Bloody chaos explodes as teenagers battle for survival. All around him, the gangs of McKinley High are watching the sky. David, our hero, is waiting for the food drop. It opens with a Hunger Games-esque scene. Quarantine had me by the throat from the first page. I think Quarantine: The Loners will hold the dubious distinction of being the only book that I read, finished, reviewed, and yet refuse to rate on Goodreads. In this frighteningly dark and captivating novel, Lex Thomas locks readers inside a school where kids don’t fight to be popular, they fight to stay alive. It’s just him and his little brother, Will, against the whole school. Violent gangs have formed based on high school social cliques. All the students are infected with a virus that makes them deadly to adults. And that was just the beginning.Ī year later, McKinley has descended into chaos. When loner David Thorpe tried to help his English teacher to safety, the teacher convulsed and died right in front of him. It was just another ordinary day at McKinley High-until a massive explosion devastated the school.
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