Gone

Gone--------------------------------------------------Suddenly there are no adults, no answers. What would you do? In theblink of an eye, the world changes. The adults vanish without a trace,and those left must do all they can to survive. But everyone's ideaof survival is different. Some look after themselves, some look afterothers, and some will do anything for power ...Even kill. For Sam andAstrid, it is a race against time as they try to solve the questionsthat now dominate their lives ...What is the mysterious wall that hasencircled the town of Perdido Beach and trapped everyone within? Whyhave some kids developed strange powers? And can they defeat Caineand his gang of bullies before they turn fifteen and disappear too?It isn't until the world collapses around you that you find out whatkind of person you really are. A chilling portrayal of a world withno rules. When life as you know it ends at 15, everything changes.--------------------------------------------------Author Biography: Michael Grant has spent much of his life on the move.Raised in a military family, he attended ten schools in five statesof the USA, as well as three schools in France. Even as an adult hekept moving, and in fact he became a writer in part because it wasone of the few jobs that wouldn't tie him down. His fondest dream isto spend a whole year circumnavigating the globe and visiting everycontinent. Yes, even Antarctica. He lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina,with his wife, Katherine Applegate, their two children, and far toomany pets.