#29 -- Ashes, Ashes

This book by Jo Treggiari is very similar to The Eleventh Plague. The world has been hit with multiple natural disasters then a plague that kills of all but 1% of the population. The survivors are hunted by a group called the Sweepers who want to do tests on these survivors to see how and why they survived. Lucy was never infected with the plague and has survived on her own since the outbreak. A close call sends her running and she eventually teams up with a group of scavengers. The Sweepers keep getting closer and closer. Who is it they are searching for?  Is it Lucy?  What do they want?  You will have to read to find out!!

This was a great book of survival that would appeal to grades six and up. Once I started the book I couldn't put it down. I assume it is the first in a series since many plot lines were left open at the end. I can't wait for book two!