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Synopsis
I was only sixteen when the war started. I thought it was really stupid for America to go to war with a country that had never attacked us. But attack we did and I think we lost but I do not know that to be a fact. One day things were normal and the next day the electric power was off and TV’s and radios no longer worked. Luckily my Dad thought they would take us to war and he had done what he could to get ready. But everything stopped and you just cannot get ready for that. We are barely surviving for now and just hoping things do not get even worse for us. I am pretty sure this will be the last war we fight for a very long time or maybe ever.
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Is The Last War appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
A 16-year-old narrator describes surviving societal collapse after war triggers an EMP or similar catastrophic event. Contains war themes, survival situations, and implied violence/death but no graphic content.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death, war, and survival situations (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens will connect with a young protagonist forced to grow up fast when modern civilization collapses overnight.