In the past couple years we have faced many predictions for the end of the world. These books are great examples of worst case scenarios in post-apocalyptic societies; from children sent into a battle to the death for the government’s entertainment in
The Hunger Games, to a father and son on a journey to find hope and shelter in
The Road. However, every book on this list is about more than violence and strife: they are really about love and resilience in hard times.
The Giver by Lois Lowry (Laurel Leaf, $6.99)
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic, $10.99)
The Road by Cormac McCarthy (Vintage Books, $15.00)
Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut (Dial Press, $15.00)
1984 by George Orwell (Signet Classic, $9.99)
Grace Gottschalk, January 2013
2 comments:
I also liked "City of Ember" and "People of Sparks" by Jeanne DuPrau
I loved City of Ember too! It is not forgotten! I suggest it to people all the time in the store.
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