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Gregor and the Code of Claw is a children's novel by author Suzanne Collins, best known for her Hunger Games trilogy. It is the fifth and final book of The Underland Chronicles, and was published in 2007. Scholastic has rated the book's 'grade level equivalent' as 4.5 and the book's lexile score as 730L, making it.
Publication date July 1, 2005 Pages 308 PZ7.C6837 Gp 2005 Preceded by Followed by Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods is an. It is the third book in, and was first published by in 2005. The novel takes place a few months after the events of the preceding book, in the same subterranean world known as the Underland. In this installment, the young protagonist Gregor is once again recruited by the Underland's inhabitants, this time to help cure a rapidly-spreading plague. Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods has been published as stand-alone hardcovers and paperbacks, as well as part of a boxed set. It was released as an on December 13, 2005, read by Paul Boehmer.
In August 2010, it was released in form. It has been lauded for '[addressing] a number of political issues. In a manner accessible to upper elementary and middle school readers'. Contents • • • • • • • • Development [ ] was first conceived by author while working as a for.
She was encouraged by colleague James Proimos to begin writing children's books, and started the manuscript of shortly thereafter. Proimos also recommended her to his literary agent, Rosemary Stimola.
Upon seeing a sample of that first book, Stimola immediately agreed to represent Collins and sent the book's manuscript to. Stimola represented Collins throughout the publication of each book in the series, including Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods, and helped to bolster Collins's confidence during the 'Harry wave' - her name for the 'skewed publisher expectations about what constitutes a success' that resulted from the publication of 's series. After the publication of Gregor the Overlander in 2003, Collins moved with her family to rural. There she focused more on her writing than her other pursuits, and published five books in four years, including the rest of The Underland Chronicles. Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods was written at around the same time as her first,. During this time period, Collins continued writing for children's TV, describing her scripts as 'an excellent mental break. Because no one dies in [them]'.
Collins has listed two main sources of influence in her writing of The Underland Chronicles. First is her in dramatic writing and her experience as a screenwriter. This writing experience resulted in her structuring books 'like a play', and paying close attention to the plot's pacing.
Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods came third in 'a series of narratives that are interrelated yet can stand on their own', a fact not missed by reviewers. Collins' other source of inspiration was her father Michael Collins, a in the, who provided her with advice about the war tactics used in her books, and also instilled in her an 'impulse to educate young people about the realities of war'. Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods has a score of 710L.
Scholastic has rated its ' as 5.3, making its themes, style, and vocabulary appropriate for the average. 's reviews of the novel recommend it for children in grades 4–6. Two separate reviews from the classify the novel as for slightly higher grades: grades 4–7 and 5–8, respectively. Plot summary [ ] Despite the difficulties it has caused for his family, finds it hard to distance himself from the. When he receives word that a has broken out and his is one of the victims, he heads down to help with yet another of prophecies., however, hates the Underland and only allows and Gregor below on the condition that she comes with them. The humans' plague expert,, explains that there is a plant called starshade growing deep in the which can be distilled into a cure.
In the midst of the meeting, a dying bat infected with the plague inadvertently one of the delegates—Gregor's mother. Gregor immediately joins a group of creatures on a quest to find the starshade, as described in 'The Prophecy of Blood'. The current queen,, has arranged - the estranged, pacifistic son of - as their guide.
Hamnet, his son Hazard, and their companion Frill lead the motley crew through the dangerous and numerous setbacks. During a near-death experience with a pool of, the group encounters, the of who was assumed to be dead after the quest in. She and her were trapped in the Jungle when Aurora dislocated her wing, and have been living there with a colony of (). After Hamnet fixes Aurora's wing, the bonds accompany the questers. They arrive at the Vineyard of Eyes, but an army of (, who would like to see all warm-blooded creatures gone) destroys the starshade and kill both Hamnet and Frill. The group's hopes are crushed until they realize a new possibility: that the plague was developed by the humans as a to be used against the rats. The group hastens home, and find their theory proved correct by the humans' new medication, developed without the supposed 'cradle cure'.
Luxa furiously exposes the covert military project. Neveeve is executed for her participation and Solovet, the project's head, is imprisoned in preparation for a trial. Following up on a promise to, Luxa sends doses of the cure to the gnawers while the Regalian hospital treats as many human and bat victims as possible. Though she is healing, Gregor's mother is too weak to go home, and so the book ends with Gregor confiding his problems to his neighbor. The Prophecy of Blood [ ] The 'Prophecy of Blood' is unusual in two ways: it is the first of 's prophecies to feature a repeating 'refrain'; and it is carved backwards in a tight corner of the, so that a mirror is required to read it. Tells Gregor she believes Sandwich purposely made it 'difficult to read' in order to emphasize how difficult it is to understand, and Gregor later hypothesizes that Sandwich forced the humans to read it using mirrors so that, as a person read, '[they] would see [themselves]'. Similarly points out that an 'annoying little dance' makes up to go along with the prophecy's refrain echoes this theme, by forcing the questers to turn and see themselves before they realize that the plague.
