In an America devastated by war and plague, the only way to survive is to keep moving.

NARRATOR: TBAFORMAT: UnabridgedIn the aftermath of a war, America's landscape has beenravaged and two-thirds of the population left dead froma vicious strain of influenza. Fifteen-year-old StephenQuinn and his family were among the few that survivedand became salvagers, roaming the country in search ofmaterial to trade for food and other items essential forsurvival. But when Stephen's grandfather dies and hisfather falls into a coma after an accident, Stephen findshis way to Settler's Landing, a community that seems toogood to be true, where there are real houses, barbecues,a school, and even baseball games. Then Stephen meetsstrong, defiant, mischievous Jenny, who refuses toaccept things as they are.