Get personalized recommendations and earn points toward a free book!
Before you go...
Check Out
The Bestselling Books of All Time
See the List

The World Ends in April

By Stacy McAnulty
On Tour

By Stacy McAnulty
On Tour

By Stacy McAnulty
On Tour

By Stacy McAnulty
On Tour

By Stacy McAnulty
On Tour

By Stacy McAnulty
On Tour

By Stacy McAnulty
On Tour

Read by Jessica Almasy

By Stacy McAnulty
On Tour

Read by Jessica Almasy

By Stacy McAnulty
On Tour

Read by Jessica Almasy

By Stacy McAnulty
On Tour

Read by Jessica Almasy

Best Seller
Hardcover $16.99

Sep 03, 2019 | ISBN 9781524767617 | Middle Grade (8-12)

Hardcover $19.99

Sep 03, 2019 | ISBN 9781524767624 | Middle Grade (8-12)

Ebook $9.99

Sep 03, 2019 | ISBN 9781524767631 | Middle Grade (8-12)

CD $40.00

Sep 03, 2019 | 450 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12)

Audiobook Download $20.00

Sep 03, 2019 | 454 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12)

All Formats
+
    The World Ends in April by Stacy McAnulty
    Hardcover
    Sep 03, 2019 | ISBN 9781524767617
    See All Formats (4) +

    Hardcover (2)
    –

    • Hardcover $16.99

      Sep 03, 2019 | ISBN 9781524767617 | Middle Grade (8-12)

    • Hardcover $19.99

      Sep 03, 2019 | ISBN 9781524767624 | Middle Grade (8-12)

    Ebook
    +

    • Ebook $9.99

      Sep 03, 2019 | ISBN 9781524767631 | Middle Grade (8-12)

    Audio (2)
    +

    • CD $40.00

      Sep 03, 2019 | 450 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12)

    • Audiobook Download $20.00

      Sep 03, 2019 | 454 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12)

    Buy the Audiobook Download:

    About The World Ends in April

    Is middle school drama scarier than an asteroid heading for Earth? Find out in this smart and funny novel by the author of The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl.

    Every day in middle school can feel like the end of the world.

    Eleanor Dross knows a thing or two about the end of the world, thanks to a survivalist grandfather who stockpiles freeze-dried food and supplies–just in case. So when she reads about a Harvard scientist’s prediction that an asteroid will strike Earth in April, Eleanor knows her family will be prepared. Her classmates? They’re on their own!

    Eleanor has just one friend she wants to keep safe: Mack. They’ve been best friends since kindergarten, even though he’s more of a smiley emoji and she’s more of an eye-roll emoji. They’ll survive the end of the world together . . . if Mack doesn’t go away to a special school for the blind.

    But it’s hard to keep quiet about a life-destroying asteroid–especially at a crowded lunch table–and soon Eleanor is the president of the (secret) End of the World Club. It turns out that prepping for TEOTWAWKI (the End of the World as We Know It) is actually kind of fun. But you can’t really prepare for everything life drops on you. And one way or another, Eleanor’s world is about to change.

    About The World Ends in April

    Is middle school drama scarier than an asteroid heading for Earth? Find out in this smart and funny novel by the author of The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl.

    Every day in middle school can feel like the end of the world.

    Eleanor Dross knows a thing or two about the end of the world, thanks to a survivalist grandfather who stockpiles freeze-dried food and supplies–just in case. So when she reads about a Harvard scientist’s prediction that an asteroid will strike Earth in April, Eleanor knows her family will be prepared. Her classmates? They’re on their own!

    Eleanor has just one friend she wants to keep safe: Mack. They’ve been best friends since kindergarten, even though he’s more of a smiley emoji and she’s more of an eye-roll emoji. They’ll survive the end of the world together . . . if Mack doesn’t go away to a special school for the blind.

    But it’s hard to keep quiet about a life-destroying asteroid–especially at a crowded lunch table–and soon Eleanor is the president of the (secret) End of the World Club. It turns out that prepping for TEOTWAWKI (the End of the World as We Know It) is actually kind of fun. But you can’t really prepare for everything life drops on you. And one way or another, Eleanor’s world is about to change.

    About The World Ends in April

    Is middle school drama scarier than an asteroid heading for Earth? Find out in this smart and funny novel by the author of The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl.

