A review by internationalkris
The World Ends in April by Stacy McAnulty

4.0

One day Eleanor finds an website written by a (former) Harvard scientist asserting that an asteroid will hit the earth in April and latches onto it. Her grandfather is a staunch prepper and has been preparing his grandchildren for post-apocalyptic life as a hobby so Eleanor has a lot of survivalist knowledge. She even starts an end-of-the-world club at her middle school to help other people out. Of course the reader knows all along that asteroid is a hoax, but that doesn't take away from Eleanor's story as she copes with MS life and friendship challenges while also contending with huge apprehension for the future.