Memory Boy (20 page)

She glances again at Miles, who remains intent on his boards. His shotgun leans nearby. She doesn't say anything about the old dog.

WILL WEAVER
is an award-winning fiction writer. His latest novel is
THE SURVIVORS
, a sequel to his popular young adult novel
MEMORY BOY
. His other books include
FULL SERVICE
,
DEFECT
,
SATURDAY NIGHT DIRT
,
SUPER STOCK ROOKIE
,
CHECKERED FLAG CHEATER
,
CLAWS
, and the Billy Baggs books
STRIKING OUT
,
FARM TEAM
, and
HARD BALL
, all of which are ALA Best Books for Young Adults. Formerly an English professor at Bemidji State University, he lives in northern Minnesota, a region he writes from and loves. He is an avid outdoorsman and enjoys hunting, fishing, canoeing, and hiking with his family and friends. You can visit him online at willweaverbooks.com.

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The Survivors:

THE SEQUEL TO MEMORY BOY

Claws

Billy Baggs books:

Hard Ball

Farm Team

Striking Out

Cover art © Shane Rebenschied
Cover design by Erin Fitzsimmons & Carly Grafstein

The excerpts that appear on pages 22–24 are reprinted with the permission of Scribner, a Division of Simon & Schuster, from
Ring of Fire
by David Ritchie. Copyright © 1981 by David Ritchie.

HarperTeen is an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.

Memory Boy

Copyright © 2001 by Will Weaver

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Weaver, Will.

Memory Boy/a novel by Will Weaver.

p.   cm.

Summary: Sixteen-year-old Miles and his family must flee their Minneapolis home and begin a new life in the wilderness after a chain of cataclysmic volcanic explosions creates dangerous conditions in the city.

ISBN 978-0-06-201814-4

EPub Edition © JUNE 2012 ISBN 9780062241689

1. Wilderness survival—Fiction. 2. Family life—Fiction.] I. Title.

11 12 13 14 15 CG/BV 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Revised edition, 2012

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