    Every day in middle school can feel like the end of the world.

    Eleanor Dross knows a thing or two about the end of the world, thanks to a survivalist grandfather who stockpiles freeze-dried food and supplies–just in case. So when she reads about a Harvard scientist’s prediction that an asteroid will strike Earth in April, Eleanor knows her family will be prepared. Her classmates? They’re on their own!

    Eleanor has just one friend she wants to keep safe: Mack. They’ve been best friends since kindergarten, even though he’s more of a smiley emoji and she’s more of an eye-roll emoji. They’ll survive the end of the world together . . . if Mack doesn’t go away to a special school for the blind.

    But it’s hard to keep quiet about a life-destroying asteroid–especially at a crowded lunch table–and soon Eleanor is the president of the (secret) End of the World Club. It turns out that prepping for TEOTWAWKI (the End of the World as We Know It) is actually kind of fun. But you can’t really prepare for everything life drops on you. And one way or another, Eleanor’s world is about to change.

    About The World Ends in April

    Is middle school drama scarier than an asteroid heading for Earth? Find out in this smart and funny novel by the author of The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl.

    Every day in middle school can feel like the end of the world.

    Eleanor Dross knows a thing or two about the end of the world, thanks to a survivalist grandfather who stockpiles freeze-dried food and supplies–just in case. So when she reads about a Harvard scientist’s prediction that an asteroid will strike Earth in April, Eleanor knows her family will be prepared. Her classmates? They’re on their own!

    Eleanor has just one friend she wants to keep safe: Mack. They’ve been best friends since kindergarten, even though he’s more of a smiley emoji and she’s more of an eye-roll emoji. They’ll survive the end of the world together . . . if Mack doesn’t go away to a special school for the blind.

    But it’s hard to keep quiet about a life-destroying asteroid–especially at a crowded lunch table–and soon Eleanor is the president of the (secret) End of the World Club. It turns out that prepping for TEOTWAWKI (the End of the World as We Know It) is actually kind of fun. But you can’t really prepare for everything life drops on you. And one way or another, Eleanor’s world is about to change.

    About The World Ends in April

    Is middle school drama scarier than an asteroid heading for Earth? Find out in this smart and funny novel by the author of The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl.

    Every day in middle school can feel like the end of the world.

    Eleanor Dross knows a thing or two about the end of the world, thanks to a survivalist grandfather who stockpiles freeze-dried food and supplies–just in case. So when she reads about a Harvard scientist’s prediction that an asteroid will strike Earth in April, Eleanor knows her family will be prepared. Her classmates? They’re on their own!

    Eleanor has just one friend she wants to keep safe: Mack. They’ve been best friends since kindergarten, even though he’s more of a smiley emoji and she’s more of an eye-roll emoji. They’ll survive the end of the world together . . . if Mack doesn’t go away to a special school for the blind.

    But it’s hard to keep quiet about a life-destroying asteroid–especially at a crowded lunch table–and soon Eleanor is the president of the (secret) End of the World Club. It turns out that prepping for TEOTWAWKI (the End of the World as We Know It) is actually kind of fun. But you can’t really prepare for everything life drops on you. And one way or another, Eleanor’s world is about to change.

    Read An Excerpt

    Read An Excerpt

    Read An Excerpt

    Read An Excerpt

    Read An Excerpt

    Listen to a sample from The World Ends in April

    Also by Stacy McAnulty

    The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl
    Max Explains Everything: Soccer Expert
    Goldie Blox and the Haunted Hacks! (GoldieBlox)
    Max Explains Everything: Grocery Store Expert
    Goldie Blox and the Best Friend Fail! (GoldieBlox)
    See all books by Stacy McAnulty

    Also by Stacy McAnulty

    The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl
    Max Explains Everything: Soccer Expert
    Goldie Blox and the Haunted Hacks! (GoldieBlox)
    Max Explains Everything: Grocery Store Expert
    Goldie Blox and the Best Friend Fail! (GoldieBlox)
    See all books by Stacy McAnulty

    Also by Stacy McAnulty

    The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl
    Max Explains Everything: Soccer Expert
    Goldie Blox and the Haunted Hacks! (GoldieBlox)
    Max Explains Everything: Grocery Store Expert
    Goldie Blox and the Best Friend Fail! (GoldieBlox)
    See all books by Stacy McAnulty

