The Compound

Eli has been living in an underground compound for the past 6 years, and the plan is to live there for nine more. In The Compound by S. A. Bodeen, Eli's father, Rex Yanakakis, built the Compound in case of a nuclear attack. Hypothetically, they would stay in it for fiteen years, at which time it would be safe to go back to the outside world. One night, the attack actually happens, and Eli's whole family flees to the Compound. Only his twin brother Eddy and his grandmother don't make it. Eli grows more and more unhappy, as the food starts to run out and some of it becomes inedible. Worst of all, his twin brother isn't there with him. Eli wants to do something, to take action somehow. What will he do? Read the book to find out!