The Darkest Path

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Copyright © 2013 by Jeff Hirsch

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Hirsch, Jeff.

The darkest path / Jeff Hirsch. — 1st ed.

p. cm.

Summary: Since he was captured by the Glorious Path, a militant religion based on the teachings of a former soldier, fifteen-year-old Cal has served the Path in its brutal war with the remains of the United States government, and tried to survive and protect his younger brother, but when he kills an officer to protect a stray dog, Cal is forced take his brother and the dog and run.

ISBN 978-0-545-51223-7

1. Dystopias — Juvenile fiction. 2. Militia movements — Juvenile fiction. 3. Cults — Juvenile fiction. 4. Survival — Juvenile fiction. 5. Escapes — Juvenile fiction. 6. Brothers — Juvenile fiction. [1. Militia movements — Fiction. 2. Cults — Fiction. 3. Survival — Fiction. 4. Escapes — Fiction. 5. Brothers — Fiction.] I. Title.

PZ7.H59787Dar 2013

813.6 — dc23

2013004367

First edition, October 2013

Cover art & design © 2013 by Phil Falco

e-ISBN 978-0-545-51225-1

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