Boots's 'help' deciphering this prophecy leads characters to rely on her to do the same in the series's later books. In, Boots begins dancing to a song Sandwich carved 'in the nursery, not the room of prophecies' after the characters witness the mass execution of a group of and becomes 'totally convinced' that the song is actually yet another prophecy. In, when the 'Prophecy of Time' calls for a 'princess' to crack a, Boots is immediately assigned the role because of her importance to the last two prophecies, despite the fact that she is still a toddler. The repeating refrain goes as follows: Turn and turn and turn again. You see the what but not the when. Remedy and wrong entwine, And so they form a single vine.
Gregor hypothesizes that Sandwich included a cryptic repeating segment in the prophecy to drum the meaning of these lines into the heads of his readers, or to emphasize their importance. The prophecy's other stanzas describe the plague and who it affects, call for the warrior's return, explain how to find the cure and win allies amongst the nonhuman species, and warn strongly against allowing a war to start in the Underland. Gregor refers to this final point as 'Sandwich's usual prediction that if things didn't work out, there would be total destruction and everybody would end up dead.' As with other prophecies in The Underland Chronicles, its meaning 'only becomes clear in the later stages of the book'. Characters [ ].
See also: Quest members [ ] •: A young Overlander and ', said to be the warrior mentioned in 'The Prophecy of Blood'. • (Margaret): Boots is Gregor's toddler sister. She is called the 'princess' by the, and has a knack for recognizing different. •: A former soldier and son of, who leads the questers through the until his death. Finale 2008 Free Download For Windows more.
•: The child of Hamnet and an unnamed Overlander woman. Hazard is gifted with languages. •: A gnawer (rat) and rager like Gregor. • and: A male and female rat, respectively, who are trying to save their pups from the plague. Mange is eaten by a, and his death deeply upsets Lapblood. •: The crawlers' representative on the quest. He is endlessly patient and brave, especially with his 'princess'.
He also has an uncanny knack to recognize danger before other questers, though his warnings are often ignored. •: A who has been living with Hamnet and Hazard. She dies fighting the. •: A black and white flier (bat) who helps Gregor while is incapacitated.
She is the daughter of the fliers' queen, and has a permanently disposition. • and: Two unofficial members of the quest who join the group after learning of the plague. The two were trapped in the Jungle in when Aurora's wing is dislocated. Publication [ ] The book was originally released as an individual in 2005, then as a in July 2006. In 2013, a new edition of the novel was published as part of a paperback boxed set of the five books in The Underland Chronicles, featuring new cover art by Vivienne To.
Other sets have been released by Scholastic as well. The first was in the US on September 1, 2009, and a second on August 1, 2013 in the UK, again with new art. Released an version in December 2005. It was read by and Paul Boehmer. A review praised Boehmer's 'distinct voice' for each character and called the edition a 'good purchase for both school and public libraries'. A review also lauded Boehmer for 'keeping his narrative pace even, [helping] listeners keep the complex story straight'.
The book's first version was released in August 2010. Since its first printing in 2005, a number of alternate editions have been produced. Scholastic has signed rights to publishers working in a total of 19 different languages. As of 2016, editions have appeared in,,,,,,,,,,,, and. Multiple editions with unique have been published for most of these languages. Scholastic advertised the second edition, released exactly one year after the first, as having 'fresh new cover art' by August Hall.
Reception [ ] Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods has been positively reviewed by professional and amateur critics alike. Many reviews focus on the book particularly as a sequel to the first two of the series. In the words of Tasha Saecker of, for example, 'Collins maintains the momentum, charm, and vivid settings of the original title.' 's review went further, saying that 'This immensely readable installment won't disappoint fans of the first two books.
In fact, Collins seems to have hit her stride with this page-turner.' Mentioned the novel's more serious plot and themes with the review's comment, 'This offering takes on an even darker tone than the earlier ones, delving into meaty questions of territorial expansion and its justification.' A review in the, on the other hand, said that 'Collins's subtle messages about the horrors of war and the benefits of peace' make the book 'worthy of discussion' by readers of all ages. Collins herself has said that she would 'like to take topics like war and introduce them at an earlier age. If you look at 'Gregor', it has all kinds of topics. There's biological warfare, there's genocide, there's military intelligence.
But it's in a fantasy.' Collins has also stated that she approaches her books the same way her father approached explaining his military service to her as a child: at a level understandable to children, but not without the honest descriptions needed to show the true gravity of the situation. A review published in makes the claim that Gregor's 'evolution from a scared, unwilling combatant in the first book to a morally responsible, talented warrior. Makes his character realistic and appealing', and thus that the increased violence in Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods is a necessary part of his character development.
Reviews published in Library Media Connection and also praise the novel's more serious nature as providing better insight into the politics of the Underland. The novel was a bestseller and a bestseller and Top-Ten Children's pick. It was awarded a in 2006. References [ ]. Retrieved May 18, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
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