Wednesday, September 17, 2014

September Grades 7 and Up Book Club: Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo


In September, the Grades 7 and Up Book Club met to discuss Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo. This novel is a Rhode Island 2015 Teen Book Award Nominee. Ben and Sarah were present. This is what we talked about.




1. Alina and Mal grew up in an orphanage in Kermazin. How does this relate to Alina’s experiences at the Little Palace? To Mal’s experiences in the First Army?

-It sort of relates. She thought the orphanage was really nice and grand. She walks into a library and thinks that it's beautiful and realizes that the orphanage was not really as rich. 
-I think that Alina thinks that the Palace is cool and she's wowed by her own room.


2. How is the Fold connected to the Darkling? What does it say about him and his power?

-He made it.
-His ancestors created it. The Fold is dark and he is dark.



3. How does Alina feel about her power? How do her feelings change? Why?

-At first, she says " I am not what you think I am." It reminds me of a teacher in sixth grade. A kid was throwing pencils out the window and the teacher said, "Who do you think you are?" and he responded "I think I am _____."
-I think that when she first began to practice her powers with Baghra, she thought her power was useless. She refuses to believe that she is Grisha. Once she lets go of her old anger, she realizes that she might be useful for something.


4. What is the connection between Alina and the Darkling? What does Alina think of this connection at different points in the novel?

-They are one of a kind.
-When she first meets him, she finds him mean and intimidating. But other times that they would meet and he told her how powerful she could be, she would think that maybe she liked him.
-Alina is sort of divided about the Darkling and his powers.



5. Why are other people afraid of what the Grisha can do?

- Because they're really powerful and they are close to the top of the government. The Darkling is able to tell you what to do.



6. What Grisha power would you want?

-The Beauty one. It's easy to get the right color on your face. Plus, if you look sick, like Alina, you can make yourself look better. 
-I would want to be Inferni from the Etherealki. I would want to be a Fire Summoner because when you need to cook your hot dogs fast and your grill has a blocked off gas pipe because of broken-off fried chicken let, you can just cook your food to perfection, quickly. 
- I want to be able to turn into a carpet or any kind of flooring. If you are sneaking into someone's house and trying to steal their hotdogs so that you can eat them and someone is about to catch you, you can turn into the flooring and they won't see them. 


7. Shadow and Bone

-Shadow Fold and the bone from the antler.


7. Please rate this book 1-5, 5 being the best.

-4
-5 million


The Grades 7 and Up Book Club will next meet on Wednesday, November 19th at 3:00 p.m. We will be discussing The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey. "After the 1st wave, only darkness remains. After the 2nd, only the lucky escape. And after the 3rd, only the unlucky survive. After the 4th wave, only one rule applies: trust no one. Now, it's the dawn of the 5th wave, and on a lonely stretch of highway, Cassie runs from Them. The beings who only look human, who roam the countryside killing anyone they see. Who have scattered Earth's last survivors. To stay alone is to stay alive, Cassie believes, until she meets Evan Walker. Beguiling and mysterious, Evan Walker may be Cassie's only hope for rescuing her brother--or even saving herself. But Cassie must choose: between trust and despair, between defiance and surrender, between life and death. To give up or to get up.-summary" Copies of the book will be available behind the Circulation Desk by late September. Please be sure to sign up for Book Club at the time of book checkout so that Miss Lisa can plan for snacks!

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