Beth Bordenkircher
This is one of the few books that I've loved enough to read over and over again. Set in atomic age small-town Central Florida, it follows Randy Bragg and his family (and found family) as they struggle with to survive and thrive after the bombs fall. It's very dated in places, which can be hard to ignore. Best to remind yourself of the time frame in which it's written and set. There's good amounts of both tension and hope to keep you going, with enough peril thrown in to keep things realistic. This was a banned book when I was in high school in the '80s, but I found an old paperback copy while visiting my grandmother in South Florida and read it during my vacation. I saved that copy and eventually gave it my nephew when he was old enough to appreciate it, and now a second generation is hooked on Alas, Babylon.
This is one of the few books that I've loved enough to read over and over again. Set in atomic age small-town Central Florida, it follows Randy Bragg and his family (and found family) as they struggle with to survive and thrive after the bombs fall. It's very dated in places, which can be hard to ignore. Best to remind yourself of the time frame in which it's written and set. There's good amounts of both tension and hope to keep you going, with enough peril thrown in to keep things realistic. This was a banned book when I was in high school in the '80s, but I found an old paperback copy while visiting my grandmother in South Florida and read it during my vacation. I saved that copy and eventually gave it my nephew when he was old enough to appreciate it, and now a second generation is hooked on Alas, Babylon.