Ashfall

by Mike Mullin

• Young Adult
• Ages 13+
• Bestseller

Published October 14, 2011

Many visitors to Yellowstone National Park don’t realize that the boiling hot springs and spraying geysers are caused by an underlying supervolcano.

A volcano so large that the caldera can only be seen by plane or satellite.

And by some scientific measurements, it could be overdue for an eruption.

For Alex, being left alone for the weekend means having the freedom to play computer games and hang out with his friends without hassle from his mother. Then the Yellowstone supervolcano erupts, plunging his hometown into a nightmare of darkness, ash, and violence.

Alex begins a harrowing trek to search for his family and finds help in Darla, a travel partner he meets along the way. Together they must find the strength and skills to survive and outlast an epic disaster.

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Product details

Young Adult | 476 pages | Ages 14 & up Hardback ISBN: 978-1-933718-55-2 | $16.95 Paperback ISBN: 978-1-933718-74-3 | $13.99 E-book ISBN: 978-1-933718-61-3 | $9.99 Lexile Level: 750 | Guided Reading Level: Z+ | Grade Level: 9 & up | Reading Recovery Level: NA

Reviews

• “In this chilling debut, Mullin seamlessly weaves meticulous details about science, geography, agriculture and slaughter into his prose, creating a fully immersive and internally consistent world scarily close to reality.”

  — Kirkus Reviews, starred review

• “It’s The Hunger Games meets Dante’s Peak in this action-packed novel.”

  — Entertainment Weekly, “10 Teen Reads You Can’t Miss”

• “Ashfall is a thrilling modern quest that will draw in readers of all ages.”

  — Chicago Tribune

• “First time author Mullin has a winner here!”

  — Library Media Connection, starred review

• “The book is well written and its protagonists are well-drawn, particularly the nontraditional and mechanically inclined Darla…this is a riveting tale of survival.”

  — Publishers Weekly

Accolades

• Ashfall made the shortlist for NPR’s 100 best YA novels of all time.

• Ashfall is featured in this NPR Books article, “The Teens Are All Right: 2011’s Top 5 YA Novels“

• Official STEM Read Selection

•  Mike Mullin talked about Ashfall with Barbara Gray on Around Cincinnati, 91.7 WVXU. Listen to the interview!

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About the creators

Author

Mike Mullin

Mike Mullin first discovered he could make money writing in sixth grade. His teacher, Mrs. Brannon, occasionally paid students for using unusual words. Mike’s first…

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