In the eleventh plague, a series of events happens to change the story later on in the book. It is an enjoyable, fast paced read that offers up plenty of action, strong emotions, and more than a bit of social commentary. Sep 01, 2011 in the aftermath of a war, americas landscape has been ravaged and two thirds of the population left dead from influenza. The eleventh plague, the stephen and his father are survivors of a biological war that has killed twothirds of the u. The eleventh plague audiobook by jeff hirsch 9780545422154. It was only when he was 3 that the infection broke out. Aptly suited for the middleschool age group, i think had the author developed the characters and the back story a little more, this would be a compelling reader for teens as well. Download or stream the eleventh plague by jeff hirsch, dan bittner for free on hoopla. It made total sense that the buildings of settlers landing could have survived intact, just waiting for its next residents. Stephen vs will the town known as fort leonard is mentioned in this book several times as an enemy town to settlers landing fort leonard gets in a big war with settlers landing later on in the book, where. The eleventh plague took place in the united states in virgina, in the small town of settlers landing.
Stephen quinn is a 15 year old boy who was born after the war. Listen to eleventh plague audiobook by jeff hirsch. Stephen and his father are taken in by the small subsistence community of settlers landing, but he knows from the start that hes not completely welcome. In an america devastated by war and plague, the only way to. When they reached their destination they unblinded stephen, as he looked upon the town he saw two huge gate doors that spelled out settlers landing. The eleventh plague chapters nine and ten part two of the. They become more negative and lose their innate innocence. Eleventh plague characters arts and humanities flashcards. The eleventh plague by jeff hirsch overdrive rakuten overdrive. The eleventh plague ebook by jeff hirsch 9780545388092. In the coming plague, laurie garrett looks deeply into human impact on the environment, and how this could lead to a new danger in the form of deadly viruses. Nov 21, 2011 the eleventh plague is a pretty thoughtprovoking book about how the actions of our nation, our culture, can impact the future. Survival the eleventh plague by riya simon on prezi.
Jeff hirsch, the mastermind behind such dark ya dystopias as the eleventh plague and the darkest hour, goes interstellar with sovereign, a middle grade audible original voiced by jesse einstein, who listeners have called firstrate micah cole has been in deep space for four years now. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. He watches until derrick one of jacksons friends sees stephen and asks him if he wants to play but stephen does not, derrick nags him until he. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. The main character in stephen, who is a survivor in the apocalypse. The eleventh plague by jeff hirsch published by scholastic press on september 1st 2011 pages. P11, or the eleventh plague, killed millions of people, and with all those people dead all kinds of services hospitals, schools, power stations, etc shut down and more people died. Stephen finds his way to settlers landing, a community that seems too good to be true. The eleventh plague audiobook on tape the eleventh plague.
He lives in astoria, new york, with his wife, and you can visit him online at. Stephan is in settlers landing, a small community that is faring better than the rest of the world since the collapse. Read the eleventh plague sneak peek by jeff hirsch available from rakuten kobo. Due to a misunderstanding war breaks out between china and the usa. The next day stephen does not go to school and wanders around settlers landing until he winds up sitting on a field watching the class play baseball. Then stephen meets strong, defiant, mischievous jenny, who refuses to. Sep 01, 2012 jeff hirschs debut novel, the eleventh plague, is a commendable addition to the dystopian genre so popular among todays teen readers. In the aftermath of a war, americas landscape has been. Jeff hirsch stephen is a 15 year old boy who as only known the life of a scavenger. The eleventh plague chapter one by scholastic audio free.
Are they truly kind people or do they have some hidden agenda. Perhaps i am just reading and listening to way too many dystopianpost apocalyptic books that this one did not stand out for me. The battle agianst the slavers at settlers landing. Saviordoctor of settlers landing, very good doctor skills, especially spending medical supplies possibly saving stephens father. The shooting in eleventh plague witnessed by jenny and jackson and killing. Lawless violent roving bands seem to be common while the rest of the survivors scrape out a meager living. While his parents chase their obsession with finding intelligent life deeper and deeper into the universe. Dan bittners narration of the eleventh plague by jeff hirsch, while not enough to make him a must listen narrator for me, is solid, welldone, and a certain boon to the book itself. Stephan realises that settlers landing has hired exmercenaries to deal with fort lenard, stephan confesses that it was him that pulled the prank, stephan realizes that the men arnt mercenaries, but slavers, he same ones that injured his dad. The residents of settlers landing have a similar problem, can they trust each other, and can they learn to cooperate with the neighbouring settlement for protection against a common enemy. The eleventh plague audiobook by jeff hirsch hoopla. Listen to the eleventh plague audiobook by jeff hirsch and.
