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Violence
A lot
Significant survival violence; people kill each other, attack children, and the brutality is realistic
Language
Some
Some strong language
Sexual Content
Some
Teen romantic and sexual content; more mature than typical YA
Substance Use
Barely any
Some substance use in desperate survival contexts
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The psychological weight of watching civilization collapse and the cost of maintaining humanity in it
What this book is about
Fifteen-year-old Alex is home alone when the Yellowstone supervolcano erupts, plunging the Midwest into permanent winter. He sets out on foot through a collapsing society to find his family — encountering violence, kindness, and Darla, a girl who may save his life. Mullin's YA post-apocalyptic debut is grittier and darker than most of its genre.
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Significant survival violence
Teen sexual content
Dark post-apocalyptic setting
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