Twenty years after the start of the war that caused the Collapse, fifteen-year-old Stephen, his father, and grandfather travel post-Collapse America scavenging, but when his grandfather dies and his father decides to risk everything to save the lives of two strangers, Stephen's life is turned upside down. Interest Level: YA ATOS Book Level: 5 AR Interest Level: MG AR Points: 11 AR Quiz: 146476EN Reading Counts Level: 5.2 Reading Counts Points: 17 Lexile Measure: 790 Iowa Teen Award 2015 - 2016.