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James Nelson

James Nelson. Book: Fire-Us: The Kindling Author: Jennifer Armstrong & Nancy Butcher Publisher: HarperCollinsPublishers-2003. Introduction. Setting Place: Lazarus, FL Year: 2007 Time: After “Fire-Us”.

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James Nelson

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  1. James Nelson Book: Fire-Us: The Kindling Author: Jennifer Armstrong & Nancy Butcher Publisher: HarperCollinsPublishers-2003

  2. Introduction • Setting • Place: Lazarus, FL • Year: 2007 • Time: After “Fire-Us” • The Kindling is a book where the central conflict is man to nature. The “Fire-Us” was a disease that had taken the lives of many grownups, perhaps all of them.

  3. Character Identification • Protagonist • Hunter: A teenage boy who got his name from hunting and gathering essential needs for the family. • Teacher: A fifteen to sixteen year old who, in her best way possible tries to educate the children • Mommy: A fifteen to sixteen year old determine to take care of a house with no parents • Angerman: At first called anchorman, he developed this name after Action Figure said he looked angry. • Antagonist • The antagonist is the devastated world after the “Fire-Us”

  4. Central Conflict • Man Vs. Nature • After the “Fire-Us”, a disease that killed all grownups, 10 kids are forced to make a living on their own. • Question: • Can this problem be resolved? • Are there still grownups left? • Will the kids survive on their own.

  5. Minor Characters • Action Figure: A kid who got his name from playing with action figures and trying to be a hero. • Bear: A child whose name comes from being a sweet gentle person, like a teddy bear. • Doll: A child who got her name from toting her dolly with her everywhere. • Baby: The youngest child of the family who got his name from being, well, a baby. • Puppy & Kitty: Two inhuman like species of children who barked and mewed like a dog and cat. Rescued by the family.

  6. What Critics Are Saying • From Vtom • In 2002, a deadly disease wipes out the adult population leaving kids to provide for themselves. Eventually, 10 kids come together to travel from Lazarus, FL toWashington D.C.in search for answers. • http://www.amazon.com/review/R2TKB72K758O9M/ref=cm_cr_pr_viewpnt#R2TKB72K758O9M • From Kirkus Reviews • After the “Fire-Us” a viral plague, a group of deranged children set out on a quest for survival. Throughout the story, Angerman, a teen in search for answers and to wild kids join the family. They all set of on a journey to Washington D.C. in search of hope. • https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Jennifer_Armstrong_Fire_us_1_The_Kindling?id=IDGqPwAACAAJ

  7. My Take The Fire-Us Trilogy Book: The Kindling was a fairly ok book. The story takes place 5 years after a plague called “fire-us.” In all a group of 10 kids set off on an expedition from a town called Lazarus in Florida to Washington D.C. in hope of finding answers.

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