Analysis Of Lex Thomas Quarantine: The Saints

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Quarantine: The Saints
Quarantine: The Saints by Lex Thomas, continues where The Loners left off. The military’s efforts of keeping the virus under control have failed and the military has left the students of Mckinley high for dead. In come the Saints, an infected group from outside of the school to free the students of Mckinley. Soon after the release, a bus is driven into the front entrance to seal the students in. The Saints are now locked in with all of the other gangs, and the gangs are angry. Soon after this event the students are informed of a new group of people sent to take care of them from the outside.

Will soon loses what little remains of the loners and joins the Saints. Will becomes friends with the Saints leader, Gates. Gates

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