After the Snow by S.D. Crockett

 A futuristic novel about the kind of life that might await us if winter never ends, but more than that, it’s a book about a teenager discovering the world and his place in it. While Willo’s father fears he’s been hardened by the harsh realities of his childhood, Willo is actually full of innocence, shown in his pure desire to help a girl he finds along his path. He’s tough when battling the elements or any other cruelties nature throws at him, but having been raised by kind people, he is completely unprepared for the cruelty of men. Willo comes off the mountain after his family is taken to go to the city in search of them. He sees the reality of what his father has kept from him and survives in spite of it. Set in a sparse, cold landscape, with hardships befalling its protagonist at every turn, the novel is surprisingly hopeful and sure to keep one engrossed to the final page. I was a little thrown off by the form of language used, but you soon get used to it and see that it also is harsh just like the environment.