American apocalypse : the collapse begins [WorldCat Entities]

"Amid the chaos after the federal government is left powerless after an economic collapse, a teenager tries to survive alone, forced to adapt to homelessness and the constant threats of violence and starvation."@en
"This is a fast-paced, action-packed thriller set in America at the beginning of a socioeconomic collapse. Although an innocent casualty of the chaos, one young man must discover his inner strength and defiant courage as he comes of age learning how to survive in the wasteland of failing services, unemployment, and violence. With the economy in free fall, the government crippled by indecision, the streets taken over by new political party's, and the fragile institutions of civilization crumbling, a young man finds himself homeless and alone on the outskirts of Washington, D.C., facing certain doom."