Abigail's parents believed the world was going to end. And?of course?it didn't. But they've lost everything anyway. And she must decide: does she still believe in them? Or is it time to believe in herself? Fans of Sara Zarr, David Levithan, and Rainbow Rowell will connect with this moving debut.
Abigail's parents never should have made that first donation to that end-of-times preacher. Or the next, or the next. They shouldn't have sold their house. Or packed Abigail and her twin brother, Aaron, into their old van to drive across the country to San Francisco, to be there for the "end of the world." Because now they're living in their van. And Aaron is full of anger, disappearing to who-knows-where every night. Their family is falling apart. All Abigail wants is to hold them together, to get them back to the place where things were right.
But maybe it's too big a task for one teenage girl. Bryan Bliss's thoughtful debut novel is about losing everything?and about what you will do for the people you love.
When faith fails and your family falls apart, what do you do?
- Family Crisis: After an end-of-the-world preacher takes everything, Abigail's family is left homeless in San Francisco, living out of their van.
- Strained Sibling Bonds: As Abigail tries to hold them together, her angry twin brother, Aaron, pulls away, disappearing into the city streets each night.
- A Test of Faith: With her world shattered, Abigail must question everything she's been taught and decide if it's time to stop believing in her parents and start believing in herself.
- Emotional Realistic Fiction: For fans of Sara Zarr, David Levithan, and Rainbow Rowell, this moving novel explores what happens when you lose it all.