The eleventh plague kills most of the people in the usa and the survivors civilization is thrown back about 200 to 300 years. Dec 28, 1998 the eleventh plague is the story of what happens after a flu strain kills most of the population. I felt as though i would recognize them if i were to visit settlers landing. Jeff hirsch graduated from the university of california, san diego, with an mfa in dramatic writing, and is the author of the eleventh plague. He was born into a family, which his mother had passed. The eleventh plague hits disturbingly close to home, vividly depicting a world that has nosedived into a futuristic nightmare. Listen to the eleventh plague audiobook by jeff hirsch and dan. Biological warfare has wiped out twothirds of the american population decades earlier, and as a result society has collapsed. Loss of innocence in both books children were exposed to unfortunate circumstances from the beginning which changed their perception on life.
The eleventh plague chapters nine and ten part two of. Dad injured dad fell off a cliff and fell into a river, hit his head hard, in a coma. There he meets strong, defiant, mischievous jenny and when they play a prank on the town bullys family that goes horribly wrong, they find themselves in the midst of a battle that will. Stephen finds his way to settlers landing, a community that seems too good to. Fifteenyearold stephen quinn struggles to define his rules of survival in jeff hirschs excellent, taut debut novel. The eleventh plague by jeff hirsch paperback book the parent. When they play a prank on the town bullys family that goes horribly wrong, they find themselves in the midst of a battle that will change. The eleventh plague chapters nine and ten part two of the book december 4, 2011 by mitchell291. The usa has bombed china and china has used bacteriological warfare against the usa.
When he got to the greens house there was no one inside so he got all of his stuff and checked on his dad. Greens tell him that town leader hired them and tricked the town into thinking they were mercenaries. Friend of stephen, introduces baseball to him, keeping stephen busy with it aswell. In the aftermath of a war, americas landscape has been ravaged and twothirds of the population left dead from a vicious strain of influenza. The eleventh plague chapters fifteen and sixteen mitchell291. He has the type of voice that one might associated with a highly respected and trusted doctor who you intuitively know will always go that extra. The eleventh plague sneak peek ebook by jeff hirsch. The eleventh plague chapters twenty one and twenty two. The eleventh plague chapter one by scholastic audio. Read the eleventh plague by jeff hirsch available from rakuten kobo. Luckily, the eleventh plague more than lives up to her praise. 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 timeline timeline created by carinims01.
Scholastic audio presents chapter one of jeff hirschs the eleventh plague in the aftermath of a war, americas landscape has been ravaged and two thirds of the population left dead from influenza. In an america devastated by war and plague, the only way to survive is to keep moving. Listen to the eleventh plague by jeff hirsch,dan bittner for free with a 30 day. The coming plague by laurie garrett overdrive rakuten. In this postapocalyptic world, stephen has to determine why total strangers have invited him to live among them. The eleventh plague chapter one by scholastic audio published on 20110825t16. Start a free trial of quizlet plus by thanksgiving lock in 50% off all year try it free. Stephens grandfather dying, then soon after his father being put in a coma.
Fifteenyearold stephen quinn and his family were among the few that survived. The eleventh plague is an engrossing story that is enhanced by adams morgan, the books reader. The eleventh plague is an interesting addition to the dystopian genre. When his father falls into a coma stephen finds his way to settlers landing, a town that seems almost untouched by the war. Overdrive rakuten overdrive borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Jan 15, 2012 book trailer for the eleventh plague joethebroyo. When the group came within a couple miles of the settlement they blindfolded stephen so he wouldnt know how to get there. The resolution was them hoping that there would be anything left from the fire that could have burned down the town. Allegedly coined by british philosopher and economist john stuart mill in the 19th century, dystopia describes a time and place filled with decay, misery, fear, and oppression. Obvious similarities to the road, at least in part 1. The eleventh plague audible audiobook unabridged amazon.
In the aftermath of a war, americas landscape has been ravaged and twothirds of the population left dead from influenza. In the aftermath of a war, americas landscape has been ravaged and. The eleventh plague by jeff hirsch overdrive rakuten. This is a story about life in a postapocalyptic america. Stephens world is predictable if not exactly comfortable, and he is used to the nomadic life of a scavenger, living off of the leavings of a world. Stephen makes his way back to settlers landing to find that the whole place is deserted. The eleventh plaguechapters twenty one and twenty two. The climax of the story is when settlers landing goes into war with fort leonard.
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