The Eleventh Plague
by:
Dan Bittner (author)
Jeff Hirsch (author)
In an America devastated by war and plague, the only way to survive is to keep moving.NARRATOR: TBAFORMAT: 8 CDs, UnabridgedIn the aftermath of a war, America's landscape has beenravaged and two-thirds of the population left dead froma vicious strain of influenza. Fifteen-year-old StephenQuinn...
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In an America devastated by war and plague, the only way to survive is to keep moving.NARRATOR: TBAFORMAT: 8 CDs, UnabridgedIn the aftermath of a war, America's landscape has beenravaged and two-thirds of the population left dead froma vicious strain of influenza. Fifteen-year-old StephenQuinn and his family were among the few that survivedand became salvagers, roaming the country in search ofmaterial to trade for food and other items essential forsurvival. But when Stephen's grandfather dies and hisfather falls into a coma after an accident, Stephen findshis way to Settler's Landing, a community that seems toogood to be true, where there are real houses, barbecues,a school, and even baseball games. Then Stephen meetsstrong, defiant, mischievous Jenny, who refuses toaccept things as they are.
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Format: audiobook
ISBN:
9780545353960 (0545353963)
Publish date: September 1st 2011
Publisher: Scholastic Audio
Minutes: 8
Edition language: English
It was just ok. The plot and characters were underdeveloped and it felt like fleshing out both would have made it a trilogy, and potentially more enjoyable. Not great, not terrible.
Why do I love these post-apocalyptic books so much? And the zombies... I love zombies. This book doesn't have zombies but the world is in ruins after a world war and killer flu virus called P11, the Eleventh Plague. Stephen and his dad and grandpa have been surviving as salvagers, traversing the US ...
You might have noticed that many of the post-apocalyptic novels take place in a world that has reverted to the US west circa 1850-80. Not really, of course, just the stereotype portrayed in popular movies, books, and TV shows. Few women, no more advanced technology than the plow, no communications l...
I had been looking forward to reading this book since it came out. Finally, I blocked everything out and settled in. Unfortunately, it did not meet the hype I had made it to be in my mind. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad I read the book and I found it interesting, but it didn't wow me.