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

“Not that an asteroid crashing into our planet is a good thing, but it does put everything else into perspective.”

The World Ends in April by McAnulty, Stacy

January 30, 2020 by cosbrarian Leave a Comment

Eleanor Dross is getting a little weary of her life. School, as always, is terrible. She has only one friend, and while Mack is the best, she could do without everyone else ignoring her or worse.  Her grades? Let’s not talk about it. And home life, it’s fine, but nothing to, well, write home about. Her recently widowed dad is doing his best. And they have Grandpa Joe to help out too. But Joe is a “prepper” – that is to say, he’s most excited […]

Filed Under: Children's Books Tagged With: apocalypse, Children's Books, children's fiction, doomsday, end of days, friendship, McAnulty, McAnulty, Stacy, middle grade, middle school, Stacy, Stacy McAnulty, survivalism

cosbrarian's CBR12 Review No:3 · Genres: Children's Books · Tags: apocalypse, Children's Books, children's fiction, doomsday, end of days, friendship, McAnulty, McAnulty, Stacy, middle grade, middle school, Stacy, Stacy McAnulty, survivalism ·
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