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Eye of the Storm - Kate Messner 电子书mobi+epub
Product details
Age Range: 10 - 14 years
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Lexile Measure: 740 (What's this?)
Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: Walker Childrens (April 29, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0802734359
ISBN-13: 978-0802734358
Eye of the Storm: Kate Messner: 9780802734358: Amazon.com: Books
https://www.amazon.com/Eye-Storm-Kate-Messner/dp/0802734359
Product details
Age Range: 10 - 14 years
Grade Level: 5 - 8
Lexile Measure: 740 (What's this?)
Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: Walker Childrens (April 29, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0802734359
ISBN-13: 978-0802734358
In the not-too-distant future, huge tornadoes and monster storms are a part of everyday life. In the heart of storm country, Jaden Meggs attends the exclusive summer science camp, Eye on Tomorrow that her dad founded. There she meets Alex, a boy from a nearby storm-ravaged farm, and together they discover a horrible truth about her dad's weather research. As a massive tornado approaches, Jaden must trust her knowledge and have faith in herself to confront her dad and save everyone from the biggest storm yet.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“This fast-paced read will sweep readers along to its powerful conclusion . . . will not disappoint readers who are looking for a thrill.” ―VOYA, on Eye of the Storm
“A suspenseful science fiction story that keeps the reader engrossed from beginning to end . . . will appeal to both boys and girls.” ―Library Media Connection, on Eye of the Storm
“A definite contender in the 'strong middle grade' ring. A title that remains in your mind long after you've put it down.” ―Fuse8, on Sugar & Ice
“Satisfying and likely to have wide appeal.” ―Booklist, on Sugar & Ice
“Laced with humor and heart . . . an insightful and affecting read.” ―Booklist, on The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z.
“Plot twists keep readers engaged, and Messner's warm and humorous tone will capture even reluctant readers.” ―School Library Journal, on The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z.
“Kate juggles a bundle of fairly heavy plotlines as if they weighed no more than a pile of leaves, managing her story with humor and grace.” ―Writing and Ruminating (Online), on The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z.
From the Author
Can considering dark futures help us to build a brighter one? This question is always on my mind when I read dystopian and post-apocalyptic books, and it was on my mind as I wrote EYE OF THE STORM, a science-weather thriller and my first novel for young readers that's set in the future.
In March of 2012, I was invited to give a TED talk on imagination and society building as it relates to fiction set in the future. When I took the stage in front of 1500 people, Jaden and her friends from EYE OF THE STORM were there with me in spirit. You can read more about my TED talk here:
blog.ted.com/2012/03/02/building-dark-worlds-to-make-a-better-one-kate-messner-at-ted2012/
The concept of "world building" was at the heart of that talk. Writing EYE OF THE STORM required me to imagine a future that hasn't happened yet, so it involved a lot of thinking and writing explicitly about this world my character inhabits, its rules and challenges, and how it got to be the way it is.
For those who aren't familiar with the term, world-building is the process of coming up with all that information -- the history, rules, and everyday realities of the world in which a fantasy or science fiction novel is set. In historical fiction, we simply call this research, because the world already existed in a past time, and the writer's job is to ferret out all the details about what it was like. But when a story is set in an imaginary world or in the future, there's no real-life past to explore. It all has to be made up, but made up in a way that makes sense, in a way that the circumstances of the world are believable, given the history that created it, and in a way that's logical, given the rules you've established for the world.
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