
The World Ends in April
Stacy McAnulty
(Author)Description
Every day in middle school can feel like the end of the world.
Eleanor Dross knows a thing or two about the end of the world, thanks to a survivalist grandfather who stockpiles freeze-dried food and supplies--just in case. So when she reads about a Harvard scientist's prediction that an asteroid will strike Earth in April, Eleanor knows her family will be prepared. Her classmates? They're on their own!
Eleanor has just one friend she wants to keep safe: Mack. They've been best friends since kindergarten, even though he's more of a smiley emoji and she's more of an eye-roll emoji. They'll survive the end of the world together . . . if Mack doesn't go away to a special school for the blind.
But it's hard to keep quiet about a life-destroying asteroid--especially at a crowded lunch table--and soon Eleanor is the president of the (secret) End of the World Club. It turns out that prepping for TEOTWAWKI (the End of the World as We Know It) is actually kind of fun. But you can't really prepare for everything life drops on you. And one way or another, Eleanor's world is about to change.
Product Details
Publisher | Random House Books for Young Readers |
Publish Date | September 03, 2019 |
Pages | 368 |
Language | English |
Type | |
EAN/UPC | 9781524767617 |
Dimensions | 8.3 X 5.7 X 1.4 inches | 1.1 pounds |
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Reviews
A smart, funny and emotionally candid book.--Shelf Awareness, starred review
"The novel has an exceptional grasp of melancholy that leaves an impact even after its philosophical ending." --Bulletin" A well-paced, engrossing plot with endearing characters.--Booklist
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Fresh story, great characters, a winner! --Barbara O'Connor, author of Wish
The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl is calculated to steal your heart! - Alan Gratz author of Ban This Book and Refugee
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