After the Bomb, written by Gloria Miklowitz, is a thrilling novel that takes place before, during, and after a bomb, which supposedly was sent from Russia by accident. The disastrous happening alters all of Los Angeles and surrounding cities. Philip Singer, a teenager, is in a position as leader of the family. His brother, Matt, is awfully sick, possibly from radiation, his father was away at work during the blast and for all Philip knows …showed first 75 words of 726 total…

…showed last 75 words of 726 total…drained water from a resident's pool and had it flown down to the hospital. After the Bomb is an exciting and stimulating novel which shows the leadership of a teenager over his family. The novel displays a realistic happening that can happen any second and describes it intricately. It's an electrifying, terrifying, and exhilarating rush and is an outstanding novel. Survival was only the beginning... Bibliography Miklowitz, Gloria D. After The Bomb. New York. Scholastic, 1993