Alex Archer; The Legend Series

For our series book I have chosen to read The Legend Series. I unfortunately did not get time to finish the whole book but thus far I have loved it! While choosing my series book I went through and read the descriptions for each book, choosing my favorite one; even so, this book was not what I was expecting. To me, Legend seems almost more on the brink of a young adult novel than anything else. It really caught my interest because as soon as I started reading it immediately reminded me of other books I have read and loved. I would place this book right on the shelf next to the Hunger Games series and the Divergent series.

Legend is a book set in the future when the United States has been destroyed and new governments have been formed, splitting what used to be the U.S. into two. I would recommend this book to anyone who is into dystopia type novels. Context wise it might be something I would guess it to be a young adult novel, however, writing style wise I think it fits the 5th grade/6th grade level. I am not sure that there are any lessons that would relate directly to this series, however, I feel that you would be able to use this book for any lesson related to story or plot lines (i.e. deciphering “beginning, middle, and end” or character analysis). Additionally, I really like that this book is written in the perspective of two different characters which I think keeps the reader engaged. I would definitely enjoy recommending this book to my future students because it was a book that I, myself, am enthusiastic about.