Z for Zachariah
Author: Robert C. O’Brien
Nuclear war has devastated America, except for the valley where Ann, a sixteen-year-old girl has been living alone, until a scientist in a radiation-proof suit arrives.She is relieved to see him arrive into her valley until she realizes that he is a tyrant and she must somehow escape…..Read More
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