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Synopsis
On the plains of a near-future United States, Malik, Beckley, and a few other survivors of a catastrophe that killed most adults struggle to survive, and face off against a band led by a man who ensures their obedience by scarring them with non-lethal snakebites.
Is Snakebite appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 14 and up.
Teens face violence including forced scarring by snakebites as a control mechanism. The catastrophic loss of most adults creates a grim survival scenario with moderate peril and psychological trauma.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include child harm, physical torture, captivity, death of parent, and mass death (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens will connect with young survivors fighting to stay free in a dangerous post-apocalyptic world where adults are gone.