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In *Monument 14*, a catastrophic hailstorm strikes the street, followed by a chemical weapons spill, forcing fourteen teenagers, two eighth‑graders—including a tech‑savvy freshman—and six younger children to seek shelter inside a sprawling chain store. With the world outside unraveling, the diverse group huddles together, forging alliances across social cliques and coping with the looming threat of a broader chemical disaster. Their shared struggle to stay alive turns the superstore into a makeshift refuge, testing their ingenuity and resilience as the outside world begins to deteriorate.
First publish date: 2012
Genre: Young Adult Fiction/YA Science Fiction
Authors: Emmy Laybourne
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