El fabricante de risas

EXPLOSIÓN INFECCIÓN CONTAGIO EPIDEMIA EXTINCIÓN Antes de que existiera CRUEL, antes de que se creara el Laberinto y mucho antes de que Thomas ingresara al Área, las llamaradas solares azotaron la Tierra y destruyeron el mundo que la Humanidad daba por sentado. Mark y Trina estaban allí cuando esto ocurrió, y sobrevivieron. Pero sobrevivir a las llamaradas fue sencillo, comparado a lo que vino después. Ahora una enfermedad que nubla la mente con ira y dolor se expande por todo el territorio, y hay algo muy sospechoso sobre su origen. Peor aún, está mutando, y la evidencia sugiere que...

14 year old Emma and her family loose the farm on which they live and thus go to town looking for work. Th only thing they are able to find is work in a mining town. The working conditions are terrible and the pay is poor, but they have no choice and all go to work, even the youngest. With the aid of a friend, Emma finds a job in the city and looks for a way to bring the horrific mining conditions to the public's attention.

Frog's physiology does not permit him to enjoy winter, but his friends help him to make the best of the cold weather.

When her family falls on hard times during the Great Depression, Bonnie's mother must take in laundry to make money, while her father leaves to search for work and Bonnie, distraught over his departure, sets out after him and discovers a way to save her family.