num_pages: 368
description: When a plague isnt all that killsAs a lethal plague sweeps through the land Ani Mells is shocked when she is unexpectedly captured by the governors wardens and forced to submit to a test for the deadly Scourge. She is even more surprised when the test results come back positive and she is sent to Attic Island a former prison turned refugeand quarantine colonyfor the ill. The Scourges victims Ani now among them can only expect to live out short painful lives there.However Ani quickly discovers that she doesnt know the whole truth about the Scourge or the Colony. Shes been caught in a devious plot and with the help of her best friend Weevil Ani means to uncover just what is actually going on. But will she and Weevil survive the Scourgeand the gorvernors wardenslong enough to make their escape and expose the cruel plan?
language: English
title: The Scourge
publisher: Scholastic Press