From: lynnmcguire5@gmail.com   
      
   On 10/15/2025 9:16 AM, James Nicoll wrote:   
   > Five Novels About Coming of Age During the Apocalypse   
   >   
   > Growing up is hard enough without the entire world falling apart around you.   
   >   
   > https://reactormag.com/five-novels-about-coming-of-age-during-the-apocalypse/   
      
   Zippo for me.   
      
   An awesome novel (one of my six star books) along these lines is   
   "Emergence" by David Palmer.  Being 11 years old and thinking that you   
   are to repopulate the Earth can be sobering.   
       https://www.amazon.com/Emergence-David-R-Palmer/dp/0553245015   
      
   Lynn   
      
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