"This book is the first in a new dystopian thriller trilogy. The story opens with Alex, a teenage survivalist backpacking to a remote area to scatter her parents' ashes and deal with her own impending death from a brain tumor. However, she becomes an unexpected survivor of an EMP, electromagnetic pulse, that destroys every electronic device and leaves billions of people dead. Forming a small family with a little girl whose grandfather was killed and a young solider named Tom, Alex faces a new and terrifying world. Oh, and did I mention the Zombies? Fans of Hunger Games, and Everlost will be looking for the next book. Ms. Bick has a winner with this series and your students, including reluctant readers, will love it. Highly Recommended.

" --starred review, Library Media Connection.