The Drowned Cities

by Bacigalupi, Paolo (Author)

In a dark future America that has devolved into unending civil wars, orphans Mahlia and Mouse barely escape the war-torn lands of the Drowned Cities, but their fragile safety is soon threatened and Mahlia will have to risk everything if she is to save Mouse, as he once saved her.

Age Range: From 12 to 17

Format: Hardcover, 448 pages

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (Vie, May 2012

Publisher Marketing: Soldier boys emerged from the darkness. Guns gleamed dully. Bullet bandoliers and scars draped their bare chests. Ugly brands scored their faces. She knew why these soldier boys had come. She knew what they sought, and she knew, too, that if they found it, her best friend would surely die.

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