The Young World

The adults are all dead. The young children are all dead. The rest wait to die on their 18th birthdays. The sickness has taken over the world. The kids have divided themselves into societies in New York. Jefferson lives with the Washington Square Tribe. His brother Wash is it's leader. But Wash has just turned 18 and dies, leaving Jefferson in charge. He is in love with his longtime best friend Donna, who of course, doesn't know he loves her. But she loves him too, but he, of course, doesn't know this. A small group of them go on a run to the library to find some research for Brainbox, who thinks he can cure the sickness and save the world. But getting to the library is only the beginning. What they find there is terrifying and horrible and leads them to travel even farther than they have planned. See, you really have no choice- either risk your life for a future or have no future at all. This is a fast paced post-apocalyptic story with non-stop action. It is told in alternating voices- Jefferson and Donna- and Donna is hilarious. It's an unforgiving world and death awaits at every turn. Chris Weitz is a director and this book definitely reads as a movie. There's even a fight with a polar bear. More will follow of course. I enjoyed the story, it was a fast read and do wonder what will happen next. So I will wait... until then, happy reading my friends.