A Plague Year

Fiction - YA, Historical, Kids, Teen, Social Issues
Cover of the book A Plague Year by Edward Bloor, Random House Children's Books
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Edward Bloor ISBN: 9780375989377
Publisher: Random House Children's Books Publication: September 13, 2011
Imprint: Knopf Books for Young Readers Language: English
Author: Edward Bloor
ISBN: 9780375989377
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Publication: September 13, 2011
Imprint: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Language: English

It's 2001 and zombies have taken over Tom's town. Meth zombies. The drug rips through Blackwater, PA, with a ferocity and a velocity that overwhelms everyone.

It starts small, with petty thefts of cleaning supplies and Sudafed from the supermarket where Tom works. But by year's end there will be ruined, hollow people on every street corner. Meth will unmake the lives of friends and teachers and parents. It will fill the prisons, and the morgues.

Tom's always been focused on getting out of his depressing coal mining town, on planning his escape to a college somewhere sunny and far away. But as bits of his childhood erode around him, he finds it's not so easy to let go. With the selfless heroism of the passengers on United Flight 93 that crashed nearby fresh in his mind and in his heart, Tom begins to see some reasons to stay, to see that even lost causes can be worth fighting for. 

Edward Bloor has created a searing portrait of a place and a family and a boy who survive a harrowing plague year, and become stronger than before.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

It's 2001 and zombies have taken over Tom's town. Meth zombies. The drug rips through Blackwater, PA, with a ferocity and a velocity that overwhelms everyone.

It starts small, with petty thefts of cleaning supplies and Sudafed from the supermarket where Tom works. But by year's end there will be ruined, hollow people on every street corner. Meth will unmake the lives of friends and teachers and parents. It will fill the prisons, and the morgues.

Tom's always been focused on getting out of his depressing coal mining town, on planning his escape to a college somewhere sunny and far away. But as bits of his childhood erode around him, he finds it's not so easy to let go. With the selfless heroism of the passengers on United Flight 93 that crashed nearby fresh in his mind and in his heart, Tom begins to see some reasons to stay, to see that even lost causes can be worth fighting for. 

Edward Bloor has created a searing portrait of a place and a family and a boy who survive a harrowing plague year, and become stronger than before.

More books from Random House Children's Books

Cover of the book Ollie the Purple Elephant by Edward Bloor
Cover of the book I Got A New Friend by Edward Bloor
Cover of the book The Statue of Liberty by Edward Bloor
Cover of the book Freckle Juice by Edward Bloor
Cover of the book The Twelve Days of Christmas by Edward Bloor
Cover of the book Susanna Hits Hollywood by Edward Bloor
Cover of the book Cowlick! by Edward Bloor
Cover of the book Get Out and Play (Elbow Grease) by Edward Bloor
Cover of the book Shadow Call by Edward Bloor
Cover of the book Cracking the CBEST, 3rd Edition by Edward Bloor
Cover of the book The Berenstain Bears and the Messy Room: Read & Listen Edition by Edward Bloor
Cover of the book Playing Without the Ball by Edward Bloor
Cover of the book As Red as Blood by Edward Bloor
Cover of the book Akiko: Pieces of Gax by Edward Bloor
Cover of the book A Christmas Sonata by Edward Bloor
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy