false 357933 7 A killing virus has swept the earth, sparing only children through the age of twelve. There is chaos everywhere, even in formely prosperous mid-America. Gangs and fierce armies of children begin to form almost immediately. It would be the same for the children on Grand Avenue but for Lisa, a yen-year-old girl who becomes their leader. Because of Lisa, they have food, even toys, in abundance. And now they can protect themselves from the fierce gangs that roam the neighborhoods. But for how long? Then Lisa conceives the idea of a fortress, a city in which the children could live safely and happily always, and she intends to lead them there. 2736 1975 The Girl Who Owned A City total:599|5:219|4:172|3:132|2:51|1:25| 599 2306 755 119 2 3 false false Tue Oct 21 20:34:37 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 21 21:20:05 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Fri Jun 29 15:57:44 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 29 16:12:56 -0700 2007
This book is also the reason why, to this day, I am addicted to dystopian fiction.

In The Girl Who Owned a City, a pl...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Mar 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 11:45:56 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 14:15:48 -0700 2009 hahahaha!" And yeah, okay, it was Ayn Rand for 10-year-olds. That said, I still really like it. I feel like it was formative for m...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Nov 24 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 11:56:37 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 18:52:00 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1989 Sat Oct 31 02:58:47 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 31 03:06:27 -0700 2009
I read this first when I was nine, and I loved it. I think I read it along with some other apocalyptic scenarios, and this was also the time I started in on sci fi, so altogether I was looking for adventure. Somehow this book lodged in my...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun May 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 17:41:39 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 18:30:22 -0700 2009 The Girl Who Owned a City is a book that I can really relate to. Lisa is the main character of the book, and she is 10 years old. You might say, what's so interesting about a 10 year old girl? Well that’s when you're wrong. Lisa's life had change a lot when their parents died from a terrible plagu...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1981 Tue Feb 17 14:18:48 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 15:09:12 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Apr 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 17:54:37 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 11:46:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Feb 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 19:25:19 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 19:32:39 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Sep 04 16:15:49 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 04 16:17:14 -0700 2008 1 0 false false Thu Jul 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 10:21:26 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 11:52:45 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jul 01 20:15:42 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 20:18:58 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 true false Mon Oct 26 20:16:15 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 20:24:14 -0700 2009 4
After a mysterious illness kills everyone over the age of twelve, the children are left on their o...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Sep 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 21:14:21 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 21:21:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 11:22:19 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 11:56:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Jun 09 12:52:17 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 12:57:35 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 12:52:17 -0700 2009 one more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Mar 09 18:56:12 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 17:43:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Nov 24 11:47:11 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 23 13:51:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Jan 04 18:55:16 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 04 19:21:37 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Apr 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 09:17:55 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 09:23:01 -0700 2009 more...]]>