Any Sign of Life
Clever teen survives doomsday in exciting sci-fi adventure.
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What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to known that Any Sign of Life is a science fiction adventure novel, in which one young woman awakens to find everyone in her town dead. Rae Carson, author of The Girl of Fire and Thorns Trilogy, takes a gripping premise and follows it through a series of exciting plot turns. Some violence, but there are many descriptions of decomposing bodies. Trey and Paige develop a physical relationship, as evidenced by the boy's taking some condoms from a pharmacy.
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What's the Story?
As ANY SIGN OF LIFE opens, high school basketball phenom Paige Miller wakes up to find herself alone and hooked up to a half-dozen IV tubes. Everyone else -- including her mom, step-dad, and brother -- are dead, victims of some toxic agent that killed 99 percent of the population in a matter of days. Accompanied by her dead neighbor's sheltie dog, Paige sets off to find other survivors. not knowing whether she's the last teenager on Earth.
Is It Any Good?
The end of the world is on the minds of many, and this sensitive sci-fi adventure finds a new slant on a familiar scenario. In Any Sign of Life, author Rae Carson invests the main character with a steely determination to learn the truth about the disaster, and readers will be impressed by Paige's common sense and uncommon bravery. There are plenty of surprises and well-managed twists, and readers will want a second helping of Paige and her allies as soon as possible.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about how Any Sign of Life imagines a sudden toxic calamity that kills 99 percent of the population. How might fiction deal with the Covid-19 pandemic going forward?
Why are movies and books about catastrophes popular? How can they help readers deal with their everyday struggles?
What can families do to prepare for emergencies? What resources can they use for further information?
Book Details
- Author: Rae Carson
- Genre: Science Fiction
- Topics: Adventures, Great Girl Role Models, Space and Aliens
- Book type: Fiction
- Publisher: Greenwillow Books
- Publication date: October 12, 2021
- Publisher's recommended age(s): 13 - 17
- Number of pages: 384
- Available on: Nook, Audiobook (unabridged), Hardback, iBooks, Kindle
- Last updated: January 5, 2022
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