The Eleventh Plague by Jeff Hirsch gives the author's impression what America might be like if world war, plague, and the fall of government creates a fractured America. Rogue government officials, scavengers, slavers, and small pockets of rebuilding communities all need to survive by any means possible as America is left virtually abandoned following war with China and a deadly plague that they released.Fifteen-year-old Stephan Quinn has been scavenging with his father from Canada to Florida in order to trade for items needed to survive. After the death of his grandfather and a severe injury that leaves his father in a coma, Stephen finds himself lead to Settler's Landing, a hidden community that seems untouched by the disasters of the times. Loving families, schools, and a Thanksgiving celebration makes Stephan uneasy as he witnesses clues that this community, even though it could be pulled from the colonial history books, isn't everything is appears to be.
Slowly the pressure of the disasters at hand creep their way into this quiet community. With the help of a Chinese girl named Jenny, Stephan gets himself into and out of trouble as the people of Settler's Landing have to face the dangers of their own complacent attitudes toward a world that can't wait to take everything away from them at any cost.
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