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When a biological bomb is discovered in the air ducts of a busy suburban mall, the entire complex is locked down, people start getting sick, supplies start running low, and there's no way out. Among the thousands of trapped shoppers are four teens: Shay, Marco, Lexi, and Ryan. Each has a separate story, and each copes with the catastrophe in a different way. But all of them are trying to find safety and solace at a time when adults are behaving badly. Through their individual journeys, they learn that in an emergency, people change, not always for the better.
First publish date: 2012
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Dayna Lorentz
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