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Description
Hunger: A Gone Novel is the second book in Michael Grant's Gone series. Three months after all adults disappeared and a supernatural barrier trapped everyone under fifteen inside a small California town, food supplies have run out while some children develop dangerous supernatural powers. The story follows the surviving children as they struggle against starvation and the increasing chaos caused by those with abilities turning against those without them. The book contains graphic violence as tensions between the "normal" kids and the "mutants" escalate into open conflict.
Quick Summary
The second book in the Gone series turns up the terror with a hungry Darkness awakening underground while the remaining kids face impossible choices about survival and sacrifice. Readers will be gripped by the pulse-pounding danger, the visceral fights to stay alive, and the way Michael Grant keeps everyone guessing about who will make it to the next page. If your kid devoured The Maze Runner or loved the gritty survival of Lord of the Flies, they'll be obsessed with Hunger. Perfect for teens in grades 9-12 who want dark, intense stories that don't hold back.