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At the End of Everything

Marieke Nijkamp

Ages 14–18

Readers rate it 3.9 (15 on Hardcover)

341 pages · Released Jan 25, 2022

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This dystopian YA novel explores survival and morality when a group of incarcerated teenagers must navigate a deadly plague and societal collapse. The story contains mature themes including death from disease, trauma, and moral complexity, along with some language and substance references, making it best suited for older teens. Despite dark content, the book rewards compassion, trust, and human connection, with diverse characters who demonstrate resilience and growth.

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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of This Is Where It Ends comes another heartbreaking, emotional and timely page-turner that will keep you on the edge of your seat. The Hope Juvenile Treatment Center is ironically named. No one has hope for the delinquent teenagers who have been exiled there; the world bar... From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of This Is Where It Ends comes another heartbreaking, emotional and timely page-turner that will keep you on the edge of your seat. The Hope Juvenile Treatment Center is ironically named. No one has hope for the delinquent teenagers who have been exiled there; the world barely acknowledges that they exist. Then the guards at Hope start acting strange. And one day...they don't show up. But when the teens band together to make a break from the facility, they encounter soldiers outside the gates. There's a rapidly spreading infectious disease outside, and no one can leave their houses or travel without a permit. Which means that they're stuck at Hope. And this time, no one is watching out for them at all. As supplies quickly dwindle and a deadly plague tears through their ranks, the group has to decide whom among them they can trust and figure out how they can survive in a world that has never wanted them in the first place. Also by Marieke Nijkamp: This Is Where It Ends Even If We Break Before I Let Go Praise for Marieke Nijkamp: "Immersive and captivating. Thrilling in every sense of the word."—Karen M. McManus, #1 New York Times bestselling author of One of Us is Lying on Even If We Break "With exceptional handling of everything from mental illness to guilt and a riveting, magic realist narrative, this well wrought, haunting novel will stick with readers long after the final page."—Booklist on Before I Let Go STARRED REVIEW "A compelling, brutal story of an unfortunately all-too familiar situation: a school shooting. Nijkamp portrays the events thoughtfully, recounting fifty-four intense minutes of bravery, love, and loss."—BookRiot on This Is Where It Ends

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  • Young Adult Fiction
  • Strong Character Development
  • Diverse Characters
  • Loveable Characters
  • A mix driven
  • Unloveable Characters
  • dark
  • emotional
  • hopeful
  • reflective
  • Young Adult
  • LGBTQ

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ISBN 9781492673163 · Sourcebooks, Inc.

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