Aftershocks by Marisa Reichardt (2020, Hardcover)-image
Aftershocks by Marisa Reichardt (2020, Hardcover)-image

Aftershocks by Marisa Reichardt (2020, Hardcover)

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Format: Hardcover LCCN: 2020-025216 Grade From: Seventh Grade Synopsis: A gripping YA novel about two strangers struggling to survive a massive California earthquake When a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hits California, Ruby is trapped in a laundromat with Charlie, a boy she had her first conversation with only moments before. She can't see anything beyond the rubble that she's trapped beneath, but she's sure someone will come save them soon. As the hours and days tick by, Ruby and Charlie struggle to stay hopeful--and stay alive. Ruby has only Charlie's voice and her memories to find the hope to keep holding on. Will the two make it out alive? And if they do, what will they have lost to the earthquake? Riveting, tense, and emotionally complex, Aftershocks weaves together the terror and hope of a catastrophic event while showing the ways that disasters can change and unite us. Number of Pages: 336 Pages Item Length: 8.6 in Item Width: 6 in Publication Year: 2020 Reviews: "This is a thrilling, provocative, and empowering look at fighting for survival while remembering the important things in life, like friendship, family, and love."-- Booklist, "This is an inspiring and complex survival story that examines self-doubt, addiction, loss, love, and the human condition."-- School Library Journal, The accounts of the quake and its immediate aftermath and the relationship that develops between Ruby and Charlie are immediate, visceral, and compelling., This is a thrilling, provocative, and empowering look at fighting for survival while remembering the important things in life, like friendship, family, and love., "The accounts of the quake and its immediate aftermath and the relationship that develops between Ruby and Charlie are immediate, visceral, and compelling."-- Kirkus Reviews, This is an inspiring and complex survival story that examines self-doubt, addiction, loss, love, and the human condition. Book Title: Aftershocks Genre: Juvenile Fiction, Young Adult Fiction Grade To: College Graduate Student Language: English ISBN-13: 9781419739170 LC Classification Number: PZ7.1.R45Aft 2020 Item Weight: 15.9 Oz Intended Audience: Young Adult Audience Publisher: Abrams, Inc. gtin13: 9781419739170 brand: Abrams, Inc. Topic: Action & Adventure / Survival Stories, Nature & The Natural World / Environment, General, Coming of Age ISBN-10: 1419739174 Item Height: 1.4 in Author: Marisa Reichardt

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