The girl who owned a city is the only published novel by o t nelson first published in 1975 this book sometimes taught in schools is considered to be best suited for those between the ages of 12 and 15 a graphic novel adaptation by dan jolley with art by joelle jones and jenn manley lee was published in 2012. The girl who owned a city by ot nelson the girl who owned a city is a fictional dystopia or a post apocalyptic story where a disease wiped out all people ages 13 and older ten year old smart and creative lisa becomes the leader of grand avenue a neighborhood and all the children in it because of lisa and her big ideas the citizens of grand ave have food shelter and protection from the gangs which were formed as a source of power to acquire food and other vital necessities. The girl who owned a city by nelson o t publication date 1995 topics survival science fiction publisher minneapolis runestone press collection inlibrary printdisabled internetarchivebooks americana digitizing sponsor internet archive contributor internet archive language english when a plague sweeps over the earth killing everyone except children under twelve ten year old lisa . The girl who owned a city adventure see all in development titles on imdbpro note because this project is categorized as in development the data is only available on imdbpro and is subject to change contact view company contact information filmmakers see writer . It would be the same for the children on grand avenue but for lisa a yen year old girl who becomes their leader because of lisa they have food even toys in abundance and now they can protect themselves from the fierce gangs that roam the neighborhoods but for how long then lisa conceives the idea of a fortress a city in which the children could live safely and happily always and she intends to lead them there this text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title