Emergence
Book description
In the aftermath of a bionuclear war Candy Smith-Foster searches the ruins of America for any other survivors
Why read it?
1 author picked Emergence as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I discovered this book in 1985, reading and re-reading the book during high school and, eventually, buying the worn-out copy from the library before graduation.
While it may seem to be a dystopian story – it takes place after a nuclear-biological armageddon, after all – it’s an early example of hopepunk. Candy Smith-Foster repeatedly puts the good of others, including her macaw, Terry (short for Terry Dactyl), ahead of her own welfare. Not bad for a preteen facing the destruction of all she knew.
How much of an impact did this have on me? One of the reasons Kendra’s name…
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