About the Book The sickness came quickly. It took her family, friends, neighbors and seemingly everyone else. Lucy found herself, at fourteen, all alone in the world. Does she let loneliness and despair overtake her or does she decide to not only survive but to live life. Can she survive? Will she find anyone else out there? Will she ever find happiness again? This is a story about a young girl's struggle to survive and her journey to search for others as well as to explore the depths of her own character and will to overcome.