Mckinley high has been a battleground for eighteen months since a virus outbreak led to a military quarantine of the school. Quarantine series, book 3 by lex thomas overview readers of the maze runner and divergent will devour this dark survival series thats lord of the flies in a 21stcentury high school setting. The loners by lex thomas this book begins with the main character of the book, david, finding out his longtime girlfriend hilary is cheating on him with one of his teammates from the football team. Kami garcia, new york times bestselling coauthor of the beautiful. Lex thomas better comes up with something really, really awesome in a bad way for hilary. Read information about the author lex thomas is the pen name for the writing team of lex hrabe and thomas voorhies. Overview readers of the maze runner and divergent will devour this dark survival series thats lord of the flies in a 21stcentury high school setting. When loner david thorpe tried to help his english teacher to safety, the teacher convulsed and died right in front of him. First the loners, then the saints, and finally the burnouts told the saga of david, lucy, and wills story of survival inside mckinley high school where their story ends, his journey begins. But the outside world is just as dangerous for carriers of the virus. I saw it at my local bookstore and the cover peaked my interest. Lex thomas is the pen name for the writing team of lex hrabe and thomas voorhies, who met in a writers group and bonded over their mutual fascination with bmovies.
First in the quarantine trilogy, this debut novel from thomas, a pseudonym for firsttime writers lex hrabe and thomas voorhies, is a violent and somewhat campy highconcept mashup, tossing walter hills the warriors into a high school setting and seeding it with elements of lord of the flies. The loners by lex thomas, then chances are youre hankering for the sequel. The loners by lex thomas this book begins with the main character of the book, david, finding out his longtime girlfriend hilary is cheating on him with one of. I would certainly take a closer look at anything by lex thomas after reading quarantine. Exclusive interveiw with lex thomas author of quarantine. To say i was excited to see how it would all wrap up is an understatement. Joe jameson 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. First the loners, then the saints, and finally the burnouts told the saga of david, lucy, and wills story of survival inside mckinley high school. The loners by lex thomas was one of my favorite ya debuts of 2012. The burnouts is the third and final book in the quarantine series. I hope that i can excite my students to read the novel. The quarantine trilogy by lex thomas theres another quarantine trilogy out there, but i havent read that one is one of those shining gems that resembles hope for ya fiction. Would you be willing to try another book from lex thomas. And if you have read lord of the flies, you know exactly how that all ends.
This fourth book of the violent, viruslit quarantine series tells. The giant, quarantine book 4 by lex thomas 9781512401035. Yet, with great expectation great disappointment sometimes follows. But since weve got almost an entire year to wait, here are a few other books some new, some classics that could help keep you entertained while you wait. The giant by lex thomas overdrive rakuten overdrive. Lex thomas is the author team made up of lex hrabe and thomas voorhies. The basic setup is to take a 2,000 kid high school, lock it down, and kill all the adults. Complete set series lot of 4 quarantine books by lex thomas. I read this book because i received it as a gift for my birthday. The giant quarantine, book 4 by lex thomas book cover, description, publication history. The loners by lex thomas our september book of the month, but were also pleased to be hosting the latest stop on the official blog tour. In this frighteningly dark and captivating novel, lex thomas locks readers.
See the complete quarantine series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. The loners ebook by lex thomas 9781606843307 rakuten kobo. While it didnt make it onto books 24, youll see it front in center on your copy of. Complete set series lot of 4 quarantine books by lex. You will get one complete set of 4 titles from the quarantine series by lex thomas, as listed below. Initially, we thought of quarantine as a single story, but as the world developed, so did its potential for more books. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. So, since this was sams time, i just figure the next book will be about hilary. Read the loners by lex thomas available from rakuten kobo. In the third and final quarantine book, david and will are alive. Lex hrabe and thomas voorhies are back at it for a fourth quarantine book, and theyve done their fans proud with the giant. The giant quarantine, book 4 by lex thomas fantastic fiction.
In the fourth installment of the quarantine series, lex thomas delivers two intertwined stories about love and longing, which merge in a conclusion where the fate of the entire infected zone hangs in the balance i recommend you to read this book, because this book is one of best seller books in the world. Lex thomas is the pen name for the writing team of lex hrabe and thomas voorhies. Jun 26, 20 this feature is not available right now. The burnouts by lex thomas, 9781606843383, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The giant part four of the quarantine series is just as amazing as the first three. The quarantine book series by lex thomas includes books quarantine. Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting. When the adults abandoned the kids quarantined in mckinley high, the students were left to fend for themselves.
The saints, the kids might finally find a reason to come together instead of trying to kill each other every day. Oct 23, 20 i made this for my 9th grade reading class. As original as the hunger games, set within the walls of a high school exactly like yours. At first, i thought that it would be one of those books where the story line is great but the author fails to follow through. Sep 28, 2012 lex thomas is the pen name for the writing team of lex hrabe and thomas voorhies. The book continues with the story of a character that was once a background character named gonzalo. In the fourth installment of the quarantine series, lex thomas delivers two intertwined stories about love and longing, which merge in a conclusion where the fate of the entire infected zone hangs in the balance. In the violent early days of the quarantine, gonzalo joins the mice, a gang of thieves. A cross between the gone series and lord of the want to read. In fact, the burnouts was one of my most anticipated books of the year. The saints by lex thomas, 9781606845400, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. He has to continuously fight for his life in the search for his lost girlfriend. It was just another ordinary day at mckinley highuntil a massive explosion devastated the school. In the violent early days of the quarantine, gonzalo joins a gang of thie.
Lex hrabe was a drama geek in high school as well as student body president, but in spite of his affiliations, he probably wouldnt have lasted a week if his school had been quarantined. Have you listened to any of joe jamesons other performances. Gonzalo whose ambiguous racial markers might read as latino was the muscle for the loners clique, leaving it only to return to the infected zone for his girlfriend, sasha. Jul 22, 2014 lex thomas is the pen name for the writing team of lex hrabe and thomas voorhies. Quarantine series by lex thomas goodreads share book. This fourth book of the violent, viruslit quarantine series tells the story of gonzalo, the axwielding, selfproclaimed monster of mckinley high school, and his girlfriend, sasha. Overall, i say its a beautiful satire on the rage of our youth. The starred quarantine series continues with the giant, the story of gonzalo, the axwielding loner, and his search for his lost love in the deadly infected zone. The duo lex thomas have written a series that i will love and remember forever.
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