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Outage (Powerless Nation Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Ellisa Barr (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

4.1 573 ratings

Book 1 of 3: Powerless Nation

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Chaos reigns after an electromagnetic pulse attack destroys the country’s power grid and sends the United States back to the Dark Ages. The hit leaves fifteen-year-old Dee stranded on a farm in rural Washington, where basic survival is the top priority. But without the essentials—electricity, clean water, even her cell phone—does Dee have a chance?

As disease and lawlessness run rampant in the nearby town, everything Dee holds dear is threatened by a corrupt official who steps into power. With handsome, troubled Mason at her side, Dee will have to fight if she wants to survive and save her home in this hostile new world.

Written for all fans of apocalypse stories, Outage is a young adult novel of survival with a hint of romance and brimming with action-adventure.

Revised edition: This edition of Outage includes editorial revisions.

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Gr 7 Up—Dee is not happy to be spending a week in the sticks of Washington state, in the care of her veterinarian grandpa. Dee's at an awkward age: half of her wants her parents to take away the hurt of her younger brother's death, and the other half wants them to leave her the heck alone. She rebelliously "borrows" her grandpa's old truck, picks up a handsome teenage hitchhiker, and heads into town to buy a bus ticket back to someplace familiar. But plans change when a mysterious pulse knocks out all technology. Dee and hitchhiker Mason spring into action: helping firefighters, buying groceries, doing good deeds, and bonding. There are happy coincidences, like running into a survivalist who tells them what to buy at the store. Grandpa has a farm, Mason can fix anything, and the lady up the road cooks and cans! The story is straightforward and simple: baddies are leering and greedy; goodies are kind and prayerful. Kate Rudd has a distinctive tone and captures Grandpa's folksy twang. VERDICT A survivalist/action/adventure choice that is less gritty but similar to A Matter of Days (Penguin Random House Audio, 2013).—Maggie Knapp, Trinity Valley School, Fort Worth, TX

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"Great book. Several in my family have read it and enjoyed it thoroughly. Great and timely subject, good characters, safe reading, keeps you wanting more." - Ray Gorham, author of 77 Days in September
"There was survivalist training, an element of suspense, some heartbreak, and some romance. The author did an amazing job pulling me in and holding my attention until the last exciting, amazing moment." - Shannon, thetaletemptress.com

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00QUGL1BU
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Skyscape (May 26, 2015)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 26, 2015
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1068 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 220 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #809,700 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #407 in Teen & Young Adult Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic eBooks
- #568 in Teen & Young Adult Survival Stories eBooks
- #1,153 in Teen & Young Adult Science Fiction Action & Adventure

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Ellisa grew up in Idaho, in a rural community surrounded by potato fields and lava rocks. When she misbehaved as a tween, her parents despaired of finding a suitable punishment, because the only thing she wanted to do was read. Finally they resorted to grounding her from books. Her friends thought she had the best parents ever. Ellisa agrees.

She went to college at Brigham Young University, and now lives with her husband, two children, two dogs and a cat in Houston, TX, where she knows just enough about prepping to prolong her agony if the end ever comes.

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Book Lover

A good first novel

Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2014

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I read the first six chapters of this book before the whole book came out. They were great so I was excited to buy the whole book. I just spent the last two hours reading it and thought it was a good, compelling read. I liked the characters and the plot moved along quickly. If you're a fan of post-apocalyptic fiction, I bet you'll enjoy this book. I look forward to reading the sequel when it comes out.

For those of you who worry about the editing of such novels, I found only a few small errors in the book and they didn't detract from the story at all. Either the writer knows her stuff or she had a good editor.

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Linda Jent

Great Read

Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2015

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This book began slowly, but quickly picked up in action. it was a quick and easy read and really quite thought provoking. I was not ready for the book to end. I enjoyed the characters and the story. It is a clean romance and an entrancing post-apocalyptic novel. I would highly recommend it for young adults.

Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2015

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A typical suburban kid, Dee, is left at her grandfather's farm while her parents take a cruise after a personal tragedy. An EMP hits shortly thereafter.

