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Overview

Jeff Hirsch's stunning debut is now in paperback!

In the aftermath of a war, America’s landscape has been ravaged and two-thirds of the population left dead from a vicious strain of influenza. Fifteen-year-old Stephen Quinn and his family were among the few that survived and became salvagers, roaming the country in search of material to trade. But when Stephen’s grandfather dies and his father falls into a coma after an accident, Stephen finds his way to Settler’s Landing, a community that seems too good to be true. Then Stephen meets strong, defiant, mischievous Jenny, who refuses to accept things as they are. And when they play a prank that goes horribly wrong, chaos erupts, and they find themselves in the midst of a battle that will change Settler’s Landing--and their lives--forever.

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Publishers Weekly
Although it relies on some increasingly common dystopian tropes, Hirsch's debut novel is an impressive story with strong characters. A generation after China released a weaponized plague on the U.S., the nation is in ruins, and 15-year-old Stephen wanders the country as a scavenger. Shortly after Stephen's grandfather dies, his father has an accident crossing a river and is incapacitated. Stephen finds himself at the small village of Settler's Landing, where a group of survivors have created an isolated haven of sorts, a far cry from the life Stephen is used to. While there, he meets Jenny, a girl of Chinese descent who is ostracized because of her race. Even as Stephen worries about his father's fate (and his own), he begins to fall for Jenny, and they are both drawn into the horrors of their world, sometimes through their own miscalculated actions. Hirsch delivers a tight, well-crafted story, and although the world-building is light on detail regarding the global cataclysm and its aftermath, most readers will be able to accept the hand-waving and enjoy the action and danger. Ages 12–up. (Sept.)
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This debut novel is an excellent addition to the growing body of dystopian novels for teens. The setting is the United States; the time is twenty years after the war with China that decimated the population via a deadly influenza, the plague of the title. The narrator, fifteen-year-old Stephen, and his father are among the small number of survivors. As scavengers, they travel the desolate land, subsisting on whatever they can find that is marketable. An encounter with slavers leaves his father mortally injured and Stephen is forced to accept help from strangers, who take them to their small hidden community. There, for the first time, Stephen encounters school, baseball, and rebellious, daredevil Jenny, who is Chinese, which makes her one of the enemy, or is she? There is the requisite bully but also teens who offer him friendship, and a teacher who shows him that there is more to life than the constant struggle to survive. After one too many fights with the bully, Stephen and Jenny decide to leave, but a final, senseless act of teen rebellion against the bully's father brings their town to the point of war with a neighboring community. Stephen and Jenny get involved when they discover that someone in their community has hired slavers, endangering their friends and neighbors as a result. This riveting novel, with its strong characters and fast-paced narrative, depicts a postapocalyptic future that is all too plausibly real, and the final battle will have teen readers on the edge of their seats as it races toward a satisfying conclusion. Reviewer: Bonnie Kunzel
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They called it P11, or the Eleventh Plague, the sickness that destroyed America. It started with a war with China, sparked as an excuse over arrested American tourists, but really a struggle for oil and resources. P11 was the Chinese response to American nukes, and it wiped out hundreds of millions across the United States. All that happened before Stephen Quinn was born. He is part of the first post-Collapse generation, a group that has never known electricity, running water, fast food restaurants, or banks. Prior to his grandfather's recent death, his life was that of a scavenger, hunting through ruins for scrap metal, and then trading alongside his father at regional meet-ups. Now he is not sure who, or what, he is. His father is in a coma—injured trying to save a mother and son from the ever-present slavers—and Stephen's only hope of saving him was to follow four travelers back to Settler's Landing, a secret, idyllic community created to mimic the pre-Collapse years. Can Stephen really escape into a life of baseball and schoolbooks? Or will hatred, prejudice, and fear claim as many victims in this new world as they did in the old? Hirsch's book is unflinching in its reality and portrayal of the darker side of human nature. There is something utterly fascinating about a world in which the ruins of fast food golden arches still soar above the skyline, yet mankind is thrust back into an era when childbirth is often deadly, wounds incurable, and slavers and mercenaries rule. Despite its post-apocalyptic storyline—which seems entirely too plausible for comfort—this is a tale of cautious hope that for younger readers could act as a more modern and accessible substitute for classics such as Alas, Babylon. Reviewer: Cara Chancellor
Kirkus Reviews

Hirsch's debut explores the creation of a new civilization out of post-apocalyptic ruin.

Teenage salvager Stephen Quinn has heard stories about what America was like before collapsing due to a war with China and a virulent influenza. His paranoid grandfather keeps their family alive through harsh rules. After Stephen's grandfather dies, Stephen's father abandons their isolationism and is critically injured rescuing captives from slavers. Stephen lets go of his reluctance to trust strangers and accepts help from a scouting party. The scouts' town, Settler's Landing, attempts to recapture an idealized American past, complete with cookouts and baseball games. But Settler's Landing is no utopia, thanks to Caleb Henry, the token rich villain, and his stereotypical bully of a son, Will, who is convinced Stephen's a spy from nearby Fort Leonard. Will's usual target, wild Chinese girl Jenny, bonds with Stephen over their shared outcast status, while her adopted brother Jackson pulls him into youth sports, and teacher Mr. Tuttle encourages his intellectual growth. Stephen and Jenny inadvertently set off a chain of impulsive actions that jeopardize more than just Settler's Landing. Stephen's underlying internal conflict about the clash between social obligations and personal survival ties the first-person narration together and physically manifests in the climax.

