Ashfall (Book #1 in the Ashfall Trilogy)

by Mike Mullin
Lexile:  750
Genre:  Science Fiction

Alex is playing video games in his room one minute, and the next minute he is fighting for his life. An explosion rocked his house and then it caught fire.  As he runs out into the neighborhood to get help, he realizes that something strange has happened.  There is no electricity, no phone service, no radio broadcasts...and then the ash begins to fall.  Will Alex's life ever be the same?