City Of Bones by Cassandra Clare

A Novel Guide by Samantha Fisher LIN Capstone 2020 What’s this book About?

• Clary Fray, a 15 year old normal girl(or so she thinks)is thrust into a new world that has coexisted with her normal one all along. After witnessing a murder that only she could see at a club on her 16th birthday by teenagers with weird tattoos and lots of weapons she thinks she is going insane. With her mother now missing after something ransacked their home, those teenagers may be her only hope in finding her. Why can she see things others can’t? Who are these weapon wielding teenagers? What does Clary have to do with all of this? Find out by opening this page turner. Who is Cassandra Clare? • She was born in Teheran to American parents and moved around a lot as a kid. She quickly discovered her love of books. When she was a teen she lived in LA and wrote stories that amused her classmates. Her Real name is Judith Rumelt, she used a pen name that was inspired by her short story “The Beautiful Cassandra”. After high school she worked at some tabloids. Her first writing sale was called “The Girls Guide to Defeating the Dark Lord”. In 2004 she started working on City of Bones. Manhattan the backdrop, is her favorite city. She has 2 cats and a love for reality TV. She does her writing in local coffee shops so she doesn't get distracted and can meet her deadlines.

• Websites : https://www.cassandraclare.com/ https://www.cassandraclare.com/a • https://shadowhunters.com/ bout/ Similar Books

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Narrated By Author Movie Trailer

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• Some Inaccuracies in the movie but it’s a great trailer. • What do you think the significance is of the blatant symbolism of Downworlders and Shadowhunters? • If you could enter this fantastical world what species would you want to be and why? • If you were in Clary’s position at the end of the book how would you have reacted towards Valentine and why?

Discussion Questions • Jace says he doesn't believe in god. Can someone be part angel and not believe Here are five Questions to think in god? What do you think? about or talk about with your peers. • Why do you think glamours exist, how much of the world do you think is a glamour? Activities

City Of Bones Word Search by Activity 2: Write a poem Samantha Fisher however you want, in the

L L V L P B C Z L T N A C I C O A P N R R I E V A L C V Q E X F K K O D D Z E V voice of whichever U G A C A Y X L W T J V U F R E X Q R M F H X R O C Y B A H R D A T E B C G R R B T Y S M K V Z N J Y D Y O V F H A E K B W O H K L P V G F A N B D M Z F T J Z character you choose. E O L I D F E T E L E A K N H G N O L U J O P V Z N F G L M W L M M M U F S N N S D R A A N B L O X C Y M V H Z T B P L L A X D N C A R O T M A G W S T E L L E Y A N V D D T D O W N W O R L D E R V D U U R F F A E T I A E D W U J Q Y F K R M O K Z L X O M T L A R I Y W K P V H A Bonus Activity: Q N A C Q O S T O H W V E E Y V N N N K F K U L E O S W S N E R D W L D G M C Q J P M I L I H P E N I F W S L M E S N G I O B Q P X S W R U D U M E E I F M K M Switch poems with a partner T D K M Z C V I J O U V M E K V E R O F P S X Q H V D H P P D L T E I M E P G N E V Z N K F T Q F Q G I Y I O B R L R X and write a response poem

ANGEL CLARY in whatever characters CLAVE DEMON DOWNWORLDER JACE LIGHTWOOD voice you would like. MORTALCUP MUNDANE NEPHILIM PANDEMONIUM SHADOWHUNTER STELLE WAYLAND WEREWOLF

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• Title Image : “Shadowhunters Desktop Background.” Pinterest, www.pinterest.cl/pin/95842298299747222/.

• Author Image: Clare, Cassandra. “Cassandra Clare.” Https://Www.cassandraclare.com/, 2010, www.cassandraclare.com/about/.

• Discussion Question Image: Starts, Lucky. “Shadowhunter Promotional Photo.” Https://Res.cloudinary.com, 2017, res.cloudinary.com/jerrick/image/upload/fl_progressive,q_auto,w_1024/p6c8 maof7a9mxgim1y4x.jpg. • The Book: Clare, Cassandra. City of Bones. Simon Pulse, 2008.