Z For Zachariah

“ Z for Zachariah” by Robert C. O’Brien is a story that is very interesting and I recommend that most middle schoolers read it.
This book takes place in a valley in a small home with a garden, farm animals and a dog. It’s mostly raining and sometimes sunny.
Ann Burden who is sixteen who thinks that she is the only person that is left on earth. Ann does not go to school, she stays at home and takes care of farm animals and also gardens. John Loomis who is a scientist and who was protected by from the radiation .
Ann’s family passes away after trying to save many innocent lives due to a sickness that was not curable. Then, Ann spotted Mr. Loomis ( John) who was still alive which meant that Ann was not the only person that was still alive. After ANn realizes that John was still alive, she takes him to her house and takes care of him until he gets better. Later on in the story, John’s fever starts to get better and is up and moving again. Then, his fever comes back and has to be at rest again. Soon in the story, John falls asleep while Ann is taking care of the farm and has a bad dream about a man named Edward. Ann happens to hear what John is saying in his sleep and gets curious to know who Edward is. After John wakes up, Ann doesn’t bother to ask him who he was talking about in his dream yet and just leaves it alone for a while. A few days go by and Ann starts to
The book made me feel very sympathetic in the beginning knowing that her parents and brothers died from a sickness. But as the story went on, I started to feel happy that Ann found out how to deal with life on her own and when she started to realize that she always had someone by her side. I would recommend this book to a friend because, it could really help someone out of a dark situation and it could help someone learn how to become more mature, responsible and