Epitaph Road by David Patneaude

Patneaude, David Epitaph Road 272 pgs. Egmont, 2010. Language-PG (8 swears, no "f") Sexual Content-G; Violence-G; In 2067, an airborne virus wipes out 97% of the male population. Thirty years later, women rule the now perfect world. Growing up in this utopia, fourteen-year-old Kellen Dent feels isolated, as he is one of the few males alive. When a rumored outbreak of the virus threatens Kellen's outcast father, he knows that he must warn him of the coming danger. During his desperate race to find his dad, Kellen uncovers a secret so frightening that his life and the future of the world will never be the same. I absolutely loved this book. It was well written and worded. It was a great thriller. MS, HS--ESSENTIAL Student Reviewer-CRH