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Synopsis
"Fourteen-year-old Shep Greenfield is a plague rider. He rides his horse between the makeshift colonies along the Wisconsin River, delivering homemade medicine to people infected with nightpox, a deadly, highly communicable disease. While trading meds for much needed grains, Shep finds evidence that suggests his parents--who disappeared in an attack a year ago--may be alive in a distant settlement called Dusty Hollow, where the nightpox is most prevalent. When he learns that the disease-ridden settlement is about to be burned down, Shep plots to find his parents"--Provided by pub.
Is Plague Riders appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
A post-apocalyptic adventure featuring a 14-year-old boy searching for his missing parents in a plague-ravaged world. Contains moderate violence related to disease, attacks, and the threat of a settlement being burned down, along with themes of loss and survival.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death of parent, death, and grief (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens will be drawn to Shep's dangerous quest to find his parents before their settlement is destroyed, riding through plague-infected territories.