#2ndaryELA Twitter Chat Topic: Technology in the E. On My Bookshelf: This Is Where It Ends by Marieke. I think particularly rich discussions would come from comparing the parenting styles of narrator's family to his friend Ronnie's family. Klasman play an important role in the novel he challenges the students with questions rather than telling them what to think.Ĭlassroom application: Discussion questions are included with the novel which would be perfect for use in a classroom discussion. As a teacher, I was pleased to see Scott's teacher, Mr. The chapters, which alternate between past and present, are narrated by Scott, a sixth grader. His family also built a shelter during the Cold War, though they never had to use it. The topic of the novel was a very personal one to the author. I can't think of another historical fiction piece that takes this approach, but it was interesting to think about how things might have turned out differently. 
Why I liked it: Fallout is a historical fiction novel, set during the Cuban Missile Crisis, in which author rewrites history. Internationally best-selling author Todd Strasser has written his most impressive and personal novel to date, exploring the terrifying what-ifs of one of the most explosive moments in human history. In the middle of the night in late October, when the unthinkable happens, the same neighbors who scoffed at building a shelter themselves force their way into the shelter before Scott's dad can shut the door.
The basic plot from Amazon: What if the bomb had actually been dropped? In the summer of 1962, the possibility of nuclear war is all anyone talks about, so Scott's dad builds a bomb shelter to hold his family and stocks it with just enough supplies to keep the four of them alive for two critical weeks.
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