But although she had published picture books before, she had yet to. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. Set in tanzania, stuvebodeens elizabetis doll predictable but touching story focuses on a boy who lives with his grandfather, a mute toymaker i. The compound was not the first young adult book stephanie bodeen wrote.
Eli and his family have lived in the compound for six years. Her young adult novels include the awardwinning the compound. Bodeen is the author of the garden and the compound, which earned her an ala quick pick for young adults, a bank street best childrens book of the year, and a publishers weekly flying start. The compound by stephanie stuvebodeen is one of those books that will usually get overlooked and not recognized for its full potential. Stephanie stuvebodeen, author of the compound, on librarything. She is best known for her young adult science fiction novels the compound. Bodeen is the author of the acclaimed ya novels the compound, the gardener, the raft, and the fallout.
The compound compound, book 1 by s a bodeen fantastic fiction. The compound is a compelling and intriguing page turner. This book takes place during a nuclear winter, the period after a nuclear bomb goes off. Eli and his family have lived in the underground compound for six y. Bodeen, including the compound, and the raft, and more on. The compound is a book that will make you fall in love with its characters and then slowly cause you to.
Bodeen grew up on a wisconsin dairy farm where, among other things, she. Bodeen is the author of the gardener and several picture books, including elizabetis doll, winner of the ezra jack keats award. The world they knew is gone, and theyve become accustomed to their new life. Awardwinning childrens author stephanie stuvebodeen. For eli, no amount of luxury can stifle the dull routine of living in the same place, with only his two sisters, only his father and mother, doing the same thing day after day after day. A download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The books protagonist is a boy named eli, his world was turned upside down when a nuke antagonist is dropped because his grandmother and twin brother dont make it. Powered by create your own unique website with customizable templates. The compound earned her an ala quick pick for young adults, a bank street best childrens book of the year, and a publishers weekly flying start. I was always very intrigued by the subject of nuclear war, and always drawn to movies and books about survivors.
Stephanie stuvebodeen is an awardwinning childrens author who is available to present programs at schools, conferences, and workshops. Stephanie is the awardwinning author of the elizabetis doll series of picture books, as well as several others. Bodeen, the awardwinning the compound, came out from feiwel and friends in 2008. Her first picture book, elizabetis doll written as stephanie stuvebodeen was published in 1998, followed by six other picture books. The compound compound, book 1 by s a bodeen book cover, description, publication history. Her first picture book, elizabetis doll written as stephanie stuve bodeen was published in 1998, followed by six other picture books. Bodeen or stephanie stuvebodeen is an american childrens and young adult book author. Picture books by stephanie stuve bodeen contact ya novels.
The book is called the compound and is written by s. Bodeen has written a thriller that slowly unfolds to reveal a shocking situation in the compound. The compound is a 2009 bank street best childrens book of the year. Once i started reading the compound i couldnt stop and devoured it in just 2 days. Eli and his family have lived in the underground compound for six years. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the compound. The compound is a 2008 fictional young adult novel by s. North carolina young adult book award, iowa teen award master list, american library.
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