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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Eleanor grows up with a disaster prepared grandfather, doing drills and eat MREs. She mostly doesn't want to do it any more, until she discovers a website that says the world is going to end due to an asteroid hitting Earth. Although most adults are skeptical, Eleanor believes, and she and some fellow students at school start a club to prepare for the end of days. It was heartbreaking to watch Eleanor believe something that adults found skeptical, but I also found it useful as a way to look at how people can get stuck believing something incorrect and how hard it is to let go.
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
funny
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
For younger readers like me this book is AMAZING
I stayed up way too late to finish this book. Man, the main character broke my heart. So much more depth than I was expecting.
I loved the author’s first book and so was excited to read this one. It was well written, but the theme (survivalists and the end of the world) was off-putting to me, and I think they anxiety it might produce or encourage in kids is troubling. The last few chapters were well done and tugged at the heartstrings, but as a whole not my favorite recent read.
Stacy McAnulty's new book isn't about a global pandemic, but it is about disaster-related anxiety. This may be triggering for some people. While it is interesting and stressful to watch Eleanor's descent into a complete anxiety meltdown, I'm not quite sure it makes sense from the emotional perspective the author was leaning toward. She is trying to hint that this disaster anxiety is tied to the possibility of Mack moving away which I could buy if she had previous anxiety issues, but I'm not quite sure it works here. Nice plug for credible sources, though! Also, Grandpa Joe is kind of the worst. His son told him to cut out the prepper stuff, and it's pretty obvious Eleanor was not doing well, but he just kept feeding into her anxiety. I would recommend this one with the warning that it could trigger anxiety.
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Sometimes middle school is more of a disaster than even a meteor hitting Earth. But if one WERE to hit...would you be prepared, or would you be a zombie? Eleanor finds evidence of a credible threat and begins prepping her family and friends for the worst...but she can't save everyone.
medium-paced
Great middle grade read. I loved the development of friendship from enemies. I felt the struggle of belonging and holding tight to friendships that you have been with for a long time. Glad the world didn't even in April.
3.5⭐️
Cute! I think some of our kids will really like this one. Reminds me a little of “Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus”.
Cute! I think some of our kids will really like this one. Reminds me a little of “Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus”.