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The Girl Who Owned a City (Young Adult Fiction)
 

The Girl Who Owned a City (Young Adult Fiction)

by O. T. Nelson

When a plague sweeps over the earth killing everyone except children under twelve, ten-year-old Lisa organizes a group to rebuild a new way of life. (read review)

Top tags: adventure,  apocalyptic,  fiction,  post apocalypse,  questionable material? no (all tags)

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Victoria R
  • Rated 5 stars

“This book was what made me love reading. Before I read this I honestly hated reading! The Girl Who owned a City was an in class read for me in 6th grade and I snuck it out of the class room to finish it at home because we weren’t allowed to read ahead in class. This is the perfect book for young readers; it is adventitious and leaves kids with the feeling that they can be powerful and successful if they put their mind to it! A definite must read!”

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Kelly M
  • Rated 1 stars

“I add this book to my shelf so I can diss it...sad, I know. It's the first book I've ever really disliked. I read it in class, which helped me recognize just how bad itwas. We would do a summary of a chapter, and I would go, 'wait, what happened to ____?!" Like, say, the disease that killed all adults and then mysteriously disappeared. Or the dead bodies of all those adults. Or the antidote mentioned in the beginning but never again.It was about twelve-year-olds, and I felt like it was by a...”

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  • Rated 4.018182 stars
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  • Rated 4 stars
  

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  • Kelly M

    kelly m said:

    “I AM in total agreement. The idea is a great one...it's really thought-provoking. Unfortunately I could hardly think when reading this book because there were so many gaping holes in the plot. Two in particular come to mind:
    Where do the dead bodies of the parents go? Did they suddenly disappear? and
    What happens to the disease? Does it suddenly disappear?
    Something that would have really helped this book would be an epilouge. The author could have tied up some loose ends and said a little about the life afterwards. You're right, books don't include every single detail; you need space for your own thoughts. But this book was too vague for your thoughts to even fill in the holes!”

    posted Wednesday, June 25 2008
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