The Elephant Mountains - Scott Ely

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Résumé :
When the levees finally break, survival is the first priority. Hope is the second. A gun and a boat are a close third. Global warming and an unprecedented series of hurricanes have put New Orleans and most of the low-lying areas of the South underwater. In the chaos and anarchy that results as cities and towns are abandoned, fifteen-year-old Stephen is suddenly left to fend for himself. He soon encounters Angela, a college student whose parents have been killed. Navigating the labyrinth of flooded fields and towns in an airboat, the two set out in search of Stephen's mother and higher ground. Armed with both guns and the skills his survivalist father has taught him, Stephen struggles to maintain hope and his humanity in the face of violence and desperation.

Biographie:

Scott Ely received his MFA from the University of Arkansas and taught writing at Winthrop University in South Carolina. He published five novels and four collections of short stories. The Elephant Mountains was his first novel for young adult readers.