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Mar272008
MEGAT0N - Discussing Books About The End Of The World As We Know It
Thursday, March 27, 2008 at 1:32PM
Response to a Comment
Dave posted the following:
"Hey there - attempted to send ya an email on this - I've been looking for the name of a book that was read to me in my youth at school. This would have been around or before 1984 or maybe 1985. The basic premise is that everyone over a certain age has died from a plague or disease. There are only kids left. This focuses on probably one boy and 2 girls. I can't really remember all of it, but I've been looking for a while. The boy is starting to get feelings for one of the girls and the other girl gets jealous and I think comes after him or possibly the other girl with a butcher knife. :) That's about it for remembering. Maybe you've read it or have some other ideas on where to look - I've checked all of your links and have been searching other internet databases for a while.
Thanks,
Chris"
I'm wondering if he might be thinking of The Girl Who Owned a City by OT Nelson. It was written in 1975, which would fit Chris' recollection, and Wikipedia says it was often used in schools.
I hadn't ever heard of it, but it does sound interesting, so I think I'm going to track it down and give it a read.
ps If anyone has any other ideas for the book Chris is looking for, please leave a comment.
Dave posted the following:
"Hey there - attempted to send ya an email on this - I've been looking for the name of a book that was read to me in my youth at school. This would have been around or before 1984 or maybe 1985. The basic premise is that everyone over a certain age has died from a plague or disease. There are only kids left. This focuses on probably one boy and 2 girls. I can't really remember all of it, but I've been looking for a while. The boy is starting to get feelings for one of the girls and the other girl gets jealous and I think comes after him or possibly the other girl with a butcher knife. :) That's about it for remembering. Maybe you've read it or have some other ideas on where to look - I've checked all of your links and have been searching other internet databases for a while.
Thanks,
Chris"
I'm wondering if he might be thinking of The Girl Who Owned a City by OT Nelson. It was written in 1975, which would fit Chris' recollection, and Wikipedia says it was often used in schools.
I hadn't ever heard of it, but it does sound interesting, so I think I'm going to track it down and give it a read.
ps If anyone has any other ideas for the book Chris is looking for, please leave a comment.
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Empty World by John Christopher.
An aging virus sweeps the world leaving one young man alone. He travels to London and finds other survivors including the two girls. A sad story but Christopher was one of my favorites when I was younger.