The Passage: A Novel Book 1 by Justin Cronin CandlesIt happened fast. Thirty two minutes for one world to die, another to be born. An epic and gripping tale of catastrophe and survival, The Passage is the story of Amyabandoned by her mother at the age of six, pursued and then imprisoned by the shadowy figures behind a government experiment of apocalyptic proportions. But Special Agent Brad Wolgast, the lawman sent to track her down, is disarmed by the curiously quiet girl and risks everything to save
But when sparks start to fly behind the scenes
rife with emotional clarity and searing social insight
Charles contends with questions he’s long been afraid to ask
with a gash through its side that beckons like a familiar door
Following the success of The Big Book of Bugs
and Conor and Zana--in order to win a cash prize
artistically frustrated
finding love and learning that magic always comes with a price
like going to the movies and shopping
and her little sister needs her in order to stay alive
and raises her as his own
who weighs her options when she finds herself pregnant again