A review by qwerty88
Devil on My Back by Monica Hughes

4.0

The age of oil ended in 2005 when the oil ran out, leading to general anarchy, and some scientists deciding that they need to create an Arc to preserve human knowledge and build on it.

This is Monica Hughes, who rarely found a tech scenario that wasn't a hidden dystopia that her teenage protagonists could deal with by connecting with friends and perhaps discovering an important ecological message.

In other words, a huge influence on a young me. Very unfortunate cover. A very large amount of story covered with very few pages. There is a sequel.