Meyer is a master at creating strong characters. Make sure students back up their assertions with evidence from the text.ĭescriptive Writing (mentor text for writing, character description, and analysis) My essential question would be: Are we in charge of our own destiny?Īs students read, they should analyze Catherine, Jest, The King, and the other characters and discuss whether or not they are in charge of their destiny. Her free will is lost in her obedience to her parents’ wishes and the expectations placed upon her. Catherine is trapped by what is essentially her destiny, the hand she was dealt. I love the idea of talking about fate vs. Of course, all the readers who loved Meyer’s other series (The Lunar Chronicles) should be given this book! I do think that Middle School and High School teachers should have this in their library. That doesn’t mean a guy won’t enjoy it, but girls will love it.

Okay, I know this will upset some people, but this really is a “girl book”. I couldn’t put the book down because I was trying to figure out what was going to happen, as well as looking for connections to the original tale. The characters from Alice in Wonderland show up throughout the story, as well as other literary allusions. She has dreams of opening a bake shop and capturing the heart of her true love, Jest. This novel tells the story of Catherine who is battling her destiny of marrying the king. It’s the prequel I can get in to (unlike those Star Wars prequels…).

This story is filled with surprising twists and turns that had me questioning everything I know about the original story. If you know me, you know I tend to lean a little towards the evil characters, so this shouldn’t be a huge surprise.

I LOVE Alice in Wonderland, but I am obsessed with the Queen of Hearts. At first, I picked it up because it was on the Lone Star Reading list, but I got really excited when I realized it was about the Queen of Hearts.

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