There's nothing quite like having lunch interrupted by men with guns who throw your baby sister in a dumpster and drag your mother away. From there things don't get better. Penny, Mae and Dawn are suspended in a world of silence and fear, waiting to be rescued and reunited with their mother--or to die. Penny tells a story of uncommon bravery--something children often possess but which is nearly always overlooked by grownups. Left with the task of seeing that her younger sisters are well fed and safe during a time of turmoil, Penny rises to the challenge in spite of her fears. Discover the end of the world as we know it and the beginnings of what could become.
