Weyn s nearfuture novel avoids many of the traditional dystopian trappings in favor of looking at a handful of teens just as the world runs out of usable oilit was right in front of everybodys faces, but they pretended it wasnt happening. Niki, tom, and gwen may find what they need to survive. Suzanne weyn author visit amazons suzanne weyn page. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The cover is welldone, and the premise sounded timely.
It made me wonder why the author chose to make the book so short at the expense of showing more. The characters hometown becomes flooded and some people are forced to move. Empty by suzanne weyn a peak oil novel for young readers life has wdyn become more local than we ever knew it could be. It was published by scholastic paperbacks and has a total of 192 pages in the book. The main premise of the book and its title, empty, give the clue that the most prominent theme is the environment. What is the summary to the book empty by suzanne weyn.
She lives in new york, and you can find her at she lives in new york, and you can find her at. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Weyns nearfuture novel avoids many of the traditional dystopian trappings in empty. Read empty by suzanne weyn available from rakuten kobo. See all books authored by suzanne weyn, including snowflake stablemates, and diamond, and more on.
Oct 01, 2010 empty is a very quick read with a very obvious goal. Aimed at readers aged 12 to 14, this novel successfully blends high school drama and adventure with an important message about the world oil crisis. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. Even though the book is only 182 pages long, it packs a big punch. It was published in 2010, following a period of mounting public concern over runaway energy costs. Books by suzanne weyn author of the bar code tattoo. Empty by suzanne weyn i picked this little book up last week through the scholastics book order and it was probably the best purchase i have made in a while. Known for her fantasy and science fiction works for young audiences, this new yorkborn author is perhaps most famous for her 2004 novel the bar code.
Empty by suzanne weyn, 9780545172790, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Wehn main characters in this book, tom, gwen, and niki are more worried about who is going out with whom, than how they are going to survive. Empty is set in the nottoodistant future, in an era when americas dependence on oil has been stretched to its limit. Its a really good book, and if youve already read it, there is a sequel.
Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The blurb on the back, and the cover drew me in, but there wasnt much else to like about this book. Gas prices have skyrocketed, power goes out for days at a time, and stores wait for days to be restocked. Suzanne weyn grew up as a beach baby on long island, new york. Empty by suzanne weyn meet your next favorite book. Empty ebook by suzanne weyn 9780545328821 rakuten kobo. However, no one can really move because there is no oil to power their cars. Suzanne weyn books list of books by author suzanne weyn. Ten years from now, five young hudson valley residents led by gwen, a parentally abandoned teen hiding behind a punk persona, struggle to conduct normal social lives as dwindling petroleum resources shoot the price of gas toward triple figures, even basic. No one wants to read about the horrors of the environment without a decent story behind it, and this is especially true in a young adultchildrens book. From the blurb i was expecting a fast moving dystopian scifi novel filled with suspense, action and adventure but instead i found a teenage romance novel with yet another.
Jan 11, 2011 empty by suzanne weyn published january 11, 2011 uncategorized 11 comments empty is one of the novels that is up for the green earth book award in the young adult category this year. I thought the idea of this book sounded awesome set 10 years from now, our oil has pretty much run out at war and at a. I felt like the story wasnt as fleshed out as it could be. I was really excited about this book when i first read the blurb, and i actually did a giveaway for it a while back even before reading the book. To top things off during the oil crisis, major hurricanes begin to happen. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device. Empty by suzanne weyn, 9780545172783, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. People must now live without the use of electricity. She is best known for the bar code tattoo, the bar code rebellion and the bar code prophecy.
Its the very near future and fossil fuels are running out. Empty by suzanne weyn published january 11, 2011 uncategorized 11 comments empty is one of the novels that is up for the green earth book award in the young adult category this year. She is the oldest of four and a graduate of nassau community college and suny binghamton. Suzanne weyn books, author biography, and reading level. Empty by suzanne weyn a peak oil novel for young readers. Perhaps its better suited to the classroom than to a leisurely armchair with a cup of tea.
Empty book by suzanne weyn half price books marketplace. When i think of a gas shortage, i think of having to cut down on driving, but really had never thought of just how many products are petroleum based, from toothpaste to ball point pens. Suzanne weyn has written many books for young adults including distant waves, reincarnation, empty, and invisible world. She lives in new york, and you can find her at product details.
The title of this book is empty and it was written by suzanne weyn. Suzanne weyn has written many books for young adults including distant waves, reincarnation, and empty. She is the author of the haunted museum books and the bar code tattoo. Download pdf suzanne weyn empty 37 od4p3glp enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Fiction its the near future the very near future and the fossil fuels are running out. What is the summary to the book empty by suzanne weyn answers. She lives in new york, and you can find her at bibliographic information. While hybrid cars have become the norm, even that technology can not save society as we know it. Suzanne weyn has written many books and she has written this one book called the bar code tattoo.
Book clubs book fairs scholastic education classroom magazines about us. Books and authors top teaching blog teachers tool kit student activities the teacher store book clubs book fairs scholastic education. Life has just become more local than we ever knew it could be. Our reliance on fossil fuels is terrifying, and empty by suzanne weyn shows just how quickly everything can fall apart. I think were all aware that our connected modern lives are powered by a nonrenewable resource, and i was excited to find a ya book addressing what might happen once that resource starts running out. The overall story bored me to the point that i was skipping many pages at once to get it. As a result of global warming, the weather has also gone crazy. Purchased its the near future the very near future and the.
Browse suzanne weyns bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. People drive cars daily, even for a two minute trip use products daily mascara, plastic living in a community it is futuristic and accidental simplicity used to receiving foreign. Empty by suzanne weyn themes taking things for granted how is this dystopian fiction. But their lives are never going to be the same again.
War with venezuela begins over an oil embargo, and terrible storms caused by global warning threaten to destroy miles of coastal towns. Its the near future the very near future and the fossil fuels are running out. Suzanne weyn is the acclaimed author of many novels of middle grade and young adult fiction. Discussion questions to go along with empty by suzanne weyn. Empty by suzanne weyn paperback book the parent store. She primarily writes childrens and young adult science fiction and fantasy novels and has written over fifty novels and short stories. A likely scenario driving this ecodisaster doesnt quite compensate for a heavy agenda and a wonderfully convenient plot twist. The overall story bored me to the point that i was skipping many pages at once to get it over with. Empty by suzzane weyn was a book that i had to force myself to finish. Suzanne weyn born july 7, 1955, long island, new york is an american author. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required.
Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. She holds a masters in teaching adolescents from pace university and has taught at new york university and city college of new york. Overall, empty was a good attempt and had the potential to be a very good novel but the fact that i couldnt get into the plot really annoyed me and while i didnt like this novel by suzanne weyn im willing to give her other novels a chance and this book just wasnt for me. It was a preachy book that was filled with hollow characters and a poor plot. Jun 14, 20 overall, empty was a good attempt and had the potential to be a very good novel but the fact that i couldnt get into the plot really annoyed me and while i didnt like this novel by suzanne weyn im willing to give her other novels a chance and this book just wasnt for me. A dystopic look at what happens to one american town when all the fossil fuels run out. Suzanne weyn audio books, best sellers, author bio. Empty has 2 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Weyns nearfuture novel avoids many of the traditional dystopian trappings in favor of looking at a handful of teens just as the world runs out of usable oilit was right in front of everybodys faces, but they pretended it wasnt happening. Empty suzanne weyn author 2010 bionic suzanne weyn author elizabeth.