![]() ![]() When politicians and world leaders refuse to pay heed to the dangers of global warming, John Noa decides to build a place (Ark) that can survive the flood. Inspired by the biblical Noah’s Ark, The List is about a place called the Ark, set in the distant future in a post-apocalyptic world where the earth is almost destroyed due to global warming that resulted in the melting of the polar ice caps and other catastrophes. ![]() She is a huge fan of dystopian literature, and this book has a pretty unique setting. The moment I started reading, I understood why she wanted me to read this book so much. So this week, I put aside all my other reading and sat down with her book. However, when she renewed the book for a third week in a row (this is a very big deal for her, because given a chance she would check out new books for herself, to read every day), I realized I would be letting her down if I did not read it. ![]() Honestly, I had my own set of books to finish, and I was not really in the mood for a middle-school grade level book. While I did promise her that I will, I never found the time for it. When my middle-school daughter read The List by Patricia Forde, she loved it so much that she borrowed the book for an additional week, so I could read it. ![]()
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