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Synopsis
When a virus deadly to adults infects their high school, brothers David and Will and the other students soon break into gangs that fight each other for survival and the hope of escaping their quarantine.
Is The Loners appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
This dystopian survival story features intense violence as teen gangs fight for resources in a quarantined high school where all adults have died from a virus. Expect graphic depictions of gang warfare, death, and moral degradation under extreme circumstances.
What to know going in
This book has strong violence, no sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include graphic violence, murder, captivity, death, and death of parent (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens will be gripped by this high-stakes survival thriller where brothers must navigate deadly gang politics to stay alive in their infected school.