Inthispost-apocalypticnovelfromNewberyMedal-winningauthorRobertC.O’Brien,ateengirlstrugglingtosurviveinthewakeofunimaginabledisastercomesacrossanothersurvivor.AnnBurdenissixteenyearsoldandcompletelyalone.Theworldassheonceknewitisgone,ravagedbyanuclearwarthathastakeneveryonefromher.Forthepastyear,shehaslivedinaremotevalleywithnoevidenceofanyothersurvivors.ButthesmokefromadistantcampfireshattersAnn’ssolitude.Someoneelseisstillaliveandmakinghiswaytowardthevalley.Whoisthisman?Whatdoeshewant?Canhebetrusted?Bothexcitedandterrified,AnnsoonrealizestheremaybeworsethingsthanbeingthelastpersononEarth.
