Gone by Michael Grant

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                                               Gone

                                       Author: Michael Grant

                                 Book Type: Hardcover

                                Rating: * * * * *

                          Review Date: 5/21/2009

In the blink of an eye. Everyone disappears. GONE.

Except for the young. Teens. Middle schoolers. Toddlers. But
 not one single adult. No teachers, no cops, no doctors, no
 parents. Just as suddenly, there are no phones, no internet, 
no television. No way to get help. And no way to figure out 
what's happened.

Hunger threatens. Bullies rule. A sinister creature lurks. 
Animals are mutating. And the teens themselves are changing, 
developing new talents - unimaginable, dangerous, 
deadly powers - that grow stronger by the day.

It's a terrifying new world. Sides are being chosen, a fight 
is shaping up. Townies against rich kids. Bullies against 
the weak. Powerful against powerless. And time is 
running out: On your birthday, you disappear just like
 everyone else...

I read this online when Harper Teen offered it free. If you click on the Browse Inside this Book you can read it free.This was the most compelling book that I have ever read. I read almost the whole book in less than 24 hours. It sucked me in and would not turn loose. This book is not for the faint of heart. It is so vivid that I had nightmares about it while reading it. This would make an awesome movie. It is listed as a YA but it is so much more. Just imagine what it would be like to be sitting in a classroom listening to your teacher drone on and on and then suddenly poof! no teacher. In fact no one over 15 in your whole town. Can you imagine the fear, the panic , as the reality of this is faced by the 13 and 14 year olds that are left in charge. Not only that, several of them have discovered that they have developed some strange and scary abilities. A five star book all the way.