Gone, a fictional book written by Michael Grant, is about how all people over the age of fifteen disappear and the only people left are children who are developing superpowers. The book takes place in present time California and within a circular barrier called the “FAYZ”. The events take place in a town, a desert, a forest, and the Pacific Ocean.
Throughout the book there are many different characters. The most important characters are: Sam Temple (main character), Astrid Ellison (a very smart kid from school), Pete (Astrid’s younger brother who has autism), Caine (the leader of a group of kids from the Coats Academy school), Drake (a kid from Coats Academy who serves Caine), Lana (a girl who gets captured by coyotes), and Pack Leader (a coyote
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Other characters, such as Sam, then start to notice adults disappearing. Sam notices when his ninth-grade history teacher disappears during class. At the same time, Lana Lazar rides in a truck with her grandfather near a desert when her grandfather disappears as he is driving. As a result, the truck crashes and Lana breaks her arm and leg.
Characters in the book start to notice that they are gaining powers. Sam notices that he has the power to shoot green light out of his hands. Sam discovers this ability when he tries to save a little girl, but instead the green light kills her. Lana has the power to heal. She learns this when she touches her broken leg and arm and they heal. Pete also has powers, but they aren’t well defined except that he can teleport. Caine has the power of telekinesis; he is able to move objects with his mind. On top of their powers, Sam and Astrid find an impenetrable barrier that seems to go up forever.
Along with the humans, there is also a pack of talking coyotes. Lana confronts a coyote and when it charges at her a flying snake attacks the coyote saving her. However, later the coyotes capture Lana in a mine shaft and drag her out. The talking coyotes keep her as a prisoner and Pack Leader says “Darkness” commands him to keep her because she can teach them to kill
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They learn that you will envision something you love, like your mother, and you will reach for a hug. However, it is actually some sort of monster made of green light and when you hug it, you will then vanish. But, the group is uncertain what happens once you vanish.
Sam, Lana, Astrid, and Pete are captured by Drake again, but Sam uses his power to shoot and burn Drake’s arm off. Drake then kidnaps Lana so he can make her heal his arm. While this is happening, Sam and Astrid figure out that Pete made all the adults disappear and he created the barrier, but because of his severe autism, he is unaware that he was causing the disappearance of the adults. Drake and Lana are captured by the coyotes, and when they enter a mine shaft “Darkness” makes Lana heal Drake’s arm. When the arm heals it is long and “whip-like”.
Sam and Caine fight and while this is happening, Sam disappears because he turns fifteen. Time stops for Sam and he sees his mother. Then Caine turns fifteen joining Sam. Their mother turns into a monster and then disappears. For Sam and Caine time starts again and Sam wins the fight at the end of the
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List the main characters we have seen so far and what we know about them
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