Jo Treggiari
Hardcover | Pages: 344 pages Rating: 3.51 | 11067 Users | 1001 Reviews
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| Title | : | Ashes, Ashes (Ashes, Ashes #1) |
| Author | : | Jo Treggiari |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 344 pages |
| Published | : | June 1st 2011 by Scholastic |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Dystopia. Young Adult. Apocalyptic. Post Apocalyptic. Romance |
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Epidemics, floods, droughts - for sixteen-year-old Lucy, the end of the world came and went, taking 99% of the population with it. As the weather continues to rage out of control, and Sweepers clean the streets of plague victims, Lucy survives alone in the wilds of Central Park. But when she's rescued from a pack of hunting dogs by a mysterious boy named Aidan, she reluctantly realizes she can't continue on her own. She joins his band of survivors, yet, a new danger awaits her: the Sweepers are looking for her. There's something special about Lucy, and they will stop at nothing to have her.Particularize Books In Pursuance Of Ashes, Ashes (Ashes, Ashes #1)
| Original Title: | Ashes, Ashes |
| ISBN: | 0545255635 (ISBN13: 9780545255639) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Ashes, Ashes #1 |
| Characters: | Lucy Holloway |
| Setting: | New York City, New York(United States) |
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Ratings: 3.51 From 11067 Users | 1001 ReviewsNotice About Books Ashes, Ashes (Ashes, Ashes #1)
I wanted to like this book. I did. It's got the elements I want in a post-apocalyptic survival book, and some of those actual survival bits were the ones I really did like about Ashes, Ashes, from the protagonist having a looted survival manual to survivors banding together, growing their own food and what not.Unfortunately, the characters were rather flat, the central love story/relationship as cliché as they come (view spoiler)[(girl meets cocky, arrogant, good-looking boy, girl hates boy,Review originally posted at: http://supernaturalsnark.blogspot.com...Actual Rating: 3.5/5MY THOUGHTSThough Ashes, Ashes presents us with a bleak outlook with regard to the physical state of our world in the futurecities and enormous groups of people decimated by disease, starvation, and forces of naturewe are also given a story lined with hope as we watch the survivors carry on in the face of so much death. First, we get to meet and watch young Lucy spend her days completing tasks we'd like to
I like Ashes, Ashes.*****DESPAIR.Ashes, Ashes transported me into a future that is very likely to happen. Environmental catastrophes and epidemics brought humankind back to basics: no electricity, no medicines, no shelter. For the desperation Treggiari instilled in me while walking inside her post-apocalyptic world, I give Ashes, Ashes a 4. For failure to deliver and fully resolve the conflict, I give it a 3.Lucy is capable of surviving by herself. Her constant enemies are enormous rainshowers,
Global warming has wrecked havoc on New York City. Streets and highways have been turned to rivers and Central Park now has an ocean view. Four years later, a virulent plague strikes and wipes out much of the world's population, leaving a remnant of less than one percent living. Lucy is the sole survivor of her family; everyone she knows has died. Now she makes her home in the wilds of Central Park. For a while she lived in a city shelter, but the Sweepers kept abducting people for some unknown
this book had a lot of potential, but ultimately it just didn't win me over. hi, have we just met??? if so, let me tell you that i love large-scale survival stories and i love teen dystopian novels. i'm not even hiding in the shadows about it anymore. and there are some good ones and there are some bad ones. this one is grouped in my mind with the susan beth pfeffer last survivors trilogy, which means it is conceptually strong, but is unrealistic in its portrayal of human response. more on that
This is another dystopian novel written for young adults. Still, I LOVE reading the young adult books because they are what I have taught for a melee of years (Just retired from teaching. Congratulate me. Nice!!) I will always love this type of book because they normally have nonstop action, and this one is just like most of the others with that and more. The characters are well rounded, the story is very intense and holds a reader's attention, and the imagery is great. If you want a quick read
Ashes, Ashes is a terrifyingly realistic view at the world s end. BookWhisperer is not known for books such as this one; after several struggles this is usually a book that I would have avoided. Much to my surprise Ashes, Ashes will be the first of this type of book on my favorites list. Lucy is the strong and courageous sixteen year old that will follow throughout this novel. Being the soul survivor of her entire family she has set out to living in the wild alone. It is remarkable to follow
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