The Kindling

TitleThe Kindling
Year for Search2002
AuthorsArmstrong, Jennifer [Mary](b. 1961), and Butcher, Nancy
Date Published2002
PublisherHarperCollins Children's Books
Place PublishedNew York
KeywordsFemale author, US author
Annotation

Post-catastrophe children’s dystopia. First volume of the Fire-Us trilogy. In this volume, the seven children who survive a catastrophe create a functional society based on the family. When another child survivor arrives, they set off to find help. The second volume is The Keepers of the Flame. New York: HarperCollins Children’s Books. 2002, in which the surviving children discover a group of adults living in a mall, but they prove to be dangerous. The final volume is The Kiln. New York: HarperCollins Children’s Books, 2003, in which the children are travelling again searching for the answer to their situation.

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Author Note

Female authors. Armstrong (b. 1961).

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2002 Armstrong, Jennifer [Mary] (b. 1961) and Nancy Butcher. The Kindling. HarperCollins. PSt

Post-catastrophe children’s dystopia. First volume of the Fire-Us trilogy. In this volume, the seven children who survive a catastrophe create a functional society based on the family. When another child survivor arrives, they set off to find help. The second volume is The Keepers of the Flame. New York: HarperCollins Children’s Books. 2002, in which the surviving children discover a group of adults living in a mall, but they prove to be dangerous. The final volume is The Kiln. New York: HarperCollins Children’s Books, 2003, in which the children are travelling again searching for the answer to their situation. Female authors.