num_pages: 249
description: Nuclear war has devastated America, except for the valley where Ann, a sixteen-year-old girl has been living alone, until a scientist in a radiation-proof suit arrives.She is relieved to see him arrive into her valley until she realizes that he is a tyrant and she must somehow escape.
language: English
title: Z for Zachariah
titlecomplete: Z for Zachariah
characters: Anne Burden, John Loomis
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Apocalyptic, Teen, School, Young Adult, Classics, Survival, Dystopia, Post Apocalyptic
ratings_count: 15959
places: The United States of America
awards: awardedAt: 189331200000
name: Jane Addams Children's Book Award, awardedAt: 189331200000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best Juvenile
publisher: Simon Pulse