Fifteenyearold mason, with a badly scarred face and a football linemans body, loves biology and desperately wants to go to college. Mason is the perfect hero figure to make the gardener work. May 01, 2010 normally thats what i would think of too, but after reading the gardener by s. The videotape of my father was never meant to be seen by me, and were it not for a chow mix ripping apart half my face, the man might have remained only a mysterious void. The gardener by s a bodeen the gardener by s a bodeen the gardener by s a bodeen the gardener by s a bodeen author of. Bodeen s first novel, the compound, earned her a flying start from publishers weekly and was chosen by yalsa as a quick pick for reluctant readers.
Environmental education resources to commemorate earth days 50th anniversary. A simple airplane trip becomes a harrowing struggle for survival in this tense offering from bodeen the gardener. Bodeen, the awardwinning the compound, came out from feiwel and friends in 2008. Pathfinder extended book trailer orson scott card author duration. Bodeen or stephanie stuvebodeen is an american childrens and young adult book author. Bodeens the gardener, though, i knew i wanted to read it. I started to look through the book of henna tattoo samples.
She is also the author of the shipwreck island series for middle grade readers. One day, on a whim, he plays the dvd in front of a group of comatose teens at the nursing home where his mother works. Bodeen provides a background history on him that highlights his need to help others in distress, providing a basis for why hed be willing to abandon everything to help laila the girl escaping the nursing home. Inspired imagination overcomes uninspired writing to keep this futuristic story trotting along. The gardener is a 2011 bank street best childrens book of the year. Fiction mason has never known his father, but longs to. Will mason be forced to destroy the thing hes longed for most. The gardner sa bodeen by jonathan matthiesen on prezi.
I especially liked how bodeen brought up serious issues like world hunger and moral issues on bioengineering to make a story. I was ready to see what bodeen could do in her sophomore effort. Bodeen has laced this scifitinged pageturner with thoughtful commentary on world hunger, sustainability, biology and biomedical ethics, plus several highspeed chases and a believable budding romance, and the whole thing works like a. Combining elements of margaret peterson haddixs running out of time 1995 and kazuo ishiguros never let me go 2005, published for adults, this postapocalyptic thriller will also pique the interest of nancy werlin and l.
Bodeens the gardener, this is exactly the type of garden found inside of the greenhouse at trodyn labs. Trodyn is the company that runs the small community that mason lives in. Book clubs book fairs scholastic education classroom magazines about us. Trodyn is a huge research company located in masons hometown of melby falls and they pay the bills for just about everything in the town. Bodeen, including the compound, and the raft, and more on. Enjoyable, escapist fare that many readers will enjoy. Bodeen is the author of the compound, which earned her an ala quick pick for young adults, a bank street best childrens book of the year, and a publishers weekly flying start.
Normally thats what i would think of too, but after reading the gardener by s. Debut novelist bodeen effectively builds the claustrophobic suspense with each chapter as readers slowly discover the compound is not the refuge it seems. Oh no, actually quite far from what youd ever think. This author has published a number of other books since the gardeners release, and i am quite curious to know if the storytelling is as compelling in those newer books. She is also the author of several picture books, including elizabetis doll, winner of the ezra jack keats award. Bodeen follows her riveting debut novel, the compound 2008, with another highconcept thriller.
