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Jeff hirsch graduated from the university of california, san diego, with an mfa in dramatic writing. If it was true that all paths in our world led to only one place, then why not fill whatever path you chose with the best things you could find. This novel guide is designed to go along with the eleventh plague by jeff hirsch. It was raining as the people stephens dad called slavers were putting up camp. The eleventh plague differentiates itself because it is actually very grounded and disturbingly familiar. In this apocalyptic landscape, there hasnt been a zombie infection or the eruption of a supervolcano there has been a war and the release of a biologically engineered superflu, but for the most part. The eleventh plague by jeff hirsch an excellent, taut debut novel. I will be giving a summary that does not spoil the ending. Conflicts in eleventh plague by ethan mcnaughton on prezi. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. The eleventh plague by jeff hirsch published by scholastic press on september 1st 2011 pages. Review of the eleventh plague by jeff hirsch rhapsody in books. This book takes place in america some time in the near future. The eleventh plague hits disturbingly close to home, vividly depicting a world that has nosedived into a futuristic nightmare.
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