady routine which encompasses watching mary poppins at least once a day. Bodeen and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Bodeen is the author of the garden and the compound, which earned her an ala quick pick for young adults, a bank street best children s book of the year, and a publishers weekly flying start. Stephanie is the awardwinning author of the elizabeti s doll series of picture books, as well as several others. Her first picture book, elizabeti s doll written as stephanie stuve bodeen was published in 1998, followed by six other picture books. My first name is stephanie, and when they were doing the cover art, they realized that the feminine name detracted from the sinister cover art. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 256 pages and is available in hardcover format. On his ninth birthday, his father brought his family to the compound running from a supposed nuclear bombing on the u. Bodeen, including life path number, birthstone, body stats, zodiac and net worth. I was fine with using my initials, because i write picture books as stephanie stuve bodeen and would rather keep the two genres separate.
Bodeen, the compound pg 1 i would have rather had a dad with change jingling in his pocket. Of course, i also had a new yk tablet, which made my old laptop in the compound seem laughable, but i found myself still using the desktop most of the time. Exposition the end the compund falling action prezi made by. The door to the compound is sealed and set to open in fifteen years, enough. Eli has been in the compound for six years and in that time has learned to hate it, and himself.
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