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School Library Journal
Reviewed on August 1, 2008
Gr 7-Up "One minute the teacher was talking about the Civil War. And the next minute he was gone." Just vanishedalong with everyone else over the age of 13 in a 20-mile radius around Perdido Beach, CA. The children left behind find themselves battling hunger, fear, and one another in a novel strongly reminiscent of William Golding's "Lord of the Flies". Things go from bad to worse when some of the children begin exhibiti...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
After all the adults vanish, kids under fourteen try to make do, taking care of themselves and the babies in a Californ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More