The Girl With All the Gifts is by M.R. Carey. The first in the science fiction dystopian Hungry Plague series. A plague has reduced most of humanity to zombie-like cannibals called "hungries." Melanie is a young girl in a special school, she spends her days locked in a chair and taking classes. Her favorite teacher is Miss Justineau. She begins to discover that she is not being protected, she is being studied. When the compound she's in is razed, Melanie, Miss Justineau, a scientist, and two soldiers try to find their way to another safe base near London. On the way, Melanie learns the truth about herself, her future, and the future of the human race.
Ratings: 10th grade - 8 out of 10 - P (profanity) - AC (some mature thematic content) - V (violence).
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