The 5th Wave

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Copyright © 2013 by Rick Yancey.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Yancey, Richard. The 5th Wave / Rick Yancey. pages cm

Summary: “Cassie Sullivan, the survivor of an alien invasion, must rescue her young brother from the enemy with help from a boy who may be one of them”—Provided by publisher.

[1. Extraterrestrial beings—Fiction. 2. Survival—Fiction. 3. War—Fiction. 4. Science fiction.] I. Title. II. Title: Fifth Wave. PZ7.Y19197Aah 2013 [Fic]—dc23 2012047622

ISBN: 978-1-101-59896-2