At times heavy-handed, but the author's enthusiasm shines through.(Dystopia. 12-17)

School Library Journal
Gr 6–10—This postapocalyptic tale begins with more excitement than the rest of the book delivers. Steve, 15, was born after the Collapse, and he only knows the nomadic struggle for survival that he and his family have experienced. With his mother and grandfather dead, only he and his father remain. When an act of heroic kindness on his father's part goes horribly wrong, Steve must turn to a group of strangers for help. Much of the rest of the novel deals with his learning to trust the citizens of the small settlement, as well as his burgeoning relationship with Jenny, an angry young woman whose rage is never quite demystified. The characters and action are not as compelling as in the best teen fiction in the genre. This book will likely appeal to younger teens who want in on the postapocalyptic trend, but want to avoid graphic violence.—Hayden Bass, Seattle Public Library, WA

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780545290142
  • Publisher: Scholastic, Inc.
  • Publication date: 9/1/2011
  • Pages: 304
  • Sales rank: 20,500
  • Age range: 12 years
  • Lexile: 790L (what's this?)
  • Product dimensions: 5.60 (w) x 8.30 (h) x 1.10 (d)

Meet the Author

Jeff Hirsch graduated from the University of California, San Diego, with an MFA in Dramatic Writing, and is the author of THE ELEVENTH PLAGUE. He lives in Astoria, New York, with his wife, and you can visit him online at www.jeff-hirsch.com.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 7, 2012

    Awesome story has to be a series

    This book was great from the start. I am certain you will like this book. Get it now.

    8 out of 9 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 12, 2011

    amazing book,!!!!!

    i saw the book after i read the hunger game series and i thoought I need a book to read so I read it and it was amazing

    7 out of 8 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted February 13, 2012

    Different Kind of Post-Apocalyptic World!

    What I Liked: 1) Stephen. Stephen has had to face a lot in his life and as a result, he's become very strong, but also very wary and untrusting. But what I really liked was watching him slowly change over the course of the book, learning what he was really looking for, and starting to trust the new people in his life. 2) Jenny. Honestly, I wasn't sure about this girl for a while. She was kind of closed off, a little like Stephen, so it was hard to get to know her at first. But then I learned a bit more about her and started to understand a bit more about why she was...the way she was, I guess would be the best way to say it. She's a major influence on Stephen, and changes the outcome of the story. 3) Emotional turmoil. I can always tell a book is really good when I experience a range of emotion while reading. There were tears, happiness, satisfaction, a lot of different emotions that all went into this book. 4) At the end of the book, you have to realize that there was this message that no matter what happens, people try to rebuild and reclaim the life that they always want. Among the many things to take away from this book, I think that was my favorite.

    What I Didn't Like: Do you remember when you first learned to drive a car? Was there a lot of stopping and starting as you got used to the amount of pressure needed to brake or drive? I felt like there was a little bit of that going on with The Eleventh Plague. Not stopping and starting, but hurry up and slow down. In future books by Jeff Hirsch, I'd hope to see a more even pace for the book.

    Overall thoughts: The Eleventh Plague is a great debut with some very real characters, and a plot line that will keep you guessing. If you are a fan of post-apocalyptic fiction without the dystopian slant that so many seem to have these days, add The Eleventh Plague to your TBR list!

    5 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 21, 2012

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    Very Nice Book!

    I'd say that if you enjoyed the Hunger Games you would greatly enjoy this book. It had me captivated from the beginning.

    4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 19, 2012

    ............

    I had high hopes for this book. I was expecting more. I feel like the author wasin a rush to finish it.

    3 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 27, 2012

    OKAY

    I enjoyed it I read it after the hunger games didnt even compare to it i loved hunger games a lot more but it was a quick easy read

    2 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 12, 2012

    Near Perfect YA novel

    I will begin by being totally honest: I bought this book because of the Susanne Collins' blurb on the front. This distopian story is one that boys would especially enjoy. I thought the ending was clever. All around good, quick read.

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 16, 2012

    Woah im blown away

    Just READ it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"!!

    2 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 7, 2012

    Pretty good

    It wasnt a bad story. In fact, it was great. I wouldnt recommend it to people who want a fast paced book because this book is one of those that some big things happen a few times in the book but not a lot in every chapter. Sometimes youl go about five chapters before something exciting happenes but then all of a sudden something exciting happens.
    Thank you for reading.!

    2 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 18, 2012

    Great!

    This book was great! Full of acting, supence , and a little romance. Great book with a intresting plot and well decripted characters. Set in the future and really makes you think about the world today

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 26, 2012

    Love this book

    I love this book it is an awsome book i would read this book twice or more

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted December 25, 2011

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    Plague is but a historical foot note

    The title has nothing to do with the book and so was highly disappointing. The plague is only mentioned a few times, the rest is formulaic novel about a boy trying to fit into a new community even including the "first day at school akward" moment. While there is some action, it is confusing where the plot is going. Good cover art to make you want to buy it, bad story that makes you want to throw it away.

    1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 24, 2012

    Great

    Great to read a start the story! Thump up.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 20, 2012

    Awesome

    A great book for people who like the maze runner

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 15, 2012

    The Eleventh Plague

    The Eleventh Plague was a fast read. Hooked me right away. Looking forward to more books by Jeff Hirsch.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 5, 2012

    Awsome

    I really love this story

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 30, 2012

    Awesome

    I couldnt put it down.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 26, 2012

    Sneek peek only

    The MB are not right this is only 25 pages the full book is over $10

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 21, 2012

    Decent book, but not worth the money

    This was decent book, but it was simple and lacked finesse both in writing style and plot. I would have been happier if I had only paid $5 for a book of this quality.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 17, 2012

    Boring

    Sometimes it got intresting but still boring at the same time

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