Best summary PDF, themes, and quotes. More books than SparkNotes. Show Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25 Book 1 SummaryThese notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. Written by people who wish to remain anonymous The novel starts off with protagonist Michael Vey, a young boy with Tourette’s syndrome who has electric powers. He is often the target of bullying by Wade and accidentally reveals his powers in front of his crush, Taylor, when trying to fight off the bullies. He then leans that he is not alone in his capabilities, and that Taylor also has electric powers. Ostin, Michael’s best friend and a genius, researchers into the strange discovery and finds that at the hospital at the time of Michael’s birth, a new medical machine, the MEI, was being used but unfortunately had malfunctioned leading to the deaths of many children. Only 17 children had survived and the situation was covered up by Dr Hatch to prevent it going public. Later, Taylor and Michael receive scholarship from Elgen Academy. Michael’s mum gets worried by this and takes him out of the restaurant where they are eating. A man tries to rob Michael, who shocks him. A few other people arrive and one of the teenagers manages to drain Michael’s power, later noted to be Nichelle. After Michael wakes up, he discovers that both his mum and Taylor have been kidnapped and that Taylor has discovered of an evil twin sister called Tara. Elsewhere, the reader learns Taylor, as well as many other Glows, has been taken to Elgen Academy where she is treated like royalty by Dr Hatch. However, soon Taylor starts seeing through the false façade and attempts to disobey Hatch when he tries to manipulate her into using her powers for his benefit. She is drained by Nichelle and put on Floor D, also know as Purgatory. Michael attempts to free Taylor from Elgen Academy but instead is kidnapped and is put into Cell 25, a torture cell. Michael and Taylor and Ostin are placed together after spending time in cell 25, and are sentenced to be killed by Zeus. However, Michael absorbs Zeus’ lightening powers and knocks him out. Taylor, using her mind reading abilities, finds that Hatch had tricked Zeus into thinking he had killed his family. When Zeus learn of this, he sides with Michael. The other members of the electric users form the electroclan and join in the fight against Hatch. However, Hatch manages to escape the building with the other Glows who are still loyal. The electroclan later meet Grace, a former Glow and she reveals that she downloaded all of Elgen's files as her power is to act like a human flash drive. Update this section!You can help us out by revising, improving and updating this section. Update this sectionAfter you claim a section you’ll have 24 hours to send in a draft. An editor will review the submission and either publish your submission or provide feedback.  Richard Paul Evan's "Michael Vey 2: Rise of the Elgen" is already number 8 on Amazon's top 100 books and expect that number to change -- as in get smaller. The Michael Vey series has grown into one of the most popular among both adults and younger readers despite the total absence of vampires and wizards. Yes, an author can still write a book that appeals to a young audience without using vampires. "I've gotten fan mail from '92-year-old teenagers' as one woman called herself," Evans told TheBlaze. "I have a lot of adult and youth readers. It really is one of those books that transcends the young adult. The genre has been so changed, where young adult books are appealing to adults too, and Michael Vey fits into that category." Evans sat down with TheBlaze in Dallas and gave us an exclusive sneak peak into his brand new -- and already best-selling -- book. You can get your copy of "Michael Vey 2: Rise of the Elgen" here. "The book begins with them going back to Idaho to regroup, that's where Michael is from," the author explained. "And a few things happen. First of all, there are a couple traps waiting for them." "And you also realize what the Elgin (the bad guys) are doing to take over the world. And what is scary is, it would actually work. It took me about 45 minutes to figure out how to take over the world," Evans added, chuckling to himself. He explained that a large part of the book, though, is really about finding the inner power within ourselves and using it do the right thing, a concept that is regularly omitted from modern pop culture. "The power I am most interested in is inner power," he said. "It's really about the love and hope that these kids have. And for Michael, his greatest power isn't his electricity, it's his heart. The reason he has done so well is because he loves. He loves his mother and is loyal to his friends." Personality wise, Evans said Michael Vey reminds him of himself as a child almost completely. Like Evans, Michael Vey's character suffers from Tourette's syndrome, many times manifesting itself through a nervous tick. But he didn't only use his own experiences to craft Micheal's character. "I didn't actually write it for me. I wrote it for my son, Michael, who has Tourette's syndrome that is more severe than my own," Evans said. "So as I'm drawing the characters as coming through me, I'm really thinking about his experience and his life and how he has to get up in the morning and deal with Tourette's syndrome, which is not a small part of his life." He continued: "What I wanted to write in the book is that... I didn't want my son to be defined by his Tourette's syndrome anymore than I want to be defined by it. I don't people to say: 'There's the author with Tourette's.' I want people to say, 'Hey, there's the author.' In the case of Michael Vey, people forget he has Tourette's syndrome as the book goes on, and that's a good thing because they are more focused on what he is doing and who he is." Evans opened up even more about his Tourette's syndrome on Glenn Beck's show Friday, recalling a painful experience when he was a kid and a group of other children surrounded him and called him a "freak" because he was nervous and his face was twitching, displaying just how cruel people can be. He said growing up with the disorder was "terrible" but he was determined to not let it define him as a person. Evans also told Beck that "Michael Vey 2" can be read on several levels. It can be read as just a fun adventure, but it can also be read it on a deeper level about finding the power within ourselves and making the kinds of decisions that we should be making on a day to day basis. "There is something happening with this book... this is a great, great book," Beck said. "If you're ready to stop fighting with your kids about text message limits and start instead fighting over whose going to get to read the book next, this show is for you." Beck is also urging his viewers to buy two first editions of each of the Michael Vey books and put one on a shelf. He believes they will one day be worth a lot of money -- similar to a first edition copy of Harry Potter, some of which have sold for nearly $30,000. Watch Evans on the Beck's show via GBTV soon-to-become TheBlazeTV: And without further adieu, here's a special sneak peak into "Michael Vey 2: Rise of the Elgen":
What are Taylor's powers in Michael Vey?POWERS: Her abilities are mainly attributed to electrical signals in the brain. These powers include "rebooting" a person's brain making them forget what they were doing at that moment. She is also able to read people's minds through contact, it is stronger if she is connected forehead to forehead.
Why does Michael Vey have powers?Electrical "Form" - Late in the second book, Michael was exposed to one of the Elgen power plant's electric rat grids. The immense source of electricity was absorbed by Michael's body, drastically increasing his electrical power and giving his body a very bright glow.
What age group is Michael Vey for?The author, Evans, does an excellent job of constructing the dynamics of Michael Vey and his group of friends as they battle the Elgen. Part of this is that Evans' characters can relate to the book's intended age group--14 year old teens.
What happens Michael Vey?To everyone at Meridian High School, fourteen-year-old Michael Vey is nothing special, just the kid who has Tourette's syndrome. But in truth, Michael is extremely special—he has electric powers. Michael thinks he is unique until he discovers that a cheerleader named Taylor has the same mysterious powers.
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