Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Life as we know it is ending November 17. That's the day of Departure, when believers will be taken up to a new world free of environmental damage and strife -- free to start again. Sounds crazy, right? Well, to Rooney Harris it does, but to her deluded mother and impressionable younger brother, it sounds like salvation.
High school is hard enough, but it's even tougher for Rooney. She's working an after-school job to support her struggling family, crushing on a best friend, and desperate to get into a good college so she can leave her small town behind -- all while trying to keep a very big secret: Her mother is involved with a cult that believes they'll be whisked away to a new planet in a few months. As her mother's obsession threatens to tear apart their family, Rooney is forced to hold everything together. But will saving her family mean sacrificing her dreams?
Synopsis
It's not the end of the world, but it's starting to feel that way. On November 17, the Next World Society is planning to leave Earth behind and reboot human civilization on a planet unaffected by climate change and pollution. It sounds crazy to Rooney Harris, but to her mother and younger brother it sounds like salvation. As her mother's obsession with Departure threatens to tear their family apart, Rooney is scrambling to hold it together. But will saving her family mean sacrificing her dreams -- or theirs?
Synopsis
This refreshingly original, contemporary YA debut centers on Rooney, a teen girl struggling to hold her family together in the face of her mother's delusions.
It's not the end of the world, but for Rooney Harris it's starting to feel that way. It's the beginning of senior year, and her mom just lost her job. Even worse, she isn't planning to get another one. Instead, she's spending every waking moment with a group called the Next World Society, whose members are convinced they'll be leaving Earth behind on November 17. It sounds crazy to Rooney, but to her mother and younger brother it sounds like salvation. As her mom's obsession threatens to tear their lives apart, Rooney is scrambling to hold it all together. But will saving her family mean sacrificing her dreams -- or theirs?