Death at the Gala

Death at the Gala
Book Series	Left Behind: The Kids
Author	Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins, Chris Fabry
Publisher	Tyndale House Publishing
Release date	March 2003
Preceded by	Uplink from the Underground
Followed by	The Beast Arises

Death at the Gala is the twenty-fifth book in the Left Behind: The Kids series, by Jerry B. Jenkins, Tim LaHaye, with contributions from Chris Fabry. It was originally released in March of 2003. This novella along with two others were later released in the compilation volume, Shaken (Left Behind: The Kids).

Plot introduction

Synopsis retrieved from back of the book.

A Global Community raid forces the kids in Illinois to abandon the schoolhouse, but not before Vicki has a final word for her satellite audience.

In Israel, Judd and Lionel attempt to stop an assassination plot and prepare for a deadly prophecy? Will this be the end of two of their beloved friends?

Characters in Death of the Gala

Original Members of The Young Tribulation Force

• Judd Thompson Jr.
• Vicki Byrne
• Lionel Washington

Other Members of The Young Tribulation Force

• Mark Eisman
• Conrad Graham
• Carl Meninger
• Tom Gowin
• Luke Gowin
• Darrion Stahley
• Janie McCanyon
• Melinda Bentley
• Charlie
• Shelly Malloy
• Sam Goldberg
• Natalie Bishop

Other Believers

• Kasim Ameer
• Mitchell Stein
• Mac McCullum
• Jamal Ameer
• Lina Ameer
• Ginny Shairton
• Bo Shairton
• Yitzhak Weizmann
• Solomon Zimmerman

Global Community

• Nicolae Carpathia
• Leon Fortunato
• Dave Kostek (only appearance)
• Neal Damosa
• Francesca D'Angelo

Unbelievers

• Peter Mathews (confirmed death)
• Cindy (only appearance)

POVs

• Judd Thompson Jr.
• Vicki Byrne
• Lionel Washington
• Mark Eisman
• Carl Meninger

Trivia

• This is Carl Meninger's final POV.
• Carl's career in the Global Community ends.
• Natalie Bishop's last name is revealed.
• The Young Tribulation Force is finally forced to relocate from the schoolhouse to Maxwell Stahley's hideaway in Wisconsin.
• The schoolhouse in Illinois burns down.
• The 1,260 day period of the preaching of Eli and Moishe, the two witnesses, comes to an end.
• Nicolae Carpathia kills Eli and Moishe.
• First time in the series Darrion addresses Conrad by name.
• Vicki is confirmed to be 17 years old.
• The first appearance of Bo Shairton.
• The first appearance of Ginny Shairton.
• The only appearance of Dave Kostek.
• The last time Laverne Jenness is referred to by name.
• In the dramatic audio presentation, this is the last time Carl Meninger appears in the series.

Deaths

• Eli (later resurrected)
• Moishe (later resurrected)
• Peter Mathews (confirmed)