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Description edit
Zombies have infested a fallen America. A young girl named Temple is on the run. Haunted by her past and pursued by a killer, Temple is surrounded by death and danger, hoping to be set free. For twenty-five years, civilization has survived in meager enclaves, guarded against a plague of the... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Temple (Sarah Mary Williams): A 15 year old (going on 16) survivor, traveling through fallen America
- Moses Todd: A survivor who Temple has a falling out with
- Abraham Todd: Moses brother
- Lee: A hunter; the one with the cowboy hat.
- Dummy/Maury: A man in his thirties who has special needs and is travelling with Temple.
- James Grierson: The head of the Belle Isle household and former military veteran who came home to take care of his family
- Richard Grierson: Brother to James Grierson, likes to play the piano, hopes to travel someday
- Randolph Grierson: James and Richard's father
- Mrs. Grierson: The matriarch of Belle Isle
- Malcolm: Temple's little brother.
- Uncle Jackson: Not a real uncle to Temple and Malcolm, but someone who took them in and taught them to survive when they were children
- Jeb and Jeanie Duchamp: Family relations of Maury
- Ruby: Helps Temple along her way
- Dirk: A boy Temple goes to a date with.
- Louis: The leader of a group Temple encounters.
First Sentence edit
God is a slick god.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in 2013 Iowa High School Battle of the Books. (authoritative list)
This is book 40 of 157 in Fantasy Book Review Top 100 fantasy books of all time. (community list)
Preceded by The Jungle Book, and followed by The Last Unicorn.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Alden Bell (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Tor
Country: USA
Publication Date: Aug-2010
ISBN: 0805092439
Page Count: 302
Publisher: Tor
Country: USA
Publication Date: Aug-2010
ISBN: 0805092439
Page Count: 302
Awards edit
- Alex Awards (January 2011)
- Philip K. Dick Award (Finalist, 2010)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.6
Notes for Parents edit
Reading Level: Young AdultsMentions of a male trying to force female lead into sexual activity.
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