Feature Book of the Week #6 Death Catchers by Jennifer Kogler

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

DEATH CATCHERS
BY JENNIFER KOGLER

Until the letters of the newspaper article she was reading rearranged themselves into an article foretelling her best friend Jodi's death, Lizzy Mortimer had always thought of Crabapple as a relatively normal coastal town. But the truth is anything but normal-Lizzy is the descendant of Morgan Le Fay, the legendary Lady of the Lake, and is gifted with the ability to see and prevent unjust deaths. Now Lizzy is caught in the middle of centuries-old feud between Morgan le Fay and her sister, Vivienne le Mort, who hopes to accelerate the end of the world by finding and killing King Arthur's last descendant, humanity's destined champion. So when an obituary for Lizzie's secret crush and the likely Arthurian heir, Drake Westfall, appears before her eyes, Lizzy must race to outwit fate and save her friends before mankind is destroyed forever.


GUEST POST BY JENNIFER KOGLER

Hello there St. Louis!  First off, I’m thrilled The Death Catchers is a part of 2013-14’s Book Battle.  It also makes me wish I’d had a book battle like this one to participate in as a middle schooler.  The only book-related battles I was a part of as a kid was battling myself over which book in my teetering stack of library books to read next and battling my parents to stay up past my bedtime to read.

The Death Catchers is my fourth book.  If you’ve read either The Otherworldlies or The Siren’s Cry, then you already know that I love stories that involve mythology – I grew up reading and rereading all kinds of myths, legends and fables.  Now I write them into my books.  The Death Catchers is my modern take on the King Arthur legend.  The other main feature of the book, the literary elements that begin each chapter, was actually inspired by a school visit I did at Kraemer Middle School in Placentia, California.  A wonderful teacher there, Mr. Twamley, had creative posters of all the literary elements up in his classroom, made by his students.  The project reminded me of my own school project where I had to learn and memorize all the literary elements.  At that moment I realized it would be a great way to structure a book.  I wrote the idea down so I wouldn’t forget it.

I am currently hard at work on a new project, which is always exciting, even though I’ve been doing this for a long time.  In fact, I wrote my first story in second grade about an owl that couldn’t sleep during the day when the other owls slept.  I haven’t stopped writing since.  I am at my happiest when I’ve just written a great sentence and at my most grateful when I find out someone has read one of my books and enjoyed it. 

Happy Book Battling!

   
 ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jennifer Anne Kogler lives in California, where she was born and raised.  She graduated with a degree in English literature from Princeton University.   Her first novel, RUBY TUESDAY began as her senior thesis in college.  Her second novel, THE OTHERWORLDLIES, was a 2011 Truman Award Nominee.  Jennie’s last two books came out in 2011:  a sequel to The Otherworldlies, THE SIREN’S CRY (July 2011), and THE DEATH CATCHERS (August 2011).

Jennie has appeared in front of a wide range of audiences.  She delivered a college graduation speech with her twin brother Jeremy (which she assumes provided a convenient bathroom break for the audience before Jerry Seinfeld took the podium), and has spoken at schools across the country, as well as at the Library of Congress.

She is a graduate of Stanford Law School and has worked as an intern for the Late Show with David Letterman, a clumsy waitress, and a legal intern for the U.S. Department of Justice.   Jennie is a longtime fan of the L.A. Dodgers, which as it turns out, was a great thing to be in the 1980s and not so much since then.  She remains hopeful. Check out Jennifer's website for more info.

33 Delicious Comments:

Anonymous said...

This book looks somewhat interesting...

-Hazelwood West Middle :)

Anonymous said...

This book is EXCELLENT!! The plot is great and you can feel all the emotions that the main character is feeling. I give this book 10/10 stars.

Hazelwood Southeast Middle School

Anonymous said...

Looks interesting!!!!

~Hazelwood West Middle School

Anonymous said...

This book is so amazing, it is full of twists and its so interesting.


Hazelwood Southeast Middle School

Anonymous said...

This book consisted of a thrilling plot, emotional characters, cliffhangers, and jaw-dropping events.

Wentzville Middle School

Anonymous said...

I LOVE THIS BOOK!!!!! It's so good! My favorite character is Griffin. I love how he can do sign language. I wish I knew how... Thomas is super cool too! ED

-Hazelwood West Middle

Anonymous said...

OH MY GOSH!!!!! FINALLY ELEMENTAL IS THE BOOK OF THE WEEK YESSSSSS!!!!!!!! *does super goody little dance all over the place* ELEMENTAL IS LIKE.... THE BEST BOOK IN THE WHOLE ENTIRE WORLD!!!! (and because I read A LOT, that's surely saying a lot) wow. Oh my gosh...... this book is like........ so good :) Antony John is my all time favorite author, and this is an excellent book! I love this book sooo much (can you tell?) ;)

~Hazelwood West Middle School

Anonymous said...

