dystopias
Novels Under the Nether Sky
Allegigence
Catherine Jinks Evil Genius. When super-smart Cadel is arrested for computer hacking he is sent to the Axis Institute for World Domination. How Cadel relates to other students and to the new friend he makes leave room for many unexpected discoveries. Pay attention to how the narrator creates tension by only gradually revealing the connections between characters, as well as the way different ‘voices’ in the dialogue develop characterisation along stereotypes of “hero” and “villain”.
Suzann Collins. The Hunger Games. Set in a futuristic world where the government controls districts through a reality-TV style game in which teenagers are randomly chosen to fight to the death. Look at the descriptions, the dialogue and the way the plot develops to reveal surprising connections between the personal journeys of key characters and their devastating discoveries about the world they live in.
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation by M. T. Anderson. Walker Books, 2007. ISBN-13: 9781844282111. 368 pp
This is a powerful and original young adult novel about the big questions: are all human beings equal? does any human being have the right to own others? how important is personal freedom? It is set at the time of the American Revolution and tells the story of a young man who is the subject of an experiment. This is a book for good readers – and readers who are prepared to be patient. Although it is a young adult novel, it is perfectly suitable for Advanced students and for the best Standard students.
Allegigence
Catherine Jinks Evil Genius. When super-smart Cadel is arrested for computer hacking he is sent to the Axis Institute for World Domination. How Cadel relates to other students and to the new friend he makes leave room for many unexpected discoveries. Pay attention to how the narrator creates tension by only gradually revealing the connections between characters, as well as the way different ‘voices’ in the dialogue develop characterisation along stereotypes of “hero” and “villain”.
Suzann Collins. The Hunger Games. Set in a futuristic world where the government controls districts through a reality-TV style game in which teenagers are randomly chosen to fight to the death. Look at the descriptions, the dialogue and the way the plot develops to reveal surprising connections between the personal journeys of key characters and their devastating discoveries about the world they live in.
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation by M. T. Anderson. Walker Books, 2007. ISBN-13: 9781844282111. 368 pp
This is a powerful and original young adult novel about the big questions: are all human beings equal? does any human being have the right to own others? how important is personal freedom? It is set at the time of the American Revolution and tells the story of a young man who is the subject of an experiment. This is a book for good readers – and readers who are prepared to be patient. Although it is a young adult novel, it is perfectly suitable for Advanced students and for the best Standard students.