Erin Bender, The Treasure of Amidon

In this post-apocalyptic era, set in a futuristic Western landscape, the world is slowly emerging from 50 years of death, famine, and chaos. Remnants of villages are beginning to grow, and trades that were once lost are being relearned. Out west lies the post-apocalyptic frontier known as the Range, a wild and lawless territory that is slow to civilize and dominated by ruthless outlaws and marauders. The survivors are starting to establish their own laws, known as the Code of the West. Born in this apocalyptic era, Erin learned to read, write, use tools, and understand science and technology. Her father was an engineer, and her mother was an educator. They equipped Erin with the critical skills she would need when she left civilization to scavenge in the wastelands of the Range. When Erin was young, she scavenged with her father and discovered an advanced piece of technology invented before the wars. It was an apparatus shaped like an orb that could scan entire rooms and see beyond their superficial walls. As Erin searches the Range for rare items to trade, she begins to trust a crafty gang of misfits who become her family. Their adventures lead them to treasures of unimaginable wealth, setting the stage for their next mission: restoring humanity's remnants.

Pages: 367, Paperback, Foresman Publications