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cover of the book The World Ends in April by stacy mcanulty

“Even though the world is ending in the spring, that’s still two quarters of a school year away. And school years last forever.”

The World Ends in April by Stacy McAnulty

June 27, 2023 by GentleRain Leave a Comment

I got this book somewhat randomly (from a box of books to be thrown out) but ended up really enjoying it. I do love a solid middle grade novel where everyone learns a lesson, and this had that in spades. The World Ends In April follows Eleanor, who’s having a hard time in middle school — her mother is dead, she hates everyone at school, and her one best friend Mack might be leaving to go to another school. She deliberately tries not to interact […]

Filed Under: Children's Books Tagged With: Anxiety, asteroid, blindness, Maybe End of the World?, middle school, power of friendship, Stacy McAnulty

GentleRain's CBR15 Review No:30 · Genres: Children's Books · Tags: Anxiety, asteroid, blindness, Maybe End of the World?, middle school, power of friendship, Stacy McAnulty ·
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Flamingos of Long Island Run Wild? Hmmm.

Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam

May 20, 2023 by elderberrywine Leave a Comment

Alright, this was some seriously creepy stuff, and I’m always in for a catastrophe that isn’t quite clearly explained.  Like you are only getting bits and pieces and nobody is ever going to actually lay it out for you.  Draw your own conclusions.  But that being said, I did have one caveat regarding it all.  But more about that later. Amanda and Clay, along with their two adolescent children, are renting a vacation home for a few weeks in a thickly wooded area of Long […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Horror, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: Animals Running Amok, Awkward House Sharing, But Who Knows, Maybe End of the World?, Rumaan Alam, Spooky Stuff, The wilds of Long Island

elderberrywine's CBR15 Review No:16 · Genres: Fiction, Horror, Speculative Fiction · Tags: Animals Running Amok, Awkward House Sharing, But Who Knows, Maybe End of the World?, Rumaan Alam, Spooky Stuff, The wilds of Long Island ·
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