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The Big Empty
    Stephens, J. B.
Publisher: Razorbill,
Pub date: 2004.
Pages: 204 p. 18 cm.
ISBN: 1595140069
Item info: 3 copies available at Glasgow Public Library, Nitro Public Library, and Riverside Public and High School Library.
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STEPHENS 1 Paperback book 28-day loan YOUNG ADULT FICTION
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STEPHENS 1 Paperback book 28-day loan YOUNG ADULT FICTION
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STEPHENS 1 Paperback book 28-day loan YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Summary
One year ago, a devastating plague called Strain 7 killed three quarters of the human race. Around the world, power systems failed and supply chains screeched to a halt. The surviving population of the United States has been relocated to the coasts; the heartland is now a wasteland called The Big Empty. But seven teens trying to put their lives back together will learn that the abandoned zone holds danger, secrets, and above all, hope. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.
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Gr 7 Up-In the very near future, a devastating virus has killed off more than half the human race. In the United States, a military dictatorship has taken over, moving the population toward the coasts, away from what has been renamed The Big Empty. Seven teens come together in what used to be Clearwater, MO. Keely, Jonah, and Irene are there looking for Novo Mundum, which seems to be a commune of intelligent, creative sorts who don't want to follow the martial law of the new and unelected president. Diego, a local, has been shot by soldiers after refusing to evacuate. Streetwise Amber is 15, pregnant, and looking for her ex-boyfriend. Michael and his about-to-be-ex-girlfriend, Maggie, meet up with the group when they flee their comfortable lives in order to avoid execution for a crime they didn't commit. Stephens's dystopian vision is all the more frightening because it's not outside the realm of possibility. The adventure is filled with little details that set it firmly in the next few years, and all of the teens are smart and resourceful (except for Maggie, a living, breathing cliche who absolutely refuses to admit that the world she knew no longer exists). The ending leaves the door wide open for further volumes. Give this one to fans of Jennifer Armstrong and Nancy Butcher's "Fire-Us" trilogy (HarperCollins).-Mara Alpert, Los Angeles Public Library Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information. From: Reed Elsevier Inc. Copyright Reed Business Information

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Personal Author: Stephens, J. B.
Title: The Big Empty /
Publication info: New York : Razorbill, 2004.
Physical descrip: 204 p. 18 cm.
Series Title: (The Big Empty ; 1)
Abstract: After half of the world's population is killed by a plague, seven teenagers seek a better life in a nightmarish future by deciphering coded messages and trying to avoid the Slashers.
Subject term: Survival--Fiction.
Subject term: Science fiction.
ISBN: 1595140069 (pbk.)
Held by: GLASGOW_PL NITRO_PL RIVERSIDE
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