The plague is the reason we all feel weary, tarrou argues. Due to a misunderstanding war breaks out between china and the usa. The eleventh plague by jeff hirsch fantastic fiction. The usa has bombed china and china has used bacteriological warfare against the usa. In an america devastated by war and plague, the only way to survive is to keep moving. The eleventh plague kills most of the people in the usa and the survivors civilization is thrown back about 200 to 300 years. The darkest path by jeff hirsch nook book ebook barnes. Review of the eleventh plague by jeff hirsch rhapsody in. Eleventh is the messengers news, to the king, regarding the suicide of his wife, queen eurydice.
The eleventh plague is a great read for anyone but i really think younger boys will really be engaged by this story. The eleventh plague by jeff hirsch book cover, description, publication history. It was only when he was 3 that the infection broke out. Mar 30, 2020 the linkage between passover and tisha bav offers us tremendous hope and comfort in this tragic time. Home place your reading club order about reading club book fairs. Dec 28, 1998 the eleventh plague by jeff hirsch was a very interesting book. The author describes the town as ugly with smug, placid air, and also says there are no pigeons, trees, or gardens. The eleventh plague character development by braden van. Luckily, the eleventh plague more than lives up to her praise. Nov 21, 2011 china responded with p11h3, a strengthened version of the flu. I am not sure if this or this isnt a 11 plague, but it ties into the theme of passover very nicely. This book takes place in america some time in the near future. The story takes place in the 1940s in the town of oran.
This stand alone novel is a pleasant change from the trilogy format of so many. Jeff hirsch stephen is a 15 year old boy who as only known the life of a scavenger. The eleventh plague is one of those books that are a great idea, but lack that certain spark in the execution. There he meets jenny, a chinese girl taken in by another family. Jun 07, 2015 the book the eleventh plague begins with a 15 year old teenager stephen quinn, who was born in the aftermath of the war. Dad injured dad fell off a cliff and fell into a river, hit his head hard, in a coma.
The eleventh plague character development what stephen has become stephen has become a different person and has developed in many ways. In an america devastated by war and plague, the only way to survive is to keep. This year, many jews will rewrite the passover story from the book of exodus to include an eleventh plague covid19. Where is a good summary on the eleventh plague answers. You can get a plague that can kills you when you get. Passover and the eleventh plague i found your article fascinating and very appropriate for the time.
Normally what you think of when reading a scifi novel, but not the eleventh plague. Suddenly we are confronted with the reality of the coronavirus which has turned us into. A short summary of the plot 250300 of the book the plague by albert camus is best captured by medical workers out to find solidarity in their. Sep 17, 2012 where did the book, the eleventh plague by jeff hirsch take place. Hirsch returns to the postapocalyptic well of his first two books, the eleventh plague and magisterium, in this bleak and somewhat familiar novel. It was referred to as the eleventh plague, spreading through the nation like wildfire. Will there be a book after the eleventh plague by jeff hirsch. I had seen several meh reactions to this audio before tuning in, and im not sure if it was my lowered expectations, or the fact that i was very meh about my own previous listen, but i found myself much more easily drawn in and wrapped up in the story of the eleventh plague than i anticipated. Well, i was very excited about this book to begin with, it sounded so interesting. Sep 01, 2012 i think the eleventh plague is a good book. The eleventh plague and millions of other books are available for instant access. The eleventh plague by jeff hirsch and dan bittner. While it is stephens internal struggle that characterizes the novel, the. The small town is called forest pines and is hidden behind a tree line.
Maybe im just getting tired of reading so much apocalyptic and dystopian ya, but this one just didnt really do much for me. The eleventh plague by jeff hirsch on the edge book. Age schmage is a little book intended to help women. The eleventh plague by jeff hirsch published by scholastic press on september 1st 2011 pages. In the eleventh plague, a series of events happens to change the story later on in the book.
I also think it must be hard to live in a place like that. Its a weary business to have the plague, but its a wearier business to try to beat it, especially since the only thing that can set us free is death. The drama of the plague and the collapse itself are past having taken place before steve was even born. The green tell him that the town is going to take a vote on wether or not him and his father can stay, stephan runs away. I like to course of it and you jump right in to it. The last plague was the worst of all a disease that felled the firstborn of every family, except in jewish families who marked their door with lambs blood. In the aftermath of a war, americas landscape has been ravaged and twothirds of the population left dead from a vicious strain of influenza. Apr 02, 2020 why didnt he choose a place that offered optimal farming conditions.
Despite all this discourse, tarrou maintains that he is in fact modest and not qualified to judge anyone. Stephan and jenny get into a fight at school with town leaders son and his friends, they get detention, stephan goes back to the greens afterwards. All stephen quinn ever wants in his hectic life is a place where he can feel belonged and call home. Where did the book, the eleventh plague take place. The authorities finally arrange for the daily collection and cremation of the rats. With the coronavirus outbreak continuing to expand around the globe, one evangelical pastor insists that we are now seeing an eleventh plague a punishment from god for humanitys sins. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the the eleventh plague, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. This standalone novel is a pleasant change from the trilogy format of so many.
