For everyone who is afraid, and for everyone who is trying to make the world better anyway.” Has there ever been a more timely and lovely book dedication? How to Pack For the End of the World is a contemporary novel that feels all-too-real these days, and we couldn’t love it more.
Amina’s always been haunted by the state of the world, and her anxiety spirals out of control after an attack on her family’s synagogue. To help her cope, her parents send her to the prestigious Gardner Academy, hoping the new environment will help her process. But soon, Amina finds a group of like-minded peers to join forces with—fast friends who dedicate their year to learning survival skills from each other, before it’s too late. But as they obsess over the central question, If you knew the world was going to end tomorrow, what would you do?, Amina has to wonder: is it worth living in the hypothetical future if it’s at the expense of your actual present?
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