This story is at once tragic and hopeful. Emily/Abby is a teenage girl who already makes questionable choices. When a nuclear disaster claims the lives of both of her parents---with her father being blamed for the disaster--her decision to run is just the first of many more dangerous and life-threatening situations in which she places herself. The story is told in first person and jumps all over the place chronologically. But this makes sense because it matches Emily's mind and emotions.
I was amazed at how well the middle-aged male author could be the voice of a teenage girl. That voice was aided by the young woman who narrated the audio version. At the end of the book, I learned just how important she was. It turns out that Grace Blewer is the author's daughter. Besides the narration, Grace also helped her father with the language, phrases and thoughts of a teenager girl.
There is a quite a bit of profanity and discussion of sexual situations and this makes it an "adult" level book. But I would recommend it to older teens as well.
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