^that word is supposed to be "Goofy" little dance, not "Goody" little dance up on the previous comment. Haha, typing error! oops! ;)

~Hazelwood West Middle School

Anonymous said...

I love this book so much.... :)

-Hazelwood West Middle School

Anonymous said...

Griffin is sooo cool. I want to learn to sign like him :)

-hazelwood west middle school-

Anonymous said...

this book is so amazing i luv it southeast allday

Anonymous said...

I absolutely LOVE this book. I'm a big fan of Alice. Finally, Elemental is the book of the week, yay! The book is filled with so many twists and turns and has so many events. It gives you kind of a gloomy feeling. Yay for Elemental!!!

Anonymous said...

October 21,2013
3:43pm
Comment made by Hazelwood Southeast Middle School

Anonymous said...

A really great book especially if you like fantasy and magic. You will not be able to put it down until it is finished!!
North Middle School

Anonymous said...

oh P.S. Jennifer Anne Kogler is the author of The Death Catchers... not Elemental. Just an error I hope.

~Hazelwood West Middle School

Anonymous said...

Ok. Now I'm going to gush about this book more.......... OH MY GOSH THIS BOOK IS SO AMAZING!!!!!!! ONE OF MY FAVORITE BOOKS!!!!!! I LOVE ELEMENTAL!!!! ITS SO FULL OF ACTION, ADVENTURE, and a hint of romance, AND IT'S JUST...... AAAAHHH!! *explodes*

~Hazelwood West Middle School~

Anonymous said...

Elemental is the best book in the world.....


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seriously.

~Hazelwood West Middle School

Anonymous said...

The Death Catchers is one of my favorite books on the list and of all time.It is about a girl who sees her best friend death in what is called a death specter.#bestbookever
-Wentzville Middle School

Anonymous said...

I honestly loved this book because it was thrilling. Just when you thought everything was going to be alright, something jaw-dropping happened. I just loved it.

Hazelwood Southeast Middle School

Anonymous said...

This book, Elemental, is filled with deception, ignorance of their life, a bit of romance, and adventure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-Wentzville Middle School

Anonymous said...

The Death Catchers is an action filled, heart pumping, fast paced book that will keep you on the edge of your seat from page one to the end. With a beautiful mixture of action,romance,and new magic and abilities at every corner, you will fall in love with the Death Catchers.

Wentzville Middle School

Anonymous said...

I absolutely loved this book! I loved how the prologue is a letter to the teacher on Why I Should Still Pass English Even Though I Did Not Turn in my Final Project. Had me hooked at that point!

St. Clare of Assisi

Anonymous said...

I was in a trance by this book it keep my attention throughout the whole book.I could feel the emotions of the characters and the scene.I imagined what it would be like in Lizzy shoes amazing and scary.10/10 stars.

~Hazelwood Southeast Middle~

Anonymous said...

I was in a trance by this book it keep my attention throughout the whole book.I could feel the emotions of the characters and the scene.I imagined what it would be like in Lizzy shoes amazing and scary.10/10 stars.

~Hazelwood Southeast Middle~

Anonymous said...

I can't wait to read this one! :D

Hazelwood West Middle School

Anonymous said...

(so THATS where all of the Elemental comments went!! :O
I was wondering why they were on the Death Catchers page. Ohhhhh....... I feel stupid. Sorry.)

I can't wait to read the Death Catchers! The cover totally draws me in, and I've heard really good reviews over this book! I can't wait to read it! :)

Hazelwood West Middle School

Hazelwood West Middle School

Anonymous said...

I think I will check this one out next :)

~hazelwood west middle school~

Anonymous said...

Everyone keeps telling me I need to read this one! I will! It looks so good! :D

-hazelwood west middle school

Anonymous said...

Everyone keeps telling me I need to read this one! I will! It looks so good! :D

-hazelwood west middle school

Anonymous said...

I just noticed that the highlighted letters on the back spell out SAVE THE WORLD! awesome!! :D

-Hazelwood West Middle School

Anonymous said...

I started reading this, and it is really good! :) I really like the character Bizzy so far :)

hazelwood west middle school :)

Anonymous said...

Aaaah this book is SOOO good so far!!!! It's a great page turner, and at halfway through the book, I'm at the point where I can't put it down! It's that good! I can't wait to read what happens next in the book! :)

~Hazelwood West Middle School

Anonymous said...

I kept expecting Drake to lash out and become evil at one point... weird, I know ;)

Hazelwood West Middle!

 
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