Lauren M and Emma F
Independent Reading Project
Plot Diagram
Rising Action
1) Amy is unfrozen
Exposition
2) Eldest threatens to kill Amy
Falling Action
3) Three other people are
unfrozen and murdered
a) The truth is told about the ship’s
engine and how far away they are
from Centri-earth
Climax
a) Introduction to characters:
1) Amy- Main character, protagonist
2) Amy’s Mother-botanist
3) Amy’s Father (Robert)- High ranked
military member
4) Elder- next in line to be the ship captain
5) Eldest- ship captain, Elder’s teacher
6) Orion- antagonist, works against Amy
and Elder because he does not understand
the truth about earth-born people.
b) Setting:
The book starts off with everyone on Earth, and
then earth-born people are frozen and put on the
ship, “Godspeed,” and sent on their way to
Centri-earth.
a) Eldest dies
b) Taken off of phydus
b) Orion tells Elder and Amy
about the human’s military
plans
Resolution
a) Mystery of who was unfreezing
the earth-born people was solved
b) Orion is frozen