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"As original as The Hunger Games, set within the walls of a high school exactly like yours." - Kami Garcia, New York Times best-selling co-author of the Beautiful Creatures novelsIt was just another ordinary day at McKinley High--until a massive explosion devastated the school. When loner David Thorpe tried to help his English teacher to safety, the teacher convulsed and died right in front of him. And that was just the beginning.A year later, McKinley has descended into chaos. All the students are infected with a virus that makes them deadly to adults. The school is under military quarantine. The teachers are gone. Violent gangs have formed based on high school social cliques. Without a gang, you're as good as dead. And David has no gang. It's just him and his little brother, Will, against the whole school.
About the Author
Lex Thomas is the pen name for the writing team of Lex Hrabe and Thomas Voorhies. Their YA series, QUARANTINE, earned starred reviews from Booklist and has been described as "gritty and fearless."Lex lives in Virginia with his wife and two daughters. Thomas writes and paints in Los Angeles. They collaborate using a device called a "telephone." Visit them at www.lex-thomas.com and check out the fourth installment of the QUARANTINE series... The Giant.