He was born into a family, which his mother had passed. The eleventh plague maggies towering pile of books. In the fictional book the eleventh plague by jeff hirsch, we follow main character stephen quinn through apocalyptic america in his struggle for survival. Hes not planning on writing a sequel at this point. The main character in stephen, who is a survivor in the apocalypse.
Some really got to me and others didnt make much of an impression but it was a good mix. China responded with p11h3, a strengthened version of the flu. For a dystopia, it was pretty lightweight, and there are a lot of better books that deal with the subject in a more nuanced and indepth manner. That war doses not solve things it only destroys things. The book is called the freaking eleventh plague for goodness sakes, can we maybe not have some realism here please. What i didnt like is that most of the book takes place in one town, its post apocalypse united states, why would you only stay in one place. Jan 31, 2020 the bible says in the old testament that ten plagues were inflicted on the egyptians by god as punishment for enslaving the israelites. The setting of the eleventh plague is a small town in the forest. He lives in astoria, new york, with his wife, and you can visit him online at.
Sure, the eleventh plague had a place in the book, but not as the title, i thought it an inaccurate and deceptive book title. The last aired reports indicated that the death tolls were in the hundreds of millions in the united states alone. They call it the eleventh plague i rate this 4 stars because at some points it will drop off and pick up a couple of days later. In jeff hirschs book the eleventh plague, these questions are answered. The eleventh plague timeline timeline created by carinims01. My favorite post apocalyptic novel is war day takes place 5 years after. The eleventh plague takes place in the not too distant future where an unsteady global economy and diplomatic breakdowns with china caused a i admit that this book first caught my attention because it was blurbed by suzanne collins. In what book does a character take a bath before school and use homemade lye soap and it felt as though it was taking a layer of skin off with the dirt. The main character, stephen, lived all his life as a scavenger, picking up and selling salvage left over after a horrific war that left the world pretty desolate. But most importantly, jacks final thoughts while he was waiting to be rescued about his experience on the island and the evil that lurks in the hearts of man resound in this book as well. The eleventh plague is a survival based scifi book written by jeff hirsch.
What is the theme lesson or moral learned about life or people of the entire novel. Settlers landing stephan is in settlers landing, a small community that is faring better than the rest of the world since the. The eleventh plague by jeff hirsch was a very interesting book. This is a story about life in a postapocalyptic america. If you were intrigued by the trailer i hope youll take a moment to check out the first four chapters of the eleventh plague. The plague my book report is on the plague by albert camus. However everything is opposite of what i think the future will be like. I wont resummarise the story, but in short it is what i call a soft apocalypse although the world is harsh and survival is an ongoing battle, theres nothing overly disturbing about this book. Nov 25, 20 many authors have used isolated villages to really explore the horror of human emotions under pressure, but the eleventh plague only brushed the surface of human depravity.
The best part view 4 important quotes with page numbers from the eleventh plague by jeff hirsch. Throughout his life, he only knew how to live a life of a salvagera person who trades materials for goodssupplies and travels across the country. This list reflects the top quotes from the books key chapters. Overall, i pretty much enjoyed every aspect of the eleventh plague and im very excited for whatever jeff has planned next. Review of the eleventh plague by jeff hirsch rhapsody in books. Jeff hirsch graduated from the university of california, san diego, with an mfa in dramatic writing, and is the usa today bestselling author of the eleventh plague and magisterium. The eleventh plague is a pretty thoughtprovoking book about how the actions of our nation, our. Where did the book, the eleventh plague by jeff hirsch take place. I know it takes place in the us, but is there any information you can add. There were moments when i was reading the eleventh plague that i was thinking about poor piggy. When a mild hysteria grips the population, the newspapers begin clamoring for action.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The eleventh plague by jeff hirsch jenns bookshelves. Eleventh plague quote turn a faucet and out came hot water. Oct 31, 2011 in the eleventh plague, some twenty years have elapsed since the collapse, and stephen quinn, along with his cowed father and cruel grandfather have been living as scavengers. In an america devastated by war and plague, the only way to survive is to. Suzanne collins, author of the hunger games trilogy. Its also well hidden from the outside world so no slaver will attack. Its all good and well while they travel, yep crashed planes, abandoned cars, yep yep, and then we get to the real good part. In the eleventh plague, some twenty years have elapsed since the collapse. Have you ever gone to a new place, all by yourself. The plague is a novel about a plague epidemic in the large algerian city of oran. Stephens father had recently been shot, and they were looking for help. Then stephen meets strong, defiant, mischievous jenny, who refuses to accept things as they are. The eleventh plague differentiates itself because it is actually very grounded.
This is a great book about the chinese dropping a bomb on the u. I will be giving a summary that does not spoil the ending. Stephen and his father stumble upon this town while exploring the woods. The house is a nice place compared to other houses since most houses are barricaded, looted, or destroyed because of all the fear p11 the eleventh plague brought. This book is based in the view of stephen quinn, the main character. Biological warfare has wiped out twothirds of the american population decades earlier, and as a result society has collapsed. Where in the states, year, etc i need to know asap. Jeff hirsch graduated from the university of california, san diego, with an mfa in dramatic writing, and is the author of the eleventh plague.
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