Ashfall
Oct 2011 · Simon and Schuster
4.7star
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Many visitors to Yellowstone National Park don't realize that the boiling hot springs and spraying geysers are caused by an underlying supervolcano, so large that the caldera can only be seen by plane or satellite. And by some scientific measurements, it could be overdue for an eruption. For Alex, being left alone for the weekend means having the freedom to play computer games and hang out with his friends without hassle from his mother. Then the Yellowstone supervolcano erupts, plunging his hometown into a nightmare of darkness, ash, and violence. Alex begins a harrowing trek to seach for his family and finds help in Darla, a travel partner he meets along the way. Together they must find the strength and skills to survive and outlast an epic disaster.
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4.7
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Snowy WolfFace
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October 13, 2024
I'm currently half way through this book at the moment. I'm loving it. I don't know what it is about this book but I can't stop reading it. I can usually only read a chapter or two of a book before stopping, but with this book I can read it for hours. My Librarian suggested it to me so I thought it would be moreso on the kids side of books, but boy was I wrong. This author know how to balance action, filler, and romance perfectly. SPOILERS one second Alex is playing in the ash with Darla (such a heartwarming moment) and then the next chapter her mom and two dudes die. No boring backstory, just immediate action while still giving the perfect amount of context to understand what's going on. Perfect intro. If you are contemplating buying this, just do it and watch as the hours fly by.
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April 7, 2012
I seemed to feel everything the characters were feeling! Althought obvious at points, this book keeps you thrilled :)! I read it in two days! Definitely a great book.
Kayla Miller
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August 17, 2015
I loved how the book just jumped into action and didn't waste time workin the first few chapters. I was on my feet the whole book with my heart throbbing wondering what will happen next. A really good book. You should read if you're into the post apocalypse/survival
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Mike Mullin first discovered he could make money writing in sixth grade. His teacher, Mrs. Brannon, occasionally paid students for using unusual words. Mike’s first sale as a writer earned 10 cents for one word: tenacious. Since then, Mike has always been involved with literature. One of his early jobs was shelving books at Central Library in Indianapolis. Later, he paid his way through graduate school in part by serving as a reference assistant for Indiana University’s library. Mike has worked in his mother’s business, Kids Ink Children’s Bookstore, for more than twenty years, serving at various times as a store manager, buyer, school and library salesperson, and marketing consultant. Mike wrote his first novel in elementary school—Captain Poopy’s Sewer Adventures. He’s been writing more or less non-stop ever since.
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