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    Library of the Apocalypse
    Library of the Apocalypse
    Library of the Apocalypse
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    Library of the Apocalypse

    By Karen T. Smith

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    Life is hard enough for Nate and his sister Sylvia in post-apocalypse Chicago. When Sylvia falls ill, Nate embarks on a desperate mission to get her help. He heads to the one sane place left in all the chaos and debris: The Harold Washington Library, which is policed by librarians in cardigans and sub-machine guns. To get there, he has to pass through territory controlled by the crooks and thugs that run the city now. Will he be able to get to the library and get help for his sister before it's too late? Will he be able to find his library card?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKaren T. Smith
    Release dateMar 6, 2011
    ISBN9781458053954
    Library of the Apocalypse
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    Karen T. Smith

    I am a card-carrying technology geek, having cut my teeth on BASIC on my family’s Apple II Plus computer. As a young woman with a passion for reading that equaled my interest in technology, I found science fiction titles were written with the male reader in mind. I didn’t want more space battles and buxom aliens, I wanted to know how technology would change our lives.So I write the stories I wanted to read as a young teen.

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      What other readers have had to say about Karen T. Smith's work:

      I could really relate to the characters...Looking forward to reading more like this!

      Excellent story. I read this out loud to my three daughters because I find that there are not enough female lead characters in youth fiction. They all loved it. We all want to know more about the characters and the colony.

      Karen has the ability to use the currency of teens without the degenerate baggage so common today. This is not my usual genre, but Karen's story has piqued an interest in me.

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      Library of the Apocalypse

      Sylvia, you’re getting worse. Nate slammed his hand down on the counter. As if to prove his point, his sister started coughing. When the coughs subsided, she looked up at him with those blue eyes he knew so well, and he felt guilty for his outbreak.

      I’m not letting you leave on some hare-brained scheme, Nate. She gasped, still trying to catch her breath. "I couldn’t do this without you. It’s too dangerous outside at night. Mrs. Ortiz next door said she saw bobcats yesterday when she

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