NOPM review at Ink Scratchers

This was a great middle grade dystopian, a genre which is sadly lacking for this age group. I think that this book is kind of a mix between Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer and Gone by Michael Grant, it definitely has a Lord of the Flies vibe and I really enjoyed it. I loved the twist that Cramer added on the age-old survival novel formula as the kids are not only having to survive in a massively changed world and find food, water and information and  also have to face the knowledge that when they hit puberty they’re going to get ill and die. Nothing like a bit of time-ticking drama to build up some tension.

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