It's the End of the World and I'm in My Bathing Suit by Justin A. Reynolds

Eddie and his brother call each other names, and his brother bullies him by smacking a pile of clothes out of his hand and pouring honey in his bed. He daydreams what he'd say to her, but she never appears. The scene teeters between gross and funny. Reynolds’ It’s the End of the World and I’m in My Bathing Suit offers a fun tale of friends who team up to save the worldor at least the neighborhood. A hilarious new middle-grade from Justin A. Since the clothes have been sitting all summer, there's an odor. Propelled by hilarious stream-of-consciousness narration, Justin A. When Eddie's mom discovers his laundry, the avalanche falls on her, and a pair of his underwear falls on her head. As a result, Eddie is shirtless, and there are comments about his physique and nipples. This leaves him with only a bathing suit left to wear during the book. His plan involves wearing every item of clothing he owns so he doesn't have to do laundry until he runs out. Reynolds, follows Eddie Gordon and his 'genius' plan of getting out of doing his laundry over the summer. Parents need to know that It's the End of the World and I'm in My Bathing Suit, by Justin A. (Apr.Eddie takes medication for his ADHD twice a day.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide. Agent: Beth Phelan, Gallt & Zacker Literary. Reynolds Hardcover 15.49 17.99 Save 14 Hardcover 15.49 Paperback 7.99 eBook 10.99 Audiobook 0. Eddie’s community is predominantly Black. A Little Ferry Tale Only 9.99 With Purchase of Any Kids' Book It's The End of the World and I'm In My Bathing Suit by Justin A. While the conclusion feels abrupt, Reynolds’s animated prose and eclectic characters propel this quirky summer adventure. But once night falls and their parents don’t return from the Beach Bash, the group worries they might have to survive on their own. Then the power suddenly goes out throughout the neighborhood, and Eddie, joined by a ragtag group of kids who were also left behind, decides that if they can’t go to the party, they’ll make their own fun.

When his mother uncovers his mountain of unwashed garments, though, Eddie is immediately grounded and must clean his clothes while his parents attend their Ohio town’s annual Lake Erie Beach Bash without him. It’s been 40 days since the last day of school, and 12-year-old Eddie Gordon Holloway, diagnosed with ADHD, is proud of the plan he’s hatched: to avoid doing laundry, he will simply wear everything in his closet until he has nothing left.

It's the End of the World and I'm in My Bathing Suit by Justin A. Reynolds