After the Snow
By S.D. Crockett In keeping with the snow theme of January, one of the featured books for this month is After the Snow. This is a dystopian novel depicting a future society affected by a catastrophic climate condition that causes the majority of the year to be winter. The impact of this climate change has caused governmental and economic chaos. In trying to keep citizens under control, the government has become more regimented and corrupt. Those who live on the fringe of the government controlled cities either steal for a living or try to scrape out a living from hunting and trapping. In many ways life is primitive. The narrator of the novel, Willo, is a 15 year old boy living on the outskirts of a government controlled area. When he arrives home one day to find his family gone, Willo goes in search of them. His search leads him on a journey of survival across the frozen countryside and into the government controlled cities. Although this book is labeled a dystopian novel, it deals more with the main character trying to survive his environment rather than trying to change it.
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ethan
2/3/2015 12:17:50 am
sounds like a radical read!
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ethan
2/3/2015 12:24:12 am
yes, and that too!
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chris thompson
2/3/2015 12:23:50 am
i have always loved apocalyptic and futuristic books this could be a good read
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NICK
2/3/2015 12:26:28 am
I would like this book because it talks about survival, mystery, and adventure. I would also like this because it talks about government controlled cities.
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rylee
2/9/2015 01:16:42 am
this book kindove sounds good
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Shane P
2/9/2015 01:17:42 am
I think this book can be a good book for me to read because it relay cot my eye when I read the blog and it sounds really interesting.
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jacob havener
2/9/2015 01:18:12 am
it sounds like a good book because people can relate to it.
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Ty Beresford
2/9/2015 02:37:17 am
Seems boring to me. Same thing as every other book here. Family is lost; They get found; Yeah! That is what every book revolves around that is related to this.
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Abby Miranda
2/9/2015 02:38:27 am
This book seems good because I like these kinds of books.
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rylie anderson
2/9/2015 02:40:35 am
this sounds kind of like legend, which I liked
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Madison M
2/9/2015 03:13:19 am
I would like to read this book. Because it seems very interesting.
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Gabrielle
2/9/2015 03:14:27 am
This book sounds cool because the future is funny to me so.
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Richlen H
2/11/2015 11:01:15 pm
I really want to read this because love dystopian based books like The Hunger Games or The Bar code Tattoo.
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Ian
2/11/2015 11:01:53 pm
I think that book looks good, because this kid must embark on a journey to find his parents in a snowstorm
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Brandon Klehm
2/12/2015 12:40:17 am
I would read this book because i like survival story's and ''what if's''
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Grace
2/12/2015 02:52:32 am
This seems like a very interesting book book, because it reminds me of the Matched series and the Divergent series which are both series I've read. They remind me because they both have a dystopian type theme. I might give this book a read. ;)
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