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

Clearly, from the title, readers know that something is going to happen to not only Eddie's community, but the entire world. Instead of going to the bash, his mother makes him stay home and do the laundry. His plans are quickly ruined when his mom discovers that he's spent the entire summer not doing any of his laundry. The story centers around Eddie who is excited to go to the community end of the summer bash. It looked so fun and the perfect read for the summer. From the moment that the cover was revealed, I knew that I had to get my hands on this book. It's the End of the World and I'm in My Bathing Suit was a cover read. This book and the upcoming titles have so much potential, but the pacing was extremely off which only allowed me to give it 3.5 stars anywhere.Īhhhh! This was a difficult one for me to rate! I absolutely love the character and I'm looking for more books that have Black boys at the center of the narrative and don't necessarily have dark themes to them. And as night falls, the crew realizes that they aren't just the only people left in the neighborhood, they might be the only people left.

He soon meets up with other neighborhood kids: newcomer Xavier (who was mid-haircut and has half his head shaved), Eddie's former friend Sonia (who has spent her entire break trying to beat a video game and was mid-battle with the final boss), and siblings Trey and Sage (who are dealing with major sibling drama).Īs they group up to cover more ground and find out what happened, they realize that their families aren't coming back anytime soon. With his first load of laundry wet and the rest of his stuff still filthy, he sets out to explore the seemingly empty neighborhood in his glow-in-the-dark swim trunks, flip-flops, and a beach towel. Now he's stuck at home by himself, missing the bash, and doing his whole pile of laundry. And Eddie's day has just taken a turn for the worst. On the day of the highly anticipated Beach Bash, Eddie's monstrous pile of dirty laundry is found by his mom. If he can wear all the clothes he owns, he'll only have to do the laundry once during his school break. Twelve-year-old Eddie Gordon Holloway has concocted his most genius plan ever to avoid chores.

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