The World Ends in April

De: Stacy McAnulty

Narrado por: Jessica Almasy

Is middle school drama scarier than an asteroid heading for Earth? Find out in this smart and funny novel by the author of The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl.

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.

©2019 Stacy McAnulty (P)2019 Listening Library

Listened to this with my granddaughter

The story was interesting for my 12 year old granddaughter and me. We definitely wanted to know how the story would end.

It...could have been better

This book was pretty good. I found the plot pretty interesting and suspenseful, but the ending was a little...disappointing. I feel like it could have been way better if what they expected had actually happened. I liked the writing and the narrator fit the main character very well, but I just think it could have been a lot better in a few ways.

Great for kids

I love how the made this into a kids book my granddaughter loved this funny,interesting book

Soooooo Good

I love it! It is such a great book. I love El and Mack and lundon.

Camry’s Review

I love this book it made so interested in space and being prepared for disasters.Thank you

Wow! Just WOW!

I seriously love this book. Great story, performance, etc. Would totally recommend. Love it! Amazing!

Wowwwww

Stacy McAnulty did great at hinting how the idea of the possible crisis changed lives in ways unknown or unintended.
The book is definitely one of the greatest I have heard since covid-9

Good

Everything was good I want to read this again and again. The book shows that you can’t always trust someone.

Really Great

It was an amazing story! The story captured the struggles of trying to fit in at middle school! it teaches lessons on how not to approach an asteroid hitting earth! Would recommend!

LOVED IT

It was a great story with loads of diversity loved it will most def recommend to friends