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Summary Of Poverty And Plague By Marie Lu

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Poverty, Plagues, and a corrupt government destroying the republic of america in the book legend by Marie Lu. Day the most wanted criminal throught the republic and June one of the best military captain. Both characters meet while Day is trying to make money for a cure to the plague, June is tracking Day, for the suspected murder of her brother, she looks all over for information and turns up in the middle of a skiz fight (street fight) she beats her opponent and the crowd get angry. The crowd chases June out of an abandon warehouse and then a dust bomb hits and out of nowhere Day grabs Junes hand and saves her. Dont determine the crime before looking at the clues.

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