Rebel Belle

Rebel Belle by Rachel Hawkins is an opportunity for every southern belle to expand their horizons a little bit.  Finding out your destined to protect someone you barely even like can put a strain on any girl, and call for some creative life reorganization.

Let’s look into some self-defense classes:

http://www.rad-systems.com/

http://modelmugging.org/basic-self-defense-class-for-women/

http://www.womensselfdefense-seps.com/

http://www.self-defense-mind-body-spirit.com/

Then again, maybe sword play is more up your alley.

https://learn-sword-fighting.com

http://www.monkeysee.com/play/2348-basic-and-intermediate-fencing-techniques

http://www.sword-buyers-guide.com/sword-fighting.html

And, don’t forget to lean a little more about your “favorite” oracle.

Training to save the world is hard work, but a southern lady always has time for manners and good food.

Top of your day with a formal dinner of

Sweet tea

Crab bisque, and

Hummingbird cake

Just. . . don’t drink the punch, okay?

Need more to read while waiting for Miss Mayhem (book 2)?

Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia

Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

Etiquette and Espionage by Gail Carriger

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

Buffy the Vampire Slayer 1 by Arthur Byron Cover

Dangerous by Shannon Hale

Marie Antoinette, Serial Killer

Colette is going on the trip of a life time.  In fact, she’s orchestrated a significant part of her life in order to be able to take this trip.  But, it may just be the death of her.

Marie Antoinette, Serial Killer by Katie Alender is an opportunity to explore Paris, history and life through Colette Iselin’s eyes.

The problem? Those eyes are seeing the ghost of Marie Antoinette and she seems to want Colette dead.

Colette’s trip itinerary is listed below.  Each site has a link to a short tour of the area.  Chose the attraction that appeals the most to you and research it’s more colorful history. (ghost sightings, murders, general debauchery and mayhem)

Itinerary

Chateau de Versailles

Le Louvre

Basilique de Saint-Denis

Notre Dame

La Conciergerie  

Champs-Elysees

Catacomes

Musee Rodin

Musee d’Orsay

Eiffel Tower

Sacre Coeur

If you could travel any place in the world and spend a week, where would it be?  Why?

Put together a full travel itinerary.  When would you go?  How would you get there?  What sights would you see and when?

What is your budget? Include the cost of transportation, admissions, hotel, food, and souvenirs.

If you were going to make this trip actually happen how would you have to budget and prepare for it?

If you choose France, don’t forget to learn a little of the language from sights suggested here and here.

Marie Antoinette was a true fashionista. If you were a fashion designer at the time, what kind of dress, or shoes would you design for her?

Or, perhaps you’d rather research the guillotine.

http://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-events/french-revolution.htm

http://www.theguillotine.info/how/

http://www.history.com/topics/french-revolution/videos/guillotine

Let’s talk actual ghost sightings:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moberly%E2%80%93Jourdain_incident

http://www.marilynztomlins.com/articles/haunted-versailles-the-day-marie-antoinettes-ghost-returned-to-versailles/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=go071aHkfMI

Now, put on a pot of Mathilde’s Pot au Feu and try your own hand at ghost hunting with the help of Ghost Hunting for Beginners or The Everything Guide to Ghost Hunting.

Personally, we’re saving up for one of these ghost hunting starter kits.

Want more books like this?  Try a few of these:

Becoming Marie Antoinette by Juliet Grey

The Diviners by Libba Bray

Juliet Immortal by Stacey Jay

Ghost Huntress: The Awakening by Marley Gibson 

Ripper by Amy Carol Reeves

Give Up the Ghost by Megan Crewe

Shattered Souls by Mary Lindsey

The Maze Runner by James Dashner

(AR Level: 5.3 - AR Pts: 15.0)

Let's explore The Maze, shall we?

Begin with a math lesson on probability.

The Maze Runner introduces a world changed by devastating disease and climate changes.  Many people believe these types of scenarios are plausible, even probable.  Scientist and mathematicians use probability to determine the likelihood of certain events occurring.  Check out some of their current theories on Gizmodo,  Aquiziam, and Discover Magazine.

Okay, now that we've managed to bring about the downfall of mankind, check out this link and explore what scientists currently know about amnesia, then devise your own theory about how WICKED erased the memories of the boys in the Glade.

What do you think your personal reaction would have been to finding yourself in such a peculiar situation?  Would you hide in terror, conform to the rules, or fight against the entire situation and change your destiny?

If you were to be dropped into the Glade right now, what skill do you think you have that would help determine your job in the group?  What skill would you like to develop to have the job you’d really want?

Ever thought about running?

How would you survive? Learn a new life saving skill, or just a neat trick, from a resource such as these. http://izifunny.com/2013/06/19/why-you-need-for-camping-23-pics.html

http://lifehacker.com/258043/the-ten-most-useful-knots-and-how-to-tie-them

http://survivallife.com/2014/08/08/how-to-throw-a-knife/

You could even try your hand at telepathy.

Now, design and illustrate your own version of a Griever.  Try to write out a description of it so that a reader can see what you see without your illustration.

WICKED is an acronym for World In Catastrophe Killzone Experiment Department.  If you were to create an acronym for your own life right now, what would it be?

Now, learn how to create mazes from these sites

http://amazeingart.com/maze-faqs/draw-mazes.html 

http://www.wikihow.com/Draw-a-Basic-Maze

http://amazeingart.com/maze-faqs/draw-mazes.html

and try creating a maze out of your first initial.

Want even more fun? Visit a nearby corn or mirror maze.

Check out an interview with James Dashner.

Take a Maze Runner quiz or two.

http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Literature/The-Maze-Runner-357110.html

https://www.goodreads.com/quizzes/12276-the-maze-runner

http://www.gotoquiz.com/which_maze_runner_character_are_you

Watch the movie and see how it compares to the book.

Ready for the next book in the series?  Check out The Scorch Trials

Also, check out a few similar and interesting titles:

The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau

Variant by Robison Wells

Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Incarceron by Catherine Fisher

Neptune’s Children by Bonnie Dobkin

Lord of the Flies by William Golding

The Ultimate Survival Manual by Rich Johnson

The Ultimate Maze Book by Galen Wadzinski

 

Oh, and don’t forget to identify yourself properly.