Oct 01, 2011 the gardener left me speechless when i was brought to the conclusion that we are all acting pretty selfish by not preserving the earth for future generations. The concept behind the gardener was just as thoughtprovoking. I thought the book needed to be a lot longer and have many more details. Bodeen has laced this scifitinged pageturner with thoughtful commentary on world hunger, sustainability, biology and biomedical ethics, plus several highspeed chases and a believable budding romance, and the whole thing works. Bodeen has laced this scifitinged pageturner with thoughtful commentary on world hunger, sustainability, biology and biomedical ethics, plus several highspeed chases and a believable budding romance, and the whole thing works like a charm. One day, on a whim, he plays the dvd for a group of comatose teens at the nursing home where his mother works. Bodeens new scifi thriller the gardener is somewhat predictable in its plot layout due to the cover subtitle blurb telling you outright what the story entails, and is formulaic in its execution, this new novel is still an outstanding science. Hogan, encourages mason to apply to trodyns summer science program. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the gardener. Bodeen mason is a high school sophomore who hopes to study biology at stanford someday. The gardener left me speechless when i was brought to the conclusion that we are all acting pretty selfish by not preserving the earth for future generations. Explore our editors picks for the best kids books of the month. The only thing standing in his way is the faceless man behind this plan, known only as the gardener. Its been six years since eli and his family took refuge in the compound.
Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Her first picture book, elizabetis doll written as stephanie stuvebodeen was published in 1998, followed by six other picture books. Although bodeen explores the obvious ethical concerns, she avoids a plunge into real speculative fiction by making her novel primarily a fairly suspenseful. Fifteenyearold robie is on her way home to midway island after. One day on a whim, he plays the dvd for a group of comatose teens at the nursing home where. This book is about a young guy called mason who founds a dvd about his father, and discover her mother s old job, where he go and meet a beautiful girl with the one he scape. She is best known for her young adult science fiction novels the compound and the gardener, and books for children and adults like the small brown dog with a wet pink nose and for her picture books s about elizabeti, a young tanzanian girl. Remote work advice from the largest allremote company. Bodeen, luke daniels, teengeneral, teen, brilliance audio, 5. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Bodeen is the author of the acclaimed ya novels the compound, the gardener, the raft, and the fallout. A download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Id read the compound and while it wasnt my favorite book, its a book that my teens really enjoy. Lets ignore for a moment that the book summary removed any potential for surprise. Bodeen it is beyond my understanding how this book became one of the truman nominees. The raft is a thrilling novel of survival from awardwinning author s. Middle grade science fiction back cover of the gardener.
I know she can conjure up a truly unique idea and run it past you at an exhilerating speed. Apr 14, 2010 admittedly, i am not much of a science fiction reader. After a horrible accident as a child, his mother gives him a dvd of a man reading a childrens book and tells him it is his father. In this book, theres a greenhouse, but not a normal greenhouse. One day, on a whim, he plays the dvd for a group of comatose teens at. Raised on a dairy farm in wisconsin, she was a peace corps volunteer in tanzania, an experience which inspired her to write elizabetis doll, her first award. All he has of him is a dvd of a man whose face is never seen, reading a childrens book. The gardner sa bodeen jonathan m theme quotes text analysis personal response citation bodeen, s.
Fifteenyearold robie is on her way home to midway island after vacationing in honolulu when the tiny cargo plane shes on develops engine problems. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. When high school sophomore mason finds a beautiful but catatonic girl in the nursing home where his mother works, the discovery leads him to revelations about a series of disturbing human experiments that have a connection to his own life. Bodeen builds such a complete world in this smalltown oregon setting that it would be a shame to leave it at a single book. However, his mother detests the local megacorporation, trodyn, which offers mason the easiest route to his goal. Bodeen is a book where the drama and suspense play a big role. Bodeen, the awardwinning the compound, came out from feiwel and friends in. Bodeens writing left me questioning my own actions and the governments. Bodeens new scifi thriller the gardener is somewhat predictable in its plot layout due to the cover subtitle blurb telling you outright what the story entails, and is formulaic in its execution, this new novel is still an outstanding science fiction read for teens and adults alike. May 25, 2010 inspired imagination overcomes uninspired writing to keep this futuristic story trotting along. The title of this book is the compound and it was written by s. Unfortunately, the storyline wasnt solid enough to support the concept.
See which new books our editors chose as this months favorites for kids of all ages. This book made me realize that we all could be doing so much more. Bookpage bodeen turns out a highwire act of a first novel. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers.
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