"Fiona doesn’t remember going to sleep. But when she opens her eyes, she discovers her entire world has been altered-her house is abandoned and broken, and the entire neighborhood is barren and dead. Even stranger is the tattoo on her right wrist-a black oval with five marks on either side-that she doesn’t remember getting but somehow knows she must cover at any cost. And she’s right. When the honeybee population collapsed, a worldwide pandemic occurred and the government tried to bio-engineer a cure. "
(http://bethanywiggins.com/?page_id=186)
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Bird flu, swine flu, possible bee flu? The novel Stung by Bethany Wiggins finds its roots in headlines that have swirled around in the last few years. In this young adult science fiction tale, the sickness is actually better than the cure. Fiona finds herself in the middle of two worlds. She can turn herself in and become a specimen of the state, or she can fight the corruption within the government and search for the truth.
Students gathered during x-period to discuss the book. We began with some honey themed snacks.
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To explore the characters in this novel, my book clubbers participated in a "Read N Roll" activity that I found on Pinterest. Students started with a stick figure of a character of their choice from the novel. They then worked in groups of 3 or 4 as we rolled dice to add words and objects to our stick figure. I was able to use a virtual dice website and we would all work on the same number at the same time. They got 3-5 minutes per number to add to and decorate their character.
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They ended up doing a great job at exploring and analyzing the main character, Fiona. This was my favorite!!! No doubt an advanced art student was in this group...
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Until Next Time,
Amy Hutto
Library Media Specialist
South Side High School
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