The Girl Who Owned a City, O. T. Terry Nelson
The Girl Who Owned a City, O. T. Terry Nelson
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The Girl Who Owned a City
The Graphic Novel

Author: O. T. (Terry) Nelson

Narrator: Book Buddy Digital Media

Unabridged: 1 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Lerner

Published: 01/01/2017

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

A deadly virus killed every adult on Earth, leaving only the kids behind. With her parents gone, Lisa is responsible for her little brother, Todd. She has to make sure they stay alive. Many kids are sick or starving, and fierce gangs are stealing and destroying everything they find. Lots of people have given up, but on Grand Avenue, some kids are surviving. Because of Lisa.

Lisa figured out how to give the kids on Grand Avenue food, homes, and protection against the gangs. But Tom Logan and his army are determined to take that away and rule the streets themselves. How long can Lisa's group keep fighting them off? They need to find a place to live safely. A strong place. A secret place.

In a world like this, someone has to take charge. But does Lisa have the strength to take charge of a whole city?

Reviews

Goodreads review by catherine ♡ on April 02, 2020

I read this book in elementary school and loved it. Even the premise for this book is really unique. Children often dream of a world without parents and without rules, but this book puts an entirely different spin on that sort of world by making it dangerous and scary. Lisa was such a powerful charac......more

Goodreads review by Sara on September 07, 2012

I read this in junior high. I can't remember a lot of details, just certain specific incidents come back to me at different times. Sometimes I think - remember when that girl in that book went to the grocery store and was glad the gang members hadn't taken the medicine, just the potato chips? Or, re......more

Goodreads review by Katie on January 16, 2013

Oh, this book. The eight-year-old me who first discovered it would give it a 5-star rating. Twelve year old me would probably put it at 3. And as an adult, I want to give it a 1. So, I have given it a 2, overall. This book is why I became interested in dystopian fiction. It is also why, as other revi......more

Goodreads review by Patrick on May 24, 2023

2021-10-02 I am surprised I have not reviewed this book before, since I love it and it has meant so much to me over the years. But a good friend mentioned that he loved the copy I gave him 25+ years ago and wanted to get a copy for his kids who are 6 & 8 now last night, so I knew I had to write up a......more

Goodreads review by Lauren on April 08, 2013

I've been looking for this book forever. All I could remember is reading an older book about a city where the adults died and the kids had to survive. Finally found it! I checked this book out over and over and over and over and over from the library when I was in middle school. Loved it. Was addict......more