At the End of the World by Nadia Mikail - OPTIONAL

At the End of the World by Nadia Mikail, 183 pages. Feiwel (Macmillan), 2023. $20. 

Language: G (3 swears, 0  “f”); Mature Content: G; Violence: G

BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL

APPEALS TO: SOME

Three years ago, Aisha’s sister June walked out. 3 months ago the powers that be announced that the world was ending in a year and that there was no way to avoid it. Aisha decides that it is time to find June and mend fences.  She will need to bring her mother, the one who needs to mend fences.  Plus Walter, Aisha’s boyfriend, won’t let her go without him, which means his parents are coming along. When the group travels through Malaysia, what will happen when they do find June?

Mikail tries to give us a different apocalypse book, one that’s more about families and found families, rather than one focused on the end of the world. Students who enjoy introspective books will enjoy its quiet strength.

Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS