Book Info
An electromagnetic pulse flashes across the sky, destroying every electronic device, wiping out every computerized system, and killing billions. Alex hiked into the woods to say good-bye to her dead parents and personal demons. Now desperate to find out what happened after the pulse, Alex meets up with Tom—a young soldier—and Ellie, a girl whose grandfather was killed by the EMP. For this improvised family and the others who are spared, it’s now a question of who can be trusted and who is no longer human.
Source: Lerner
Videos
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Activities
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Educators
Idea Sparks and Mini Lessons
These questions, prompts, and short activities provide quick ways to inspire interest and explore the STEAM concepts related to the book. Idea Sparks and Mini lessons can also be used for differentiation and to foster new ideas of your own.
Scientific Argumentation
In this lesson, students will argue their side of the zombie conundrum. Students will research whether or not a person could actually become a zombie and present their findings.
Zombie Challenge
In this activity, students must brainstorm a way to move Stacy/Stan through a field of zombies in order to deliver them to safety. Through the engineering design process, students will problem solve, build, and test a creation that will get Stacy/Stan to the CDC.
Video Discussion Guide
Watch the videos and then use these questions to facilitate classroom discussions about the topics presented.
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About the Author
Ilsa J. Bick
Ilsa J. Bick is a child psychiatrist, former Air Force major, student of film—and an award-winning, best-selling author of short stories and novels. While in the Air Force, she served during both Desert Shield and Desert Storm; as a physician, she has worked extensively with children and adolescents, as well as inmates in a women’s prison. Having published widely on applied psychoanalysis and film, she has spoken on a variety of topics and presented her work in academic arenas and such popular venues as the Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. An avid hiker and outdoor enthusiast, she currently lives with her family in rural Wisconsin. Other titles by Ilsa include Drowning Instinct.
Learn more at ilsajbick.com.
