A powerful post-apocalyptic novel in which nuclear war has devastated America Z FOR ZACHARIAH by Robert C O' Brien is one of The Originals from Penguin
- iconic outspoken first Ann Burden has been living alone in a valley for over a year
- until Loomis a scientist in a radiation-proof suit arrives She hopes they will be companions but his behaviour towards her becomes increasingly threatening as he attacks her & then cuts off her food supply & tries to bring her under his control Although there may be no one else alive Ann steals his suit & leaves the valley in search of humanity The Originals are the pioneers of fiction for young adults From political awakening war & unrequited love to addiction teenage pregnancy & nuclear holocaust The Originals confront big issues & articulate difficult truths The collection
Includes:: The Outsiders
- SE Hinton I Capture the Castle
- Dodie Smith Postcards from No Man's Land
- Aidan Chambers After the First Death
- Robert Cormier Dear Nobody
- Berlie Doherty The Endless Steppe
- Esther Hautzig Buddy
- Nigel Hinton Across the Barricades
- Joan Lingard The Twelfth Day of July
- Joan Lingard No Turning Back
- Beverley Naidoo Z for Zachariah
- Richard C O' Brien The Wave
- Morton Rhue The Red Pony
- John Steinbeck The Pearl
- John Steinbeck Stone Cold
- Robert Swindells