Winter
By: Marissa Meyer
The final book in the #1 New York Times- and USA Today-Bestselling Lunar Chronicles series by Marissa Meyer! As the story draws to a close, our team of fairytale heroines must join forces with wicked Levana's own stepdaughter to stop the evil space queen once and for all―or lose everything.
"An interesting mash up of fairy tales and science fiction . . . a cross between Cinderella, Terminator, and Star Wars." ―Entertainment Weekly on the Lunar Chronicles
"Prince Charming among the cyborgs." ―The Wall Street Journal on the Lunar Chronicles
Princess Winter is admired by the Lunar people for her grace and kindness, and despite the scars that mar her face, her beauty is said to be even more breathtaking than that of her stepmother, Queen Levana.
Winter despises her stepmother, and knows Levana won't approve of her feelings for her childhood friend―the handsome palace guard, Jacin. But Winter isn't as weak as Levana believes her to be and she's been undermining her stepmother's wishes for years. Together with the cyborg mechanic, Cinder, and her allies, Winter might even have the power to launch a revolution and win a war that's been raging for far too long. Can Cinder, Scarlet, Cress, and Winter defeat Levana and find their happily ever afters?
Fans will not want to miss this thrilling final installment in the national bestselling Lunar Chronicles series.
1. Here are some names and their meaning from the Lunar Chronicles.
Carswell (where the watercress grows): Watercress. Cress.
Ze’ve (wolf): Wolf’s name literally means “wolf.”
Darnel (hidden place): Both Darnels spent the series in hidden places.
Cinder (ash): Ash and cinder are synonyms. The definition of cinder is “a small piece of partly burned coal or wood that has stopped giving off flames but still has combustible matter in it.”
Levana: rise; Roman goddess of childbirth
Selene : moon; brightness; Greek goddess of the moon
Using these six names, tell me whether you think Marissa Meyer did a good job of naming her characters and why. What happened to these characters to make you think that the names were fitting.
2. What do you think Winter looks like? They have created a coloring page for her on the Lunar Chronicle website. Please print and color this page and send it to Mrs. Jack. Winter Coloring Page
3. In this fourth and final book in the Lunar Chronicles, Winter is similar to Snow White. She has an evil step-mother, falls in love with Jacin, and saves everyone in the meanwhile. While reading the book, I didn't think that Winter was very intelligent. What were your thoughts? In the end though, she ends up being a lot smarter than we/I thought. Her visions decline and she gets to spend time with Jacin. The end of the book says, "And they all lived happily to the end of their days." Do you think Cinder became an empress? Did the relationships that started in the books end up happening? Did earth experience WW VI? Write your ending to these chronicles to let us know what you think happened. I'm still pretty sure Levana stayed dead, aren't you??
By: Marissa Meyer
The final book in the #1 New York Times- and USA Today-Bestselling Lunar Chronicles series by Marissa Meyer! As the story draws to a close, our team of fairytale heroines must join forces with wicked Levana's own stepdaughter to stop the evil space queen once and for all―or lose everything.
"An interesting mash up of fairy tales and science fiction . . . a cross between Cinderella, Terminator, and Star Wars." ―Entertainment Weekly on the Lunar Chronicles
"Prince Charming among the cyborgs." ―The Wall Street Journal on the Lunar Chronicles
Princess Winter is admired by the Lunar people for her grace and kindness, and despite the scars that mar her face, her beauty is said to be even more breathtaking than that of her stepmother, Queen Levana.
Winter despises her stepmother, and knows Levana won't approve of her feelings for her childhood friend―the handsome palace guard, Jacin. But Winter isn't as weak as Levana believes her to be and she's been undermining her stepmother's wishes for years. Together with the cyborg mechanic, Cinder, and her allies, Winter might even have the power to launch a revolution and win a war that's been raging for far too long. Can Cinder, Scarlet, Cress, and Winter defeat Levana and find their happily ever afters?
Fans will not want to miss this thrilling final installment in the national bestselling Lunar Chronicles series.
1. Here are some names and their meaning from the Lunar Chronicles.
Carswell (where the watercress grows): Watercress. Cress.
Ze’ve (wolf): Wolf’s name literally means “wolf.”
Darnel (hidden place): Both Darnels spent the series in hidden places.
Cinder (ash): Ash and cinder are synonyms. The definition of cinder is “a small piece of partly burned coal or wood that has stopped giving off flames but still has combustible matter in it.”
Levana: rise; Roman goddess of childbirth
Selene : moon; brightness; Greek goddess of the moon
Using these six names, tell me whether you think Marissa Meyer did a good job of naming her characters and why. What happened to these characters to make you think that the names were fitting.
2. What do you think Winter looks like? They have created a coloring page for her on the Lunar Chronicle website. Please print and color this page and send it to Mrs. Jack. Winter Coloring Page
3. In this fourth and final book in the Lunar Chronicles, Winter is similar to Snow White. She has an evil step-mother, falls in love with Jacin, and saves everyone in the meanwhile. While reading the book, I didn't think that Winter was very intelligent. What were your thoughts? In the end though, she ends up being a lot smarter than we/I thought. Her visions decline and she gets to spend time with Jacin. The end of the book says, "And they all lived happily to the end of their days." Do you think Cinder became an empress? Did the relationships that started in the books end up happening? Did earth experience WW VI? Write your ending to these chronicles to let us know what you think happened. I'm still pretty sure Levana stayed dead, aren't you??