false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1235748094m/2536134.jpg 2536134 11 <p> <b>In the blink of an eye. Everyone disappears. GONE.</b> </p> <p> Except for the young. Teens. Middle schoolers. Toddlers. But not one single adult. No teachers, no cops, no doctors, no parents. Just as suddenly, there are no phones, no internet, no television. No way to get help. And no way to figure out what's happened. </p> <p> Hunger threatens. Bullies rule. A sinister creature lurks. Animals are mutating. And the teens themselves are changing, developing new talents—unimaginable, dangerous, deadly powers—that grow stronger by the day. </p> <p> It's a terrifying new world. Sides are being chosen, a fight is shaping up. Townies against rich kids. Bullies against the weak. Powerful against powerless. And time is running out: On your birthday, you disappear just like everyone else... </p> 2543657 book 1 7 2008 Gone total:1458|5:639|4:482|3:227|2:77|1:33| 1458 5991 2623 480 5 10 false false Thu Jul 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 14 07:19:44 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 18 09:02:15 -0700 2008 Gone, by Michael Grant, and with the subsequent books that I hope he writes quickly because I might die if I don't know the what and the why and the how and the...well, EVERYTHING. (This...more...]]> 5 4 false false Fri May 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat May 24 13:55:36 -0700 2008 Sat May 24 14:20:47 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 3 false false Tue Apr 29 18:39:57 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 29 18:40:02 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 3 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 25 13:13:19 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 07 10:11:09 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 4 false false Sat Mar 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 13 07:12:36 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 19 07:50:04 -0700 2008
Apt words to describe this book are all hyphenated: edge-of-your-seat, breath-taking, heart-stopping, roller-coaster. I'm eagerly looking forward to recommending it to my customers! ]]> 3 3 false true Sun Mar 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Feb 20 06:29:13 -0800 2009 Wed Apr 01 06:13:38 -0700 2009
If there isn't a sequel to tie up the loose ends of this book, I'm going to throw it into a lake! And, even if there is a sequel, how can Grant seriously justify 560 pages with NO ANSWERS?!? ...more...]]> 4 2 false false Mon Jul 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 30 13:26:44 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 30 13:27:33 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Nov 29 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 25 22:38:44 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 29 09:52:23 -0800 2008
Our hero Sam, 14, is sitting in class when his teacher suddenly disappears. So does the 15-yea...more...]]> 3 2 false false Mon Oct 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 06 17:40:28 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 13 18:10:38 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 3 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Mar 24 18:14:09 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 24 18:16:39 -0700 2008 Lord of the Flies," says VOYA in its starred review, and they've pegged it well. Plus a dash of Lost and, urm, Heroes. So freaking good that I get all hyperbolic about it. ]]> 5 2 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 15 07:25:25 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 09 10:24:36 -0700 2008 5 2 false false Thu Mar 26 12:56:11 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 19:35:33 -0700 2009 I've found a new awesome/unforgettable series!
I read this book about half a year ago, and when I was bored, and the library didn't have any new books, I decided to read it.
And it was just as good a read as the first time. 0_o How rare is that? Usually, after I've gone through ...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Feb 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 08:29:56 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 08:47:39 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 2 false false Sat May 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jan 26 18:13:27 -0800 2009 Sun May 03 12:46:11 -0700 2009
Gone is simply the best YA book I have read since Laurie Halse Anderson's Wintergirls, and stands ri...more...]]> 1 3 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 15 17:47:23 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 01 20:05:58 -0700 2008 disappears one day and the remaining kids are left trying to figure out what happened... plus they discover that some of them are somehow developing supernatural powers. I was excited to read this and expected writ...more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Sep 09 17:00:38 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 11 17:06:41 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Aug 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 21 08:56:35 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 29 07:55:37 -0700 2008
Except for the young. Teens. Middle schoolers. Toddlers. But not one single adult. No teachers, no cops, no doctors, no parents. Just as suddenly, there are no phones, no internet, no television. No way to get help. And no way to figure o...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Jul 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 05 13:41:30 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 25 17:23:30 -0700 2008
In the blink of an eye, everyone over the age of fourteen disappears. POOF! Teachers in the middle of a lesson, mothers preparing their babies’ bottles, people driving down the road - all just ...more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 04 07:38:28 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 04 07:43:05 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Mar 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 06:50:52 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 06:52:01 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2536134