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Never let them tame you.In the wake of a devastating biological disaster, the United States east of the Mississippi has been abandoned. Now called the Feral Zone, a reference to the virus that turned millions of people into bloodthirsty savages, the entire area is off-limits. The punishment for violating the border is death.Lane McEvoy can't imagine why anyone would risk it. She's grown up in the shadow of the great wall separating east from west, and she's curious about what's on the other side - but not that curious. Life in the west is safe and comfortable . . . just how she likes it.But Lane gets the shock of her life when she learns that someone close to her has crossed into the Feral Zone. And she has little choice but to follow. Lane travels east, completely unprepared for what she finds in the ruins of civilization .
About the Author
Award-winning novelist Kat Falls captivates her audience with fast-paced, action-packed thrillers. In Dark Life and its sequel, Riptide, Kat takes her middle school-aged readers into science fiction adventure under the sea. The series has been translated into 17 languages and Dark Life is in development for film at Disney. When Al Roker featured Dark Life on "Al's Book Club for Kids," Kat made a guest appearence on The Today Show. Kat's young adult novel, Inhuman, is a dystopian romance set after a devastating biological disaster. Inhuman received glowing reviews from Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, VOYA, a starred review from Kirkus, and was featured on the Tome It List for "clean" teen reads.
Kat teaches screenwriting at Northwestern University and lives in Evanston, Illinois with her husband, theater director Robert Falls, and their three children. katfalls.com
Dark Life's Scholastic Page: http://www.scholastic.com/darklife/
Dark Life Book Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=xCjp2JdIz48
Link to The Today Show segment with Al Roker: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/38575795#38575795
