Brief synopsis The isolation continues of the Fallout Alley Youth Zone. And now they're running out of food. Sam is overwhelmed by demands on his attention. Little Pete is fighting an unseen monster. The leaders of the group are stretched in too many directions. And hunger is driving the group apart from within. Category YA fiction Why I chose this book Next in the series My personal opinion The author does an excellent job conveying the feeling of hunger, desperation, despair, hopelessness, and fatigue of the characters. I was a bit discouraged by the introduction of even more characters- the list was already long. But they were worth getting to know. Warnings Violence: frequent, not in great detail Language: none Adult situations: none, just feelings Death: frequent, some major characters Movie rating equivalent PG-13 Protagonist description Sam tires of being in charge, constantly having to solve everyone's problems. But he's still the hero. Point of vie