(BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, NJ) -- The Berkeley Branch of the Ocean County Library will host "Meet Local Author Kelly Keevins" on Thursday, October 15, 2026. Kelly Keevins is the author of The Cavern, a dystopian survival novel for teens. The event begins at 6:00pm.
It has been five years since biochemical warfare destroyed the world, five tears since anyone could breathe the air outside of the cavern, and almost five years since the inhabitants of the cavern have seen any outsiders besides the group known as the Elite, who allow them to live there. Until Elise shows up.
Elise can’t remember where she came from or how she got here, and she doesn’t remember the world ending. Luckily, the cavern inhabitants are kind and understanding – except for Angelo, who thinks she is a spy for the Elite. Soon Elise becomes enmeshed in cavern living and indispensable to those around her, but Angelo can’t help but wonder if she knows more than she is letting on.
A dystopian young adult novel, The Cavern explores questions of hope, love, and survival at the world’s end.
The Berkeley Branch is located at 30 Station Road, 732-269-2144. Registration is not required for this free program. Ocean County Library cardholders can borrow The Cavern for free. Visit tinyurl.com/CavernOCL, or call or stop by your local OCL branch to request a copy today.
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