Pub Date: April 2, 2024
Dewey: FIC
Lexile Code: 0000
Features: Dust Cover, Illustrated, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 08 to 12
Physical Info: 0.98" H x 8.49" L x 5.73" W ( 0.88 lbs) 304 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories | Social Themes | Friendship | Action and Adventure
Description: "A hilarious middle-grade from Justin A. Reynolds that asks: What happens when five unsupervised kids face the apocalypse under outrageously silly circumstances?"--
Brief description: JUSTIN A. REYNOLDS has always wanted to be a writer. Opposite of Always, his debut novel, was an Indies Introduce selection, a School Library Journal Best Book, has been translated in 17 languages, and is being developed for film with Paramount Players. He hangs out in northeast Ohio with his family and likes it, and is probably somewhere, right now, dancing terribly.
Review Quotes:
Praise for It's the End of the World and I'm In My Bathing Suit:
* "A doomsday scenario is rendered surprisingly funny here . . . and so readers are given freedom to enjoy [Eddie's] brilliant quips, his quirky friends, and this highly unusual day without dwelling on what comes after this strange, golden afternoon when kids ran the neighborhood." -- BCCB, starred review
"With Reynolds' signature witticisms and jump-off-the-page jokes....[this is] equal parts friendship story, coming of age, and comedic apocalypse, this will be a great red for reluctant readers and kids looking to take their summers into their own hands." -- Booklist
"Matter-of-fact scenes with Eddie taking his ADHD medicine and talking through school and home pressures with Trey, their school's all-star athlete, offer insightful representations of Black boys bonding." -- Kirkus