How to Pack for the End of the World
- Subject
- Social Themes - Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
- Age
- Teen
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Pages
- 320
- Publisher
- Harperteen
- Size
- 13.2 cm Ă 20.0 cm
- ISBN
- 9780062680273
The Breakfast Club meets We Are the Ants in this timely story for a generation of young activists.
If you knew the world was going to end tomorrow, what would you do?
This is the question that haunts Amina as she watches new and horrible stories of discord and crisis flash across the news every day.
But when she starts at prestigious Gardner Academy, Amina finds a group of like-minded peers to join forces withâfast friends who dedicate their year to learning survival skills from each other, before itâs too late.
Still, as their prepper knowledge multiplies, so do their regular high school problems, from relationship drama to family issues to friend blow-ups. Juggling the two parts of their lives forces Amina to ask another vital question: Is it worth living in the hypothetical future if itâs at the expense of your actual present?
About the author
Michelle FalkoffAuthor
Michelle Falkoff is the author of Playlist for the Dead, Pushing Perfect, and Questions I Want to Ask You. Her fiction and reviews have been published in ZYZZYVA, DoubleTake, and the Harvard Review, among other places. She is a graduate of the Iowa Writersâ Workshop and currently serves as director of communication and legal reasoning at Northwestern University School of Law. Visit her online at www.michellefalkoff.com.
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What reviewers said
"One of those rare books you canât put down. Teens looking for a character-driven novel with a touch of mystery canât do better than this."
Praise for Questions I Want to Ask You: âA well-rounded, much-needed portrait of a boy with self-image issues and a narrow mindset who expands his viewpoint and prepares for an uncertain future.â
âFalkoffâs coming-of-age story leaves the reader feeling proud of Packâs personal evolution and ends in a place that truly feels like a new beginning.â
âMany teens will identify with Packâs desire for things to stay as they are even as they change around him. The mystery is quiet but intriguing, leading to a satisfying conclusion that is not perfect but hopeful. The highlight here is Packâs personal growth and self-discovery. Give this to readers with a taste for intrigue and quiet, character-driven stories.â
â Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)
Praise for Playlist for the Dead: âFalkoff treats a difficult topic with delicacy and care.â
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