King, A. S. (2015). Glory O'Brien's
history of the future: A novel. New York, NY: Hachette Book Group. Life has not been ideal for Glory. Her mother committed
suicide when she was four and wonders if her end would be the same. As
graduation approaches, she does not have a plan of what life will hold after
that. Until one night things changed for
Glory, visions, the power, to see people pasts and future. Overwhelmed with the
visions, Glory is scared of what the future will bring; power and greed in many
ways. While making notes of the visions, Glory hopes to document enough to
leave behind just in case she doesn’t make it back.
Adolescent’s age 14 and older will find the book deals with
depression and mental illness and suicide. This science fiction novel allows
readers to look into the future and the past to see changes within history.
Teachers can use this book to compare real life historical event. Students can
analyze both informational an fictional pieces of text.
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