Gianna Surra's Book Report on "The Unwanteds"

Name:  Gianna Surra

Title of Book: The Unwanteds

Author: Lisa McMann

What was the problem in the book, and how was it solved? Be specific.

The problem in the story is that these kids from Quill are sorted, and because they are creative

they have to be killed.   This is solved by Mr. Today saves them and takes them to Artime. Also a

problem is that one of the kids has a twin and his brother is a wanted.  He wants to ask his brother

to come to Artime with him and he does. That makes a war because Quill doesn’t know about

Artime and they want the Unwanteds dead.  So they have to go to war to fix that.

What was the author's purpose or purposes in writing the book? Explain how you know.

The authors purpose is to entertain.  I know this because it is a fantasy book and it has magic.

What did the title have to do with the book?  

The title is one of the way that Quil ( The city that is strict) sorts the people.  They can be a wanted

that means they go to college. A necessary that means they work on farms or they can be an

unwanted that mens you are exterminated.

Tell in your own words how the setting of the story made it more interesting. Be specific.

The setting makes this story interesting since It is magical, so they can to magic to fight.  Their

transportation is different since they can go through a tube and get to where ever in seconds.

 Also they have a chalkboard that tells them where to go and when.

If one of the characters visited our classroom, what question would you ask them? (Make sure the

question relates to the plot/problem/actions of the story.) *Give the name of the character with the

question!!*

If Alex Stowe came to my classroom I would ask him if he thinks it was good or bad that they held

him back from magical warrior training.

Pretend you are a librarian recommending the book to someone. Write a paragraph telling what you

would say.

I would request this book for kids that like Harry Potter and Percy Jackson.  Harry Potter reminds

me of The Unwanteds because it has magical beings, and teachers.  The kids get to learn magic, and

that depends on what they are creative in. The Percy Jackson part is the barrier they have so the

Quillens don’t find Artime.  If they leave Artime and go to Quill they could kill the whole city of

Artime. Also The Unwanteds is a series so if you like series you would like this book.

If they made a movie of this book, which scene would be most important to include. Explain the scene with details and why it's important.

The scene that I think is the most important for the movie is when Artime fights Quill.  They get to

show their magic skills off and fighting scenes are sometimes the best part of the movie.