    Also by Stacy McAnulty

    The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl
    Max Explains Everything: Soccer Expert
    Goldie Blox and the Haunted Hacks! (GoldieBlox)
    Max Explains Everything: Grocery Store Expert
    Goldie Blox and the Best Friend Fail! (GoldieBlox)
    See all books by Stacy McAnulty

    Also by Stacy McAnulty

    The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl
    Max Explains Everything: Soccer Expert
    Goldie Blox and the Haunted Hacks! (GoldieBlox)
    Max Explains Everything: Grocery Store Expert
    Goldie Blox and the Best Friend Fail! (GoldieBlox)
    See all books by Stacy McAnulty

    About Stacy McAnulty

    Stacy McAnulty is the author of several picture books, including Beautiful, Excellent Ed, and 101 Reasons Why I’m Not Taking a Bath, chapter book series including The Dino Files, and two middle grade novels, The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl and The World Ends in… More about Stacy McAnulty

    About Stacy McAnulty

    Stacy McAnulty is the author of several picture books, including Beautiful, Excellent Ed, and 101 Reasons Why I’m Not Taking a Bath, chapter book series including The Dino Files, and two middle grade novels, The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl and The World Ends in… More about Stacy McAnulty

    About Stacy McAnulty

    Stacy McAnulty is the author of several picture books, including Beautiful, Excellent Ed, and 101 Reasons Why I’m Not Taking a Bath, chapter book series including The Dino Files, and two middle grade novels, The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl and The World Ends in… More about Stacy McAnulty

    About Stacy McAnulty

    Stacy McAnulty is the author of several picture books, including Beautiful, Excellent Ed, and 101 Reasons Why I’m Not Taking a Bath, chapter book series including The Dino Files, and two middle grade novels, The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl and The World Ends in… More about Stacy McAnulty

    About Stacy McAnulty

    Stacy McAnulty is the author of several picture books, including Beautiful, Excellent Ed, and 101 Reasons Why I’m Not Taking a Bath, chapter book series including The Dino Files, and two middle grade novels, The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl and The World Ends in… More about Stacy McAnulty

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Hardcover | $16.99
    Published by Random House Books for Young Readers
    Sep 03, 2019 | 368 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9781524767617

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Hardcover | $19.99
    Published by Random House Books for Young Readers
    Sep 03, 2019 | 368 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9781524767624

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Random House Books for Young Readers
    Sep 03, 2019 | 368 Pages | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9781524767631

    Category: Audiobooks | Children’s Middle Grade Books | Children’s Picture Books

    CD | $40.00
    Published by Listening Library (Audio)
    Sep 03, 2019 | 450 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780593153963

    Category: Audiobooks | Children’s Middle Grade Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Audiobook Download | $20.00
    Published by Listening Library (Audio)
    Sep 03, 2019 | 454 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780593104521

