{"product_id":"9780702316135-end-of-world-im-inmybathingsu","title":"It's the End of the World and I'm In My Bathing Suit","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEddie's stuck at home, doing a monstrous pile of laundry. But mid-cycle,the power goes out! He sets out to explore the seeminglyempty neighborhood in his swim trunks, and as night falls, he anda few other neighbourhood kids realize that they aren't just theonly people left in the neighborhood, they might be the only peopleleft . anywhere!\u003cbr\u003eA hilarious new middle-grade from Justin A. Reynolds      that asks: What happens when five unsupervised kids face the apocalypse      under outrageously silly circumstances?      Twelve-year-old Eddie Gordon Holloway has concocted his most genius      plan ever to avoid chores . especially the dreaded L-A-U-N-D-R-Y.      If he can wears every item of clothing in his wardrobe,      summer will be halfway over before he has to do laundry!      On the day of the highly anticipated Beach Bash, Eddie ends up      grounded until he can get his clothes clean. While left home alone      to do his laundry, the power goes out mid-cycle. With his first      load of laundry soaking wet and the rest still filthy, Eddie sets      out to explore the seemingly empty neighborhood in just his swim      trunks and flip-flops.      As he meets up with other neighborhood kids to find out what happened,      they realize that their families aren't coming back anytime      soon.      And as night falls, the crew realizes they aren't just      the only people left in the neighborhood - they might be the only      people left . anywhere.            Funny, voice-driven middle-grade story      Features an all-Black “ensemble cast” of characters,      written by a Black American author      Perfect for fans of Escape The Rooms by Stephen and      Anita Mangan, The Summer I Robbed a Bank by David O’Doherty      and The Day the Screens Went Blank by Danny Wallace                   Reviews      \"A doomsday scenario is rendered surprisingly funny here .      and so readers are given freedom to enjoy [Eddie's] brilliant quips,      his quirky friends, and this highly unusual day without dwelling      on what comes after this trange, golden afternoon when kids      ran the neighborhood.\" - BCCB      \"With Reynolds' signature witticisms and jump-off-the-page jokes.[this      is] equal parts friendship story, coming of age, and      comedic apocalypse, this will be a great red for reluctant readers      and kids looking to take their summers into their own hands.\" -      Booklist      \"Matter-of-fact scenes with Eddie taking his ADHD medicine and      talking through school and home pressures with Trey, their school's      all-star athlete, offer insightful representations of Black boys      bonding.\" - Kirkus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39947506745441,"sku":"9780702316135","price":7.94,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28525211.jpg?v=1722675913","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780702316135-end-of-world-im-inmybathingsu","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}