If there are additional titles from this series that you would like added, please let us know. Emmy laybourne is a young adult novelist best known for her monument 14 series, an internationally bestselling trilogy that has been translated into 9 languages. Theres some vividly depicted violence, including a deadly shooting, a bloody fistfight, and the sexual assault of a 14 yearold girl that some characters. A sortable list in reading order and chronological order with publication date, genre, and rating.
The characters from monument 14 probably have the most idealistic position of any postapocalyptic situation i have come across. May 29, 2014 khanh, first of her name, mother of bunnies rated it did not like it. Emmy laybourne is a novelist, teacher, and former character actress. Monument 14 trilogy monument 14 by emmy laybourne book cover, description.
This author did an amazing job with a genre that sometimes can be hokey or overthetop and silly. The berserker series berserker book 1 ransacker book 2 your mother hollers that youre going to miss the bus. In emmy laybournes actionpacked debut novel, six high school kids some popular, some not, two eighth graders one a tech genius, and six little kids trapped together in a chain superstore build a refuge for themselves inside. Young adultscience fiction, postapocalyptic your mother hollers that youre going to miss the bus. A modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, supersummary offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. Add to reading list share this book above are monument 14 series books that are currently on. Your mother hollers that youre going to miss the bus. Emmy laybournes 2012 novel, monument 14, charts the experiences of a group of fourteen students in the wake of a megatsunami.
Novels and companion stories in the monument 14 series. Publisher netgalley add to goodreads buy on amazon. Her tastes run towards creature features, hard science fiction, and lots and. Sky on fire is a novel of survival in extraordinary circumstances. Monument 14 savage drift by emmy laybourne youtube. The group had so many different personalities in it and this made for a wonderful crazy dynamic plus i love the idea of being stuck in a superstore with all that food and drink and books. Monument 14 publishers summary in emmy laybournes actionpacked debut novel, six high school kids some popular, some not, two eighth graders one a tech genius, and six little kids trapped together in a chain superstore build a refuge for themselves inside. You dont stop and hug her and tell her you love her. Monument 14 is the first installment in a trilogy about 14 kids aged 5 to 18 who. Monument 14 by emmy laybourne lauren kristele mcmullan follow this and additional works at. If you like heartstopping suspense, realistic characters, and new takes on survival novels, then youll love the first book in emmy laybournes monument 14 series.
Includes all three books in the series, monument 14, sky on fire, and savage drift. The main characters of monument 14 novel are john, emma. Her standalone book sweet won a junior library guild award, was a yalsa quick pick and got a perfect ten rating from voya. Apocalypse, speculative fiction, young adult publisher. Monument 14 series in order by emmy laybourne fictiondb. Monument 14 pdf book by emmy laybourne read online or free download in epub, pdf or mobi ebooks. Young adult, dystopia, apocalyptic, survival, adventure, romance. Feiwel and friends, an imprint of macmillan publication date. A postapocalyptic ya novel with a great cast of characters. In emmy laybournes actionpacked debut novel monument 14, six high school. Monument 14 series volume 3 emmy laybourne square fish. Aaah the post apocalyptic survival genre might be one of my favourite genres ever. Published in june 5th 2012 the book become immediate popular and critical acclaim in young adult, science fiction books. The book emphasizes the importance of cooperation in the face of adversity.
Despite having a good storyline, good characters and being written well this book just got lost in the never ending pool of other ya dystopias to me. Listen free to monument 14 by emmy laybourne with a free. Of course notyou launch yourself down the stairs and make a run for the corner. Listen free to monument 14 by emmy laybourne with a free trial. Read monument 14 online free by emmy laybourne novel80. Fourteen kids ranging from ages five to seventeen take on the task of surviving while locked inside a superstore. Thanks for exploring this supersummary study guide of monument 14 by emmy laybourne. Young adult, sciencefiction, fantasy, action, adventure language. Read monument 14,online free book reading, online novel library. You dont thank her for being a good, kind, patient mother. Monument 14 2 trapped in a superstore by a series of escalating disasters, including a monster hailstorm and terrifying chemical weapons spill, brothers dean and alex learned how to survive and worked together with twelve other kids to build a refuge from the chao.
