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The Girl Who Owned a City

After a deadly virus killed every adult on Earth, leaving only the kids behind, Lisa finds herself solely responsible for her little brother, Todd: she has to make sure they stay alive. Many kids are sick or starving, and fierce gangs are stealing and destroying everything they find. Lots of people have given up, but on Grand Avenue, some kids are surviving. Because of Lisa.

Lisa figured out how to give the kids on Grand Avenue food, homes, and protection against the gangs. But Tom Logan and his army are determined to take that away and rule the streets themselves. How long can Lisa's group keep fighting them off? They need to find a place to live safely. A strong place. A secret place. In a world like this, someone has to take charge. But does Lisa have the strength to take charge of a whole city?

This powerful graphic novel adaptation of the 1975 classic tells the dystopian tale of a girl trying to rebuild civilization one step at a time.

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"All adults have been killed by a plague, leaving children to fend for themselves, but Lisa has not yet given up on basic civilities. This sensibility leads her to unite her neighborhood at a school, which they turn into the titular city. Like the original — first published in 1975 — this is a fast-paced story with philosophical underpinnings, moving through time with effective montages of work and children’s drawings as the survivors attempt to create a new society... While the main conflict wraps up with an unsatisfying resolution, it’s still a powerful commentary on the ways that power breeds jealousy and war." — Publisher's Weekly

Product Details

Recommended Age 11 and up
Author Dan Jolley, O.T. Nelson
Illustrator Joelle Jones
ISBN 0761356347
Publication Date Jan 1, 2012
Publisher Graphic Universe
Language English