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by: Robert C. O'Brien
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
EAN: 9780020446507
ISBN: 0020446500
Label: Simon Pulse
Manufacturer: Simon Pulse
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: April 30, 1987
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Reading Level: Young Adult
Sales Rank: 474912
Studio: Simon Pulse
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Rating:  - This book heavily influenced my reading habits, forever.
My mother was a librarian when I was growing up, and she recommedned this book for me, knowing about my taste for strong science fiction stories. This book changed the way i looked at books and stories. No doubt, it was one of the darkest, most horrifying tales I had yet read, but it hit me like a brick wall. Well-written and more carefully paced than other YA fiction, this book is a wonderful slow-burn that takes the reader into the character's thoghts, hopes, and fears. A powerful and engaging ... Read More
Rating:  - Powerful what-if
I had to read this in 8th grade as part of a segment regarding nuclear weapons and someday I'd like to read it again. This book was amazing and has always made me appreciate the tenuousness of our civilization. I'm a bit surprised that it was required reading, though, sense it's material that might give one nightmares and paranoia. I would want my kids to read it and think about it, but other adults might not feel the same way.
Rating: - Courtesy of Teens Read Too
Sixteen-year-old Ann Burden has been living on her own for a year, since the nuclear bombs turned everything surrounding her little valley into a wasteland, and her parents drove out to find other survivors... and never came back. Knowing she may be the only person left, Ann struggles with her loneliness and tends to the farm as best she can. But then a man comes over the hills in a protective suit and arrives in the valley. At first he provides Ann with welcome companionship, but as he recovers from ... Read More
Rating: - Great book, I remember it after 20 years!
I don't remember if I was made to read this book. As a child and now I've always been an avid reader, sometimes reading as many as 2 to 3 books a day. I do remember this book. Even now, 20 years after reading, I think it's an excellent read for anyone of any age.
It's a very adult and modern theme, even thought the book was published 30+ years ago. I think its a good book for kids to read that's not only interesting, but something that may be plausable.
Rating: - A Teenage classic
This was a text I was assigned in highschool, and absolutely loved it.
Ann is trapped in a valley that is virtually unaffected by a nuclear holocaust. A teenager, and left to fend for herself, Ann is both excited and threatened when a stranger in a holocaust suit enters the valley and begin to reside there also.
The book is written in diary form and a great read, particularly for teenage audiences.
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