This is the way the world ends : a novel
Call Number
- FICTION WILD TEEN (EAS)
Edition
First edition.
Publication Information
New York, NY : Wednesday Books, an imprint of St. Martin's Publishing Group, 2023.
Physical Description
266 pages ; 22 cm
Audience
Ages 12-18. Wednesday Books.
Summary
An autistic scholarship student at the prestigious Webber Academy in New York City, Waverly is getting by on tutoring gigs and the generosity of the school's dean. When Caroline, a tutoring student, asks Waverly to attend the school's annual fundraising Masquerade disguised as her, Waverly jumps at the chance. It's a way for Waverly to be with her secret girlfriend, Ash. Then Waverly stumbles into a secret meeting between the dean and the school's top donors-- and witnesses a brutal murder. Meanwhile a global blackout puts the entire party on lockdown. Waverly and Ash, must navigate through a dizzying maze of freight elevators, secret passageways, and back rooms if they're going to survive the night. And with technology wiped out all over the planet, what kind of world will they find waiting for them beyond the doors?