Ashfall by Mike Mullin

The story is about a boy named Alex who is a teenager in Iowa. Alex is left alone for the weekend while his parents and his sister visit relatives in Warren, Illinois. While they are gone, a volcano erupts. The rest of the book is about Alex’s survival in the ash. I liked it because it had nonstop action, a little romance, and very real science. I thought it could really happen which made the book more interesting.

-Brianna Cendejas