looking for a book or two

[threeplusfire]

So, maybe the internet can help. When I was about ten, I read some very strange books about post nuclear war worlds. One of them in particular was about a group of kids, and I remember the stories about the dust, about scavenging food in shopping carts, about one of them getting sicker and sicker... they were strange and grim little books. Did anyone else read these? Does anyone know what they are?

Comments

[violetisblue.livejournal.com]

Dammit, I know the books you're talking about but I just can't think of the titles. Hate that.

[violetisblue.livejournal.com]

By the way, if you like post-nuke fiction, I can't recommend Riddley Walker highly enough. This Is the Way the World Ends is good too, if you have a strong stomach for the details of radiation sickness.

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

It's hovering on the edge of my tongue... argh! This is where I curse my childish inability to keep a journal.