McAnulty, Stacy. World Ends in April, The. Random House Children’s Books. Realistic Fiction. Gr 5+. 368 pages.

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Eleanor is in middle school, and her grandfather has trained her to survive a disaster (weather, war, etc...). When Eleanor reads online that an asteroid is headed for the Earth in April, she takes action and begins teaching her classmates how to prepare to survive. The kids meet under the guise of "Nature Club" but they are actually learning about filtering water, finding shelter and stockpiling MREs (meals ready to eat). Even though they are preparing for the end of the world, there are some things you just can’t prepare for, and Eleanor is going to be tested.