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Book SynopsisJeanne DuPrau''s The City of Ember meets Louis Sachar''s Holes in this imaginative and humorous middle grade debut from Michael Perry, New York Times bestselling author of the adult novels Population: 485 and Truck: A Love Story.
When the world started to fall apart, the government gave everyone two choices: move into the Bubble Cities…or take their chances outside.
Maggie''s family chose to live in the world that was left behind. Deciding it''s time to grow up and grow tough, Maggie rechristens herself Ford Falcon—a name inspired by the beat-up car she finds at a nearby junkyard.
Ford''s family goes to this junkyard to scavenge for things they can use or barter with the other people who live OutBubble. Her family has been able to survive this brave new world by working together. But when Ford comes home one day to discover her home ransacked and her family missing, she must find the strength