American war

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Call Number: Fiction / El Akkad, Omar, Adult Book / Fiction / Dystopian / El Akkad, Omar, Adult Book / Fiction / Dystopian / El Akkad, Omar
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Pittsfield Branch, Traverwood Branch, Westgate Branch

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Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Fiction / El Akkad, Omar	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Fiction / El Akkad, Omar	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Fiction / El Akkad, Omar	4-week checkout	Due 05-11-2024
Pittsfield Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Dystopian / El Akkad, Omar	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Traverwood Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Dystopian / El Akkad, Omar	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Dystopian / El Akkad, Omar	4-week checkout	On Shelf

"An audacious and powerful debut novel: a second American Civil War, a devastating plague, and one family caught deep in the middle--a story that asks what might happen if America were to turn its most devastating policies and deadly weapons upon itself. Sarat Chestnut, born in Louisiana, is only six when the Second American Civil War breaks out in 2074. But even she knows that oil is outlawed, that Louisiana is half underwater, and that unmanned drones fill the sky. When her father is killed and her family is forced into Camp Patience for displaced persons, she begins to grow up shaped by her particular time and place. But not everyone at Camp Patience is who they claim to be. Eventually Sarat is befriended by a mysterious functionary, under whose influence she is turned into a deadly instrument of war. The decisions that she makes will have tremendous consequences not just for Sarat but for her family and her country, rippling through generations of strangers and kin alike"-- Provided by publisher.

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Intense Dystopian Society submitted by steveiew on June 22, 2018, 10:50am This was not a feel good book. It was wrought with sadness and death that spanned decades. The story was interesting, but it got depressing after awhile. It was hard to finish this book but worth it in the end.