The Prophet of Yonwood
By Jeanne DuPrau
What is so terrible about the vision that the prophet Althea Tower saw?
Read The Prophet of Yonwood to find out!
Cast of characters:
Ashley Tisdale as Crystal
Crystal is a stern strong willed young woman who has been married three times but to no luck with any of her relationships. She is the aunt of the main character, Nikkie.
Demi Lovato as Nikkie
Nikkie is a curious but innocent young girl who knows little of the world war that is nearly upon them. She sets three solid goals for herself and sticks to them. In the end she is asked to take a step towards the new future. Does she go through with it?
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Sandra Bullock as Althea Tower
Althea Tower, known as The Prophet, is an older lady that is suddenly hit by a vision. The vision leaves her in a state of shock, while town leaders struggle to figure out what she is mumbling about. Nikkie ends up snapping The Prophet out of her trance and explains all that has been done.
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Jeanne duPrau at her Kepler's event
Setting
The setting of the story, The Prophet of Yonwood, is in a small, rusty little town called Yonwood in North Carolina. Yonwood is a small town that is supposed to be safe from the terrorist groups that are forming an alliance against the U.S. The time of this story takes place about a couple hundred years into the future.
Summary
The Prophet of Yonwood is about a girl named Nikkie and her aunt Crystal going to her late great-grandfather's house and trying to sell it. Although she does not want to, Nikkie learns that in this hard time on the brink of war, she must do what is best for her and her family. She finds many new friends and her curiosity helps her make them hers. She eventually helps to wake the prophet, also known as Althea Tower, who had a vision. But is her vision really from God as the towns people think it is?
Vocab. of the Prophet of Yonwood
Exhausted
to be extremely tired or even weak, or worn out
edible
Able to eat or eatable
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venomous
to carry poison in some way
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Final Reflection
What was the best part of this novel?
The best part of the book was the Afterward. It told what happened to all of the characters in the future. It was full of emotion and some struggles.
Why did the author choose to write this particular book? What is the lesson to be learned? DuPrau wrote this book to test our imagination of the future. the lesson is that anything can happen at any time. Dreams also come true even in the hardest of times.
About the Author
Jeanne DuPrau is the bestselling author of The City of Ember, and continual sequals. Her inspiration inspires young readers and helps them to imagine the unseen future. She lives in Menlo Park, California with her dog. DuPrau has her own website filled with information about herself, her new book ideas, and colorful descriptions of her bestsellers. Her website link is below.