Synopses & Reviews
The end of the world is a busy time if you mean to outlive it.
So says Timna—sole daughter of Noah—as she and her family prepare to face the flood that will cleanse the Earth. But during the forty days and nights before the waters recede, the inhabitants of the Ark experience more than just a simple boat ride.
As events take a terrifying turn, and as lines between right and wrong increasingly blur, Timna must find it in her heart to question her father when no one else will.
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“A masterpiece from a gifted storyteller . . . a breathlessly suspenseful tale. It will sweep readers away.” Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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“Masterfully transforms the famous biblical story . . . young readers will identify with Timnas plight and her courage.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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“McCaughrean explores the deepest corners of faith and brings an immediacy to this ancient biblical near-apocalypse.” Sunday Denver Post
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“A rewarding journey.” The Bulletin of the Center for Children & #8217;s Books
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“Written beautifully and with brutal clarity.” Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) (Starred Review)
About the Author
Geraldine McCaughrean is the winner of England's most prestigious children's book award, the Carnegie Medal, for A Pack of Lies. She is the first-ever three-time winner of the Whitbread Children's Book Award, most recently for Not the End of the World, which is also a School Library Journal Best Book and was named an Outstanding International Book by the United States Board on Books for Young People/Children's Book Council. The White Darkness was also shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Award. Her other recent books include The Stones Are Hatching; The Kite Rider, an ALA Notable Children's Book, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, and a Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Bronze Medal winner, shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal; and Stop the Train!, an ALA Notable Children's Book, recipient of a Highly Commended Carnegie Medal Citation, one of Publishers Weekly's Best Children's Books, and a Parent's Guide to Children's Media Award winner. Ms. McCaughrean lives in Berkshire, England.