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From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jamie Thornton.DESSA IS RUNNING OUT OF TIME.The side effects from the zombie-blocker meds have become too great to bear, and so Dessa and her friends must bring all the Project Polus children to a special government facility called Sanctuary to get them help.But when rogue soldiers attack, the group is split. Now, in order to reach Sanctuary in time, Dessa and her companions must brave the dangers of almost a hundred miles of swampy river.Unfortunately, zombies can swim. ********For readers who love Young Adult apocalyptse fiction with:Survival at any costHigh-stakes missionsA band of outsidersFound familyFast zombiesZombies with a big twistRace against the clockCorrupt authority figuresA government conspiracyHumor as a coping mechanismRomance during the apocalypseTough choices with no right answerDoing the wrong thing for the right reasonVillains who think they're rightLoyalty tested to the breaking pointRedemption arcsLove vs. dutyProtecting someone who doesn't want savingMakeshift weapons and scavenged survivalTeen rebels vs. the systemSecrets that could save—or doom—what's left of the worldHope in the ruinsLaughter in the darkWhen saving the world means burning it down