I had to suspend my disbelief that a suburban teenager was able to run the farm single handedly, even for a short period of time. She somehow seems to know what chores need to be done, without being told. As a result of these actions, the household is able to live a relatively comfortable life.

There was very little struggle. Potential problems are glossed over. The only real hardship they seemed to face was a lack of toilet paper, and that was mentioned only briefly.

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belief in an apocalypse

Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2014

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I give this 5 stars not because it was written perfect but because it was a refreshing change for me. I read a ton of apocalyptic, post- apocalyptic, and dystopian books and most of them are anti-religion. Some of the books are overtly anti but most just make you take for granted that you would never believe in God after what the world has been through. I've always thought that was a little ignorant of authors to think that when history shows that a lot of people turn to religion after tragedy.
This book didn't beat you over the head with religion but gives room for people to believe even during trying circumstances. The characters felt believable. It was an easy read. There are some grammatical errors that need fixing but since I'm sure this was self-published, it's forgiven. It was a good first novel.

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Exciting and suspenseful!

Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2015

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I've been on a post-apocalyptic kick lately, and this one was a winner for me! I loved this story from the first page. It doesn't take long for the action to start, and when it does, it was amazing through the very end.

I really liked Dee as a character. At first, you can tell she's somewhat of a pampered, angsty fifteen year old, pretty average in that way, and who is mad at her parents. They've dropped her off at her grandpa's farm while they're off to an Alaskan cruise. You can tell something has happened between them at the beginning, but you don't know quite what it is. As soon as they leave, Dee gets it into her head that she's going to leave and uses her grandpa's truck to do it. She picks up a hitchhiker, and from that point on, things get really interesting.

I loved Dee from that point on. The author didn't waste a bunch of time letting her fifteen year old heroine sit around and angst further, whining about circumstances or denying what's happening. She's smart and acts immediately. She learns quick, and she works to get back to her grandpa.

This story ends up with a small mis-matched group of characters working together at her grandpa's farm and learning to survive in a new world where there's no electricity, no good drinking water, and barely any food. I loved and adored every single character in this story, and and they all fit together so perfectly and lent some sort of special element to the story.

Aside from the obvious threat and danger of survival, there's also an external threat that comes from a source they never might expect. There was survivalist training, an element of suspense, some heartbreak, and some romance. The author did an amazing job pulling me in and holding my attention until the last exciting, amazing moment. I will definitely be sticking with this series to find out what happens next!

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James Neppert

Excellent story written from an unusual perspective Frightening

Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2014

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Excellent story written from an unusual perspective Frightening, yet heartwarming and inspiring. The diabolical scheme which her characters have to face is quite original and thought-provoking. The extreme technical correctness suggests that author has spent a lot of time studying some really dry reports and such in doing her research for this book. Her depictions of the effects of EMP don't match many of the myths out there in most other books of this type, but they are correct in relation to the actual tests which have been performed at taxpayer expense. Unlike many others out there, this book does not teach garbage and myth. I wish that the other authors would do their homework half as well as she has.

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Marsha Sarrazin

I enjoied this book

Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2014

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I found this a pleasant book to read. I like the dystopian genre. Some are how to books some are just terror books. This author took a possible event, (and yes it's very possible) and put a believable story line with a touch of teenage romance, and penned a very enjoyable book.

The author and I are like minded in that we believe that people and families should be prepared for infrastructure disruptions. We are also in agreement that mother nature is the hands down favorite to cause these disruptions. However threats outside of the natural are a very real threat.

I look forward to the second book in this series.

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Would recommend!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 9, 2016

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This is an excellent book and I am looking forward to reading the next one! (Which I have just downloaded)
Read it in one sitting in case I missed anything!
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Loved it

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 11, 2014

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Great book, no soppy moments but at the same time, what I'd imagine to be the real feelings you'd have if you were living the story. Very nicely written with plenty of good characters to keep you engrossed and lots of action. It's been a long time since I got lost in a book.

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