This is Where the World Ends

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Micah and Janie, Janie and Micah. That's how it's been ever since elementary school, when Janie Vivian moved in next door to Micah. Janie says Micah is everything she is not. Where Micah is shy, Janie is outgoing. Where Micah loves music, Janie loves art. The way Janie sees it, Micah and Janie share a soul. They'll be best friends forever-as long as no one at school knows about it. Janie and Micah are secret friends. They spend their free time together at the quarry, a pile of rocks Janie dubs the "Metaphor for Our Lives." At school, Janie pretends she and Micah are only neighbors and barely acquaintances. When Janie is date-raped by the most popular guy in school-the boy she has had a crush on for years-she finds herself ostracized by all the people she called her friends. Only Micah seems to believe she's telling the truth. But when even Micah expresses doubts about Janie's honesty, it leads to disastrous consequences, and Janie Vivian goes missing. Another hard-hitting and stunning literary/commercial read, featuring memorable characters and a nonlinear narrative, from the extraordinarily talented Amy Zhang.

Amy Zhang was born in China, grew up in Wisconsin, and currently attends college in upstate New York. She is also the author of This Is Where the World Ends.

"Zhang's effortless exploration of the complex intersection of memory and perception, and intricate, menace-laden plot is a perfect fit for fans of E. Lockhart's compelling We Were Liars." -- Booklist (starred review) "Zhang does a wonderful job of creating characters. ...She creates a plot line that will be believable among most teens about secrets that are and are not shared. This will make a great pairing with Laurie Halse Anderson's Speak." -- Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) (starred review) "A dark, complicated tale, steeped in obsession painful secrets...this is most definitely a novel that will have fans talking." -- Kirkus Reviews "Zhang switches between Janie's thoughts before the fire and Micah's after, bridging the two with unsettling fractured fairy tales from Janie's senior English project...Zhang's subject and tone recall books like Paper Towns and Thirteen Reasons Why." -- Publishers Weekly