Title: Dawn of Rebellion (Dawn of Rebellion #1) Author: Michelle Lynn Year of publishing: 2013 Self-published I received this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion about the book, and the events in it. Teenage sisters Gabby and Dawn live in Great Britain, a country ruled with an iron fist by its government. After their father dies, and their mother abandons them, the girls must fend for themselves.. When Gabby is caught stealing a bracelet for her sister's birthday, she is sent off to the "colonies", a dreaded place from which there is no coming back. Twist: the colonies are built on what used to be the United States of America, and what is now a post-apocalyptic wasteland inhabited by bands of survivors who are trying to make ends meet. Nobody is sure exactly how and why the United States fell apart, but most agree that global warming had a lot to do with it. As Gabby is trying to survive in a new ...