GONEby Michael Grant

PSPL Teen Zone Book ClubBook Party

Perdido Beach The FAYZ

Town Action

Bully Action Sam

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Perdido Beach – 10 points

What happened at the Perdido Beach Nuclear Plant, “a long time ago,

in the nineties?” It was called a “freak

accident…a once-in-a-million-years

coincidence. Nothing to worry about.”

It was struck by a meteor.

Perdido Beach – 20 points What was the nickname for

Perdido Beach?(Before FAYZ)

Even though all the radioactive fallout had

been cleaned up.

Fallout Alley

Perdido Beach – 30 points

Chapter 1 is subtitled,

299 HOURS, 54 minutes

What are the chapters counting down to?

Sam & Caine’s

Birthday.

Perdido Beach – 40 points

What type of land is outside the town of

Perdido Beach—away from the

Ocean – where Lana was stranded?

The Desert

Perdido Beach – 50 points

What IS nuclear /

radioactive fallout?

Radioactive Fallout:• Known as fallout, radioactive fallout, nuclear fallout,

Black Rain, or radioactive dust.• Can come from a nuclear bomb blast OR from a

damaged nuclear plant.• IT IS TOXIC AND VERY DANGEROUS!• Contact can result in:• Radiation poisoning• Poisoned land & plants • Birth defects• Cancer• MUTATIONS

• Do you know about • Hiroshima?• Chernobyl?• Fukushima?• Three Mile Island?

The FAYZ – 10 points

First line of the book:“One minute, the teacher was talking

about the Civil War. And the next minute he was ________.”

GONE

The FAYZ – 20 points

What does “FAYZ” stand for?

Fallout Alley Youth Zone

The FAYZ – 30 points

What makes the boundary of the

FAYZ?

“…a barrier. A wall. It shimmered

ever so slightly.”

The FAYZ – 40 points

Which type of animal mutated the most, even

gaining the power of speech?

Coyotes

The FAYZ – 50 points What, or who, do Astrid & Sam think probably

caused the FAYZ to happen?

Little Pete

Town Action – 10 points

What is Astrid’s

nickname?

AstridThe

Genius

Town Action – 20 points

What fast food restaurant did Albert manage to keep open and running?

McDonald’s!

Town Action – 30 points

Which holiday does Sam encourage

Albert to celebrate for all the kids in town—to make it feel as normal as

possible?

Thanksgiving

Town Action – 40 points

Who does Orc kill, by hitting her on the head, because she was

doing “magic tricks?”

Bette

Town Action – 50 points Who / where were the first kids in town

who turned 15…and…POOF?

The twins, Anna & Emma,at the Fire Station

Bully Action – 10 points

Name the private school where rich parents send

their “difficult” kids.

Coates Academy

Bully Action – 20 points

Who is the most powerful & in charge

of the Coates kids?

Caine Soren

Bully Action – 30 points Who is the leader of the

bullies in town?

Orc, or, “Captain” Orc

Bully Action – 40 points

Drake has no powers, but what is he given by

Lana with “The Darkness?”

A powerful tentacle arm.

Bully Action – 50 points

Who turns into a weird rock-monster after being attacked by

mutated coyotes?

Orc

Sam – 10 points

What was Sam’s nickname for a while at school, after he helped the bus

driver and prevented a crash?

School Bus Sam

Sam – 20 points

What terrible thing did Sam do, when he was younger,

to his Stepfather?

Sam burned his

Stepfather’shand off.

Sam – 30 points

How does Sam find out he’s not the only one with

“powers?”

By trying to save a child from a burning building.

Sam – 40 points Who does Sam imagine when he’s trying to

focus his power?

His Mother.

Sam – 50 points

How does Sam beat

the POOF?

He just says, “No.”

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