    Inspired by Your Browsing History

    Also in Children’s Middle Grade Books

    ‹ ›
    A World of Discovery
    A World of Discovery
    Richard Platt
    Chasing Augustus
    Chasing Augustus
    Kimberly Newton Fusco
    Amber Brown is Green with Envy
    Amber Brown is Green with Envy
    Paula Danziger
    The Most Important Thing
    The Most Important Thing
    Avi
    The Not So Boring Letters of Private Nobody
    The Not So Boring Letters of Private Nobody
    Matthew Landis
    Caught!
    Caught!
    Georgia Bragg
    The Last Kids on Earth and the Midnight Blade
    The Last Kids on Earth and the Midnight Blade
    Max Brallier and Douglas Holgate
    The Beloved World of Sonia Sotomayor
    The Beloved World of Sonia Sotomayor
    Sonia Sotomayor
    Saving Fable
    Saving Fable
    Scott Reintgen
    The Collected Works of Gretchen Oyster
    The Collected Works of Gretchen Oyster
    Cary Fagan
    My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Volume 17
    My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Volume 17
    Katie Cook and Ted Anderson
    Katy Keene
    Katy Keene
    Archie Superstars
    Disney Storied Places
    Disney Storied Places
    Various, Rhona Cleary and Eduardo Jauregui
    The Fire Keeper (A Storm Runner Novel, Book 2)
    The Fire Keeper (A Storm Runner Novel, Book 2)
    J. C. Cervantes
    Paper World: Planet Earth
    Paper World: Planet Earth
    Bomboland
    Disney·PIXAR Toy Story Adventures Volume 2
    Disney·PIXAR Toy Story Adventures Volume 2
    Disney
    Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer
    Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer
    Kelly Jones
    Whiskers, Tails & Wings
    Whiskers, Tails & Wings
    Judy Goldman
    Timmy Failure: Sanitized for Your Protection
    Timmy Failure: Sanitized for Your Protection
    Stephan Pastis
    The Law of Finders Keepers
    The Law of Finders Keepers
    Sheila Turnage
    Timmy Failure: The Book You're Not Supposed to Have
    Timmy Failure: The Book You’re Not Supposed to Have
    Stephan Pastis
    Timmy Failure: The Cat Stole My Pants
    Timmy Failure: The Cat Stole My Pants
    Stephan Pastis
    Are You Ready to Hatch an Unusual Chicken?
    Are You Ready to Hatch an Unusual Chicken?
    Kelly Jones
    Sauerkraut
    Sauerkraut
    Kelly Jones
    Women in Art
    Women in Art
    Rachel Ignotofsky
    The Creakers
    The Creakers
    Tom Fletcher
    Strike Zone
    Strike Zone
    Mike Lupica
    Two Girls, a Clock, and a Crooked House
    Two Girls, a Clock, and a Crooked House
    Michael Poore
    Tracks in the Snow
    Tracks in the Snow
    Lucy Jane Bledsoe
    Teen Chef Cooks
    Teen Chef Cooks
    Eliana de Las Casas
    Soccer School Season 2: Where Soccer Explains (Saves) the World
    Soccer School Season 2: Where Soccer Explains (Saves) the World
    Ben Lyttleton and Alex Bellos
    The Dog Who Lost His Bark
    The Dog Who Lost His Bark
    Eoin Colfer
    Prairie Boy
    Prairie Boy
    Barb Rosenstock
    Warrior Queens
    Warrior Queens
    Vicky Alvear Shecter
    All You Need Is a Pencil: The Totally Sick Sick-Day Activity Book
    All You Need Is a Pencil: The Totally Sick Sick-Day Activity Book
    Mark Shulman
    Surprising Stories Behind Everyday Stuff
    Surprising Stories Behind Everyday Stuff
    Stephanie Warren Drimmer
    Running Wild
    Running Wild
    Lucy Jane Bledsoe
    Broken Strings
    Broken Strings
    Kathy Kacer and Eric Walters
    Matilda: Be Outrageous
    Matilda: Be Outrageous
    Roald Dahl
    On Snowden Mountain
    On Snowden Mountain
    Jeri Watts
    Malamander
    Malamander
    Thomas Taylor
    Timmy Failure It’s the End When I Say It’s the End
    Timmy Failure It’s the End When I Say It’s the End
    Stephan Pastis
    The First Christmas Sweater (and the Sheep Who Changed Everything)
    The First Christmas Sweater (and the Sheep Who Changed Everything)
    Ryan Tubridy
    The BFG
    The BFG
    Roald Dahl
    The Witches
    The Witches
    Roald Dahl

    Praise

    Praise for The World Ends in April:

     ”A smart, funny and emotionally candid book.“—Shelf Awareness, starred review

    Praise for The Miscalculations of Lightnging Girl: 

    “Unique and utterly satisfying.”–Kirkus Reviews, starred review

    “Prepare to fall in love.”–School Library Journal, starred review

    “Lucy’s journey is beautifully authentic in this debut brimming with warmth, wisdom, and math.”–Publishers Weekly, starred review

    “McAnulty’s well-drawn cast of characters grapple with the difficulties of middle school, friendships, and life. An engaging story, full of heart and hope. Readers of all ages will root for Lucy, aka Lightning Girl. No miscalculations here!” —Kate Beasley, author of Gertie’s Leap to Greatness

    “Fresh story, great characters, a winner!” —Barbara O’Connor, author of Wish

    “The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl is calculated to steal your heart!” – Alan Gratz author of Ban This Book and Refugee

    Back to Top

    Visit other sites in the Penguin Random House Network

    Brightly

    Raise kids who love to read
    TASTE img

    TASTE

    An online magazine for today’s home cook

    LitFlash

    The eBooks you want at the lowest prices

    Read it Forward

    Read it first. Pass it on!