By: Robert C. O'Brien Publisher: Recorded Books Average Rating: Binding: Audio Cassette Format: Unabridged Label: Recorded Books Number of Pages: 5 Publication Date: 1999 Running Time: 360 unknown-units
Product Description: The unthinkable has happened. A nuclear holocaust has destroyed civilization. For one year Ann lives alone on her family's farm, until one day she sees smoke from a faraway campfire. Soon an incredible figure wearing a green suit and carrying an oxygen tank appears on the road. The author won an Edgar Award for this book. recommended for ages 14 and up.
GREAT book I loved this book as a teenager. Buying it again for my teen son.
I hope he reads it because of the cool cover.
~ Book Reviews By Bobbie ~ EXCELLENT BOOK!!! Ann Burden is left to fend for herself. While her neighbours and family leave Burden Valley and head to Ogdentown to look for survivors Ann is left at home. She is devastated when they never return. The war has severed communication to the outside world and eventually all electricity is cut off. Surviving the war was the easy part and now...
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Haunting When I first read this, I was totally and deliciously creeped out. I already knew O'Brien had a talent for nabbing a bit of sci-fi and throwing it into an opposing world. It all winds up being utterly horrifying and I guess I can't help but like it.Instead, this time, of working with cute little forest animals NIHM-style, O'Brien takes on the apocalypse, a sleepy valley that has pretty much survived the end of humanity and is now ready to for a little Twilight Zone-ish last-man-on-earth excitement.This book is nothing if not creepy, with very real emotions and intelligent references to religion, science, and literature--all still at a teen level. The human thought process is fascinating to watch and I was unable to guess as where the story would lead. Definitely worth a read.
This book heavily influenced my reading habits, forever. My mother was a librarian when I was growing up, and she recommedned this book for me, knowing about my taste for strong science fiction stories. This book changed the way i looked at books and stories. No doubt, it was one of the darkest, most horrifying tales I had yet read, but it hit me like a brick wall. Well-written and more carefully paced than other YA fiction, this book is a wonderful slow-burn that takes the reader into the character's thoghts, hopes, and fears. A powerful and engaging read for the forward thinking YA reader.
Powerful what-if I had to read this in 8th grade as part of a segment regarding nuclear weapons and someday I'd like to read it again. This book was amazing and has always made me appreciate the tenuousness of our civilization. I'm a bit surprised that it was required reading, though, sense it's material that might give one nightmares and paranoia. I would want my kids to read it and think about it, but other adults might not feel the same way.
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