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Philbrick, W. R.
THE BIG DARK
New York : Blue Sky Press, 2016
IL 3-6 RL 5.1
ISBN 0545789753
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 A massive solar flare has knocked out the entire power grid all across America. No power, no communication, no water, cars don’t start. Panic sets in as Charlie’s small New Hampshire town starts to break down into chaos. When the power went down, people helped each other and shared. Now, civilized behavior is beginning to shatter. Who can you trust? Who can help? Charlie’s mother has diabetes, she needs medication to survive.  Charlie has to decide what to do. (Booktalk by Great Stone Face Award Committee, 2017)

SUBJECTS:   Action and Adventure fiction.
                        Electric power failures -- Fiction.
                        Family life -- New Hampshire -- Fiction.
                        New Hampshire -- Fiction.
                        Survival -- Fiction.

 
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