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Author:
Shelia Finch
Published: Avon, 1999 Suitable for: (Age/Grade level) grade 7-12 Length: 246 pp. Reading Level: 7 Interest Level grades 7-12 Need Addressed: heroism, responsibility, endangered animals Genre: science fiction Plot: The future life is too soft. Aliens have given humans the technology to travel the stars in an instant, but only the young can survive the travel. So people of the future borrow spunky kids from the past to help with problems dealing with alien cultures by Yanking them. The Yanked kids are needed to go to Oort One where cute fuzzy alien animals are breeding quickly. When several of these animals get together, electrical equipment starts to go haywire. These "tribble-like" pests are big problems even if they are sort of cute. Use: Individual, but could make an interesting large group discussion Characters: Nan (real name Shenadoah) is a mixture of Chinese and Native American. She knows martial arts and loves animals. She is taken accidently when Jerry is sally ported. Jerry is a nerd type. He had surgery when he was a young child and his mother over protects him. Will is a cabin boy from Francis Drake's ship, the Golden Hind in the year 1579. Discussion Questions: Why are the people of the future so soft? How was Jerry Yanked? What lured him? What ideas did the Yanked kids think of to get rid of the pests? What animal does Nan ask to be brought to Oort One? What extinct animal is later brought to Oort One? Why was Nan taken with Jerry? What did the people of the future tell her about her future? What did we learn about Will's role on the Golden Hind? What does Jerry suggest the people of the future do about Will? Related Activities: Build a replica of the Golden Hind. Write a diary that Will might have written on the ship. Describe a zoo of the future and what extinct animals you might have in it. It is hinted that Jerry will be a hero in the future. Make the front page of a newspaper with a story about Jerry doing something very heroic. Related Works: Yanked! by Nancy Kress. Avon, 1999 Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton Censorship Issues: none
Tiger In The Sky
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