Gone, by Michael Grant

           Gone, by Micheal Grant


           This can be a good book if you're a person that's into books about "the world ending".
Sam Temple, one of the main characters, gets thrown into a journey that takes place right in his town after finding out that anyone over the age of fifteen disappears without a trace. As the town gets taken over by bullies and manipulators, Sam, his friends, and the people that see him as a REAL leader prepare for a war to stop their madness.

           Quinn, one of Sam's only friends before an impenetrable barrier appeared to deny escape, is confused about what he wants to be. In the beginning, he and Sam and their newest friend, Astrid, had left school at the sight of disappearances. After they came to the conclusion that all of the adults were gone, they set out to find Astrid's autistic brother, Little Petey; however, Quinn wanted to see if his family was still around first. He started to lose his mind after he found that they weren't. As they searched for Little Petey, Quinn made strangely dark remarks, unlike his usual amusing ones. He stays with the group until Sam and Astrid decided to go shopping, not knowing that they were being hunted by his secret brother, Caine. Quinn blew them in by saying they were at the grocery store. Quinn was then considered to be on the bullies' side for a short time, until he frees Sam after finding out what they were doing to him. Sam could trust Quinn again, and partially considered him still a traitor until Quinn helped carry out his plan to overthrow Caine.

          Quinn is a perfect example of a semi-regular person in a chaotic time.