By Rebecca Tischler, Reference Department
Melanie is a very special girl. Dr. Caldwell calls her “our little genius.” Every morning, Melanie waits in her cell to be collected for class. When they come for her, Sergeant keeps his gun pointing at her while two of his people strap her into the wheelchair. She thinks they don’t like her. She jokes that she won’t bite, but they don’t laugh.
Filled with well-drawn characters and a future that will make you think, this book was engaging. The setting may be an apocalyptic future where small bands of people are gathered in fortified bases to keep out the “hungries,” but the book really isn’t about the action, or the fight like most apocalyptic books. It’s about a group of people trying to survive in a world that’s collapsed. The character’s are the core of the book and are what draw the reader in…
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