The Living
Readers rate it 3.1 (14 on Hardcover)
322 pages · Released 2013 · Delacorte Press
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The Living is a survival thriller centered on a teenager navigating catastrophic natural disasters and their aftermath. While the premise involves death and danger, violence is not graphic or gratuitous; the focus is on character resilience and moral choices. The book addresses mature themes like loss and uncertainty but is appropriate for thoughtful teens who enjoy high-stakes adventure fiction.
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After an earthquake destroys California and a tsunami wrecks the luxury cruise ship where he is a summer employee, high schooler Shy confronts another deadly surprise. After an earthquake destroys California and a tsunami wrecks the luxury cruise ship where he is a summer employee, high schooler Shy confronts another deadly surprise.
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- Juvenile Fiction
- Fantasy
- Young Adult
- Adventure
- Science Fiction
- Dystopian
- Environment
- Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks
- YOUNG ADULT FICTION
- Diseases
- Action & Adventure
- Survival
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ISBN 9780385741200 · Delacorte Press