Marked
Cast, P.C. and Cast, Kristin
ISBN-13 9780312360269
ISBN-10 0312360266
Publisher: St. Matin's Press, 2007
Genre: Vampire Fantasy
Reading Level: 850 Lexile
Interest Age: 15-18
Reader's Annotation:
Zoey was living her life like any other teenager when one day a vampire tracker came to her and she was Marked. She will forever be different.
Plot Summary:
Zoey thought things were going to go normal and life would be like every other teenager in her town. She is 16 and looking forward to the next steps of life. She wants to go to school to become a veterinarian. One day, an odd person finds her and touches her. She has been marked by the goddess Nyx. She is the goddess of vampires around the world. A tattoo starts to form on her forehead in the shape of a crescent moon. Zoey has seen this happen before. She must now go live in the House of Night where all the vampires go to school.
When she arrives at the House of Night, she realizes it is very similar to human schools, but it is full of teens who will go through the Change. If they survive the Change, all the fledglings will be full adult vampires. The school is someplace where she is accepted. She is part of an elite group of vampire fledglings, and her mark is getting color faster than others and no one knows why. Will Zoey make it through the Change and be able to live her life fully.
Critical Evaluation:
This book is a typical teen book. Cast and Cast created a book that will speak to teens but is not full of gore. The vampires to not come and suck your blood to turn you into one of them, it is a religious ceremony and the teens are chosen by the goddess. The imagery is one of the best parts of this book. Cast and Cast explain the scenes and characters with so much detail that the reader feels as though they are in The House of Night. What was not great about this book was the plot itself. It has been told many times and there are many of the same story in vampire fiction. The reader can predict what will happen next. Because this is a series, The House of Night has a lot more to offer than what is explored in Marked.
About the Author:
P.C. Cast is a renowned author of many different young adult novels. Her books have been awarded many times and she currently lives in Oklahoma with her daughter and pets. She was born and raised in the Midwest bouncing from Illinois and Oklahoma for most of her childhood. She joined the Air Force right out of high school and when she finished with that, Cast taught for 15 years. When she decided to quit and write full time, her career took off.
Kristin Cast is P.C. Cast's daughter. They have co-wrote The House of Night series and she has also written some anthologies. She lives with her mother in Oklahoma and is starting her first individual novel.
The two writers have won many awards for their series including the Oklahoma Book Award, the YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers and the Romantic Times Reviewers
Award.
http://www.pccast.net/biography.html
Curriculum Ties:
N/A
Zoey thought things were going to go normal and life would be like every other teenager in her town. She is 16 and looking forward to the next steps of life. She wants to go to school to become a veterinarian. One day, an odd person finds her and touches her. She has been marked by the goddess Nyx. She is the goddess of vampires around the world. A tattoo starts to form on her forehead in the shape of a crescent moon. Zoey has seen this happen before. She must now go live in the House of Night where all the vampires go to school.
When she arrives at the House of Night, she realizes it is very similar to human schools, but it is full of teens who will go through the Change. If they survive the Change, all the fledglings will be full adult vampires. The school is someplace where she is accepted. She is part of an elite group of vampire fledglings, and her mark is getting color faster than others and no one knows why. Will Zoey make it through the Change and be able to live her life fully.
Critical Evaluation:
This book is a typical teen book. Cast and Cast created a book that will speak to teens but is not full of gore. The vampires to not come and suck your blood to turn you into one of them, it is a religious ceremony and the teens are chosen by the goddess. The imagery is one of the best parts of this book. Cast and Cast explain the scenes and characters with so much detail that the reader feels as though they are in The House of Night. What was not great about this book was the plot itself. It has been told many times and there are many of the same story in vampire fiction. The reader can predict what will happen next. Because this is a series, The House of Night has a lot more to offer than what is explored in Marked.
About the Author:
P.C. Cast is a renowned author of many different young adult novels. Her books have been awarded many times and she currently lives in Oklahoma with her daughter and pets. She was born and raised in the Midwest bouncing from Illinois and Oklahoma for most of her childhood. She joined the Air Force right out of high school and when she finished with that, Cast taught for 15 years. When she decided to quit and write full time, her career took off.
Kristin Cast is P.C. Cast's daughter. They have co-wrote The House of Night series and she has also written some anthologies. She lives with her mother in Oklahoma and is starting her first individual novel.
The two writers have won many awards for their series including the Oklahoma Book Award, the YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers and the Romantic Times Reviewers
Award.
http://www.pccast.net/biography.html
Curriculum Ties:
N/A
Book Talking:
Create what the House of Night looks like to you.
Challenging Issues:
If this book were to be challenged, I would go through the selection process with the challenger as well as explain the rationale for the book. There are many good qualities in this book that could be reason to have it in a collection.
Why Read this Book:
This book will appeal to reluctant readers because it is fast paced and interesting but still follows the theme of vampire books. The protagonist is a female in the first book, but both males and females like this series because of the action and intrigue in it.
Create what the House of Night looks like to you.
Challenging Issues:
If this book were to be challenged, I would go through the selection process with the challenger as well as explain the rationale for the book. There are many good qualities in this book that could be reason to have it in a collection.
Why Read this Book:
This book will appeal to reluctant readers because it is fast paced and interesting but still follows the theme of vampire books. The protagonist is a female in the first book, but both males and females like this series because of the action and intrigue in it.
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