num_pages: 200
description: Lisa has lived through a devastating plague that has killed her parents, as well as all of the adults in the world. She and Todd, her younger brother, must compete for survival with roaming, lawless gangs in suburban Chicago. First published in 1975, this gripping novel has more than 200,000 copies in print.
language: English
title: The Girl Who Owned a City
titlecomplete: The Girl Who Owned a City
genres: Middle Grade, Post Apocalyptic, Young Adult, Science Fiction, Childrens, Survival, Adventure, School, Fiction, Dystopia
ratings_count: 5126
places: Illinois
publisher: Runestone Pr