Recommended Age: 4th grade and up
Summary: Todd Hewitt lives in a town called Prentisstown. This town is a settlement on another planet. Here all of men's thoughts are visible for everyone to hear, and there are no women. A month from his 13th birthday (when he becomes a man), his life is turned upside down. His family tells him to run from Prentisstown. He discovers a girl, Viola, in the swamp. The entire town begins to chase him. On his journey, he discovers that all the settlements on this planet hate Prentisstown, because they killed all the women. The mayor and the preacher are trying to turn Todd into a killer and conquer all the other settlements. Todd and Viola finally reach Haven, where they hope to be safe only to discover that the Mayor has beat them there. The book ends on a cliff hanger. This book is part of the Chao Trilogy.
Resources
Book trailer
https://youtu.be/tj4fowWo7xM
Author's page
http://patrickness.com/
Teachers can use this book to show foreshadowing and voice. It has many misspellings that work to explain how character's speak. Flashbacks are also used to help tell the story.
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