Authors: Michael Grant

Plague (33 page)

MICHAEL GRANT
has spent much of his life on the move. Raised in a military family, he attended ten schools in five states, as well as three schools in France. Even as an adult he kept moving, and in fact he became a writer in part because it was one of the few jobs that wouldn’t tie him down. His fondest dream is to spend a year circumnavigating the globe and visiting every continent. Yes, even Antarctica. He lives in Southern California with his wife, Katherine Applegate, and their two children. You can visit him online at www.themichaelgrant.com.

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Praise for the Gone Series

Gone

“This intense, marvelously plotted, paced, and characterized story will immediately garner comparisons to
Lord of the Flies
or even the long-playing world shifts of Stephen King, with just a dash of
X-Men
for good measure. A potent mix of action and thoughtfulness—centered around good and evil, courage and cowardice—renders this a tour de force that will leave readers dazed, disturbed, and utterly breathless.”
—ALA
Booklist
(starred review)

Hunger

“Readers will be unable to avoid involuntarily gasping, shuddering, or flinching while reading this suspense-filled story. The tension starts in the first chapter and does not let up until the end. The story is progressing with smart plot twists, both in actions and emotions.”
—
VOYA
(starred review)

Other
Gone
books by Michael Grant:

Gone
Hunger
Lies

Plague

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Grant, Michael.

Plague: a Gone novel / Michael Grant. — 1st ed.

p. cm. — (Gone)

Summary: A deadly, flulike epidemic and plague of flesh-eating creatures threaten the lives of the children at Perdido Beach while Sam, Astrid, Caine, and Diana each struggle with doubts and uncertainties.

ISBN 978-0-06-144912-3 (trade bdg.) — ISBN 978-0-06-144913-0 (lib. bdg.)

[1. Supernatural—Fiction. 2. Good and evil—Fiction. 3. Survival—Fiction. 4. Sick— Fiction. 5. Plague—Fiction.] I. Title.

PZ7.G7671P1 2011
[Fic]—dc22

2010021834
CIP
AC

11 12 13 14 15 LP/RRDH 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

First Edition