I've always enjoyed reading about books and watching films about post-apocalyptic events (e.g., Road Warrior, Deep Impact, Logan's Run, Water World) where our world and our lives are forever changed. Yet with every disaster springs a small amount of hope...in form of survivors.
As the first part of a trilogy, the story chronicles the journey of several children, aptly named Action Figure, Hunter, Teacher, Doll etc.) who have escaped the "Fire-us" (i.e., virus) that killed the adult population in 2002. The story is a mixture of a diary and narrative as told from the children's viewpoint (oldest of whom is just 14).
Highly recommend for tween/teens interested in science fiction. However, there are some of the mature content themes such as death and destruction etc. It is a fast read even with 200+ pages.
Age recommendation: 12+
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