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Chris Weitz - The Young World

WAMC Northeast Public Radio
Published August 29, 2014 at 11:48 AM EDT

Chris Weitz has been entertaining teens for years with his movies American Pie, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, and About A Boy. Now he’s turned his attention to fiction, and his new book is The Young World. The first in a trilogy, the book brings us to Manhattan after a deadly virus wipes out all the adults and children, leaving the teens to fight for their lives.

Listen here for a sneak peek of Weitz's second book in the trilogy.

book_two_preview.mp3
Book 2 Preview
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