Part of Gone, book 1
First published 2009
Sam Temple watches his teacher disappear mid-sentence. One moment she's there, the next she's gone. Every adult has vanished from Perdido Beach in an instant. Sam and the other surviving kids find themselves cut off from the outside world with no phones, internet, or television. Food runs low. Bullies take control through violence. Strange creatures emerge from the shadows. Animals begin changing into dangerous new forms. The teenagers discover they're developing supernatural abilities that grow stronger each day. Sam must navigate the growing conflict between the town kids and the wealthy Coates Academy students. Power struggles emerge as some kids use their new talents to dominate others. The most terrifying discovery comes last. When you turn fifteen, you disappear just like the adults did. Sam's birthday approaches as he fights to hold together what's left of their world.
Genres: science-fiction, adventure, action, apocalyptic
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: found-family, power-struggle
Setting: Perdido Beach
Period: 21st-century
576 pages · Kindle Edition · Katherine Tegen Books
Content warnings: violence