Her latest books, berserker, and ransacker tell the story of a family of norwegian teens with ancient viking. Dipping back into dystopia with this raw and realistic series genre. As both gradeschool and highschool students ride the bus to school one morning, they encounter a hailstorm, which causes their school bus to crash. Why this book since i had it, and i thought that monument 14 wasnt that i continued the series in hopes that it would pick up. Monument 14 is a postapocalyptic ya novel that transcends age barriers. Emmy recently oompleted the third book in the monument 14 trilogy. Savage drift, the stunningly fierce conclusion to the monument 14 trilogy, author emmy laybourne ups the stakes even higher for a group of kids. Books like monument 14 include sky on fire, savage drift, the future of us, the loners, sunrise. Monument 14 takes place in the near future when a apocalyptic event has turned the country upside down leaving 14 children teens, tweens, and elementary school children stuck inside a superstore. Shortlived american comic book series published by dc comics, as a limited series. Monument 14 monument 14 series book 1 by emmy laybourne author 4. Apr 19, 2012 monument 14 opens up to two brothers making way to their respective buses to get to school. Booklist the wellpaced plot leads to an ending that provides just enough closure to satisfy and a clear opening for a third book.
Tagline for monument 14 1 synopsis 2 excerpt 3 days 4 plot 4. Emmy currently lives outside new york city with her husband, two kids and a flock of chickens. Before her life as an author, emmy performed original comedy on. Brothers and sisters, friendship, high school, misfits and underdogs book type. A nifty plot that provides unexpected moments of chaos. Monument 14 by emmy laybourne the overstuffed bookcase. Alex, his younger brother, is in 8th grade which means he takes the bus for the grades k8. While outside, a series of escalating disasters, beginning with a monster hailstorm and ending with a chemical weapons spill, seems to be tearing the world. Dean, alex, and the other survivors of the monument 14 have escaped the disaster zone and made it to the safety of a canadian refugee camp.
Jun 05, 2012 monument 14 is a fantastic read, the dystopian genre is overloaded with so many similar books it was nice to read something a little different. Savage drift, the stunningly fierce conclusion to the monument 14 trilogy, author emmy laybourne ups the stakes even higher for a group of kids who have continually survived the unthinkable. Includes all three books in the series, monument 14. Apr 04, 20 monument 14 is a fantastic read, the dystopian genre is overloaded with so many similar books it was nice to read something a little different. It also spotlights compassion for the weak and having resolve in opposition to corrupt leadership. If you like heartstopping suspense, realistic characters, and new takes. Monument 14 read online free from your iphone, ipad, android, pc, mobile. At the beginning of the book, there isnt much going on. Maybe youre here for information on my most recent book that would be ransacker, or maybe you came because you love the monument 14 trilogy and are looking for the companion short stories, or maybe you came here because you are a huge fan of my acting in the 1999 film superstar, in which i played the braceswearing, basketballspinning megadork best friend to mary katherine gallagher. But it wont be easy, and theres no telling what kind of world theyll be left with.
If you like heartstopping suspense, realistic characters, and new takes on survival. Publishers weekly called berserker a bloody and fastpaced mashup. Savage drift, the stunningly fierce conclusion to the monument 14 trilogy, author emmy laybourne ups the stakes even higher for a group of kids who. The monument 14 trilogy monument 14 book 1 monument 14. In emmy laybournes actionpacked debut novel, six high school kids some popular, some not, two eighth. Pdf monument 14 book by emmy laybourne 2012 read online. Parents need to know that monument 14 is a cleverly constructed suspense novel of survival thats entirely set in a bigbox superstore in the wake of a somewhat farfetched catastrophe. All the data from the network and user upload, if infringement, please contact us to delete. She is now working on a new ya thriller, sweet, which is about a bunch of celebrities on a cruise who are addicted to a new weight loss drug. The book has been awarded with booker prize, edgar awards and many others.
Emmy laybournes monument 14 trilogy is an actionadventure thrill ride that will have readers hearts racing. Monument 14 by emmy laybourne outside, hailstones the size of basketballs, natural disasters, and a chemical spill from the local military defense department threaten, but inside the group must face the threat of their own shortcomings. Sky on fire monument 14 by emmy laybourne paperback. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read monument 14. Plot the kids are, in this book, split into two groups. Monument 14,online free book reading, online novel library. It may sound like i did not fully enjoy monument 14, but quite the opposite is true. All they have to, honestly, deal with is each other.
Adventure 3 science fiction fantasy 3 year published. Before her life as an author, emmy performed original comedy on comedy central, mtv, and vh1. It starts off with some very graphic and disturbing disasters, and i was worried that it was going to be overly realistic and not at all entertaining. Monument 14 was everything it promised to be and so much more. Monument 14 free novels read free online books to read. May 28, 20 generally speaking i quite enjoy the genre but with so many stories out there it is hard for something to stand out from the pack and that was monument 14 s big problem. The story moves fast since the entire novel is compressed into 12 days. Savage drift, the stunningly fierce conclusion to the monument 14 trilogy, author emmy laybourne ups the stakes even higher for a group of kids who have continually survived. Of course notyou launch yourself down the stairs and make a.
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