Gone by Michael Grant

I was delighted to add Gone to the YA collection at the Pembroke Public Library. Gone is a science fiction story about what happens to a town when all the people over the age of 15 disappear. Think you had a bad day? If I could recommend a book that's like Stephen King for teens, this one would be it. What would you do if you were 15 and suddenly had no adults to tell you what to do? Let your imagination run wild on this one! To top it all off, the kids are experiencing strange and unexplained powers that they are having a hard time controlling (think Smallville). This book is very current to teens with mentions of Harry Potter, Wii, and Weezer. I enjoyed most of the characters, with the exception of Quinn who kept saying "brah" instead of brother, perhaps that is a west coast thing? If you like this book, it's sequel "Hunger" just came out recently. Check out this book today and be glad there are no nuclear power plants in Pembroke!