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The Survivors [Hardcover]

Will Weaver
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January 31, 2012

Two years ago, the ash started falling like gray snow. The volcanoes had erupted. . . .

For Miles and his sister, Sarah, the real disaster started in the violent aftermath—when they were forced to leave their cushy suburban home and flee to the north woods for safety. Miles got them to a cabin, but now winter is setting in. All they have to get them through is the milk from Sarah’s prized possession—her goat—and Miles’s memory of wilderness survival skills.

When Sarah tries to regain some normalcy by attending the local school, she realizes she is no longer quite the person she used to be. Now she is Goat Girl, a Traveler, and it’s hard to pretend she isn’t. And when a horrific twist of fate robs Miles of his memory, he discovers the heart of his true identity. They knew the volcanoes would change the world. Now, in order to survive, they must change with it.

Will Weaver delivers an extraordinary sequel to Memory Boy, showing that several basic instincts lie deep inside us all: love, fear, and survival.


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About the Author

Will Weaver is an award-winning fiction writer. His latest novel is The Survivors, a sequel to his popular young adult novel Memory Boy. His other books include Full Service, Defect, Saturday Night Dirt, Super Stock Rookie, Checkered Flag Cheater, Claws, and the Billy Baggs books Striking Out, Farm Team, and Hard Ball, all of which are ALA Best Books for Young Adults. Formerly an English professor at Bemidji State University, he lives in northern Minnesota, a region he writes from and loves. He is an avid outdoorsman and enjoys hunting, fishing, canoeing, and hiking with his family and friends.


Product Details

  • Hardcover: 320 pages
  • Publisher: HarperTeen (January 31, 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0060094761
  • ISBN-13: 978-0060094768
  • Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.8 x 1.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,025,482 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Will Weaver grew up in northern Minnesota on a farm. The landscape of small town life figures strongly in much of his writing. He has gained a national audience for his unflinching realism, and for what one reviewer called ". . . the humanity and decency that runs through all of Weaver's work" ( St. Paul Pioneer Press).

His short story collection A GRAVESTONE MADE OF WHEAT was a New York Times "notable book." His books have been adapted for radio, stage and film. SWEET LAND, the feature film adaptation of his story "Gravestone Made of Wheat", starring Ned Beatty, premiered in October of 2006. SWEET LAND is also the title of his collection of short stories, which includes the film-inspiring story.

A recent new direction is a memoir, THE LAST HUNTER: AN AMERICAN FAMILY ALBUM, a closely described look at the arc of his family from tiny, immigrant homestead farm in North Dakota to post-modern America.

Weaver is also known for his young adult fiction. MEMORY BOY, a post-apocalyptic novel based on environmental collapse, is widely used in junior and senior high schools across the United States. THE SURVIVORS, just out from HarperCollins, is the long-awaited sequel, and received a "Starred" review from Kirkus.

Other young adult novels include CLAWS, set in northeastern Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and featuring outdoor survival with a strong family back-story. FULL SERVICE won starred reviews from Kirkus and Horn Books for its focus on a young man struggling with matters of religious faith and doubt. DEFECT is a novel about a teenager born with a miraculous birth abnormality, and his struggle to fit in (or not). His STRIKING OUT, FARM TEAM and HARD BALL baseball series for young adults has a lasting place in school libraries across the country.

As an author, Mr. Weaver is particularly concerned with youth literacy, and young men in particular. His Motornovel Series includes SATURDAY NIGHT DIRT and its sequel, SUPER STOCK ROOKIE (2009), which focus on dirt track stock car racing. The series starts with a small town speedway and a diverse cast characters who come there, for different reasons, every Saturday night. CHECKERED FLAG CHEATER is the third in this popular series. Reviewed on "Good Morning America," the Motornovels were described as "great teen reads, and not just for boys."

An avid outdoorsman and popular public speaker, Will Weaver lives with his wife on the Mississippi River in northern Minnesota.


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5.0 out of 5 stars Cabin in the woods January 12, 2013
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I am so glad that author, Will Weaver, wrote this sequel to Memory Boy. I read the first book not long ago and rated it 5 stars but wanted to read about the continuing adventures of the Newell family. Wish granted!

What would you do if you had to leave your nice, comfortable house in the city because volcanic ash is playing havoc with the world's economy and everyone's lifestyles. You could hope that you knew of a cabin in the woods that would provide sanctuary for your family.

Miles, Sarah and their parents spend the winter in a small cabin, learning about the Minnesota woods and growing closer as a family as they face all kinds of dangers, learn new skills, and persevere.

This is a great follow-up to "Memory Boy" and I enjoyed every page of it. It is written as a Young Adult book, I believe, but I'm an older adult and think every age can appreciate it.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A Satisfactory S February 17, 2013
By C.Spray
Format:Hardcover
I really enjoyed Memory Boy and I knew I had to find out what happened next. I was pleased with The Survivors. I felt it was too short, just as Memory Boy felt too short, but it was still a good read! I enjoyed switching back and fourth between Sarah and Miles' perspectives. It added to the story.

More hard lessons are learned, more achievements made, and more Newell family shenanigans and bonding. :)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Love it October 29, 2012
By Lexa
Format:Kindle Edition
I had to read this book for school but it was one of my favorite books! Note: if you are considering reading this book you MUST read memory boy first. Just saying.
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