When the World Ends *Pre-order
When the World Ends *Pre-order
- This title is publishing on 5th February 2026
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A unique story of hope that’ll make you laugh and cry in equal measure, from the acclaimed author of Joe All Alone
“When the World Ends by Joanna Nadin is a powerful, timely story that tackles issues today’s kids can relate to, from friendship and family to facing big changes in their world. Full of heart and contemporary relevance, it’s a book that will stay with readers long after the last page.”
~Sarah
I’m sorry about everything I said. I didn’t mean it.
You think it will be silent when it rises.
But it comes in a
thunder and rush,
a clatter and clanking of
cars smashing on lampposts and
the sides of fried chicken shops,
of things in the water that
should be on land.
When the unthinkable happens to the planet, two ragtag groups of kids on opposite sides of England beat the odds and escape death. But they soon realise that the only way to be truly safe is to seek a place they’ve only heard about in stories. As their treacherous journeys unfold, can they help each other survive – even when the world is ending around them?
Joanna Nadin is a former broadcast journalist and special adviser to the Prime Minister (not this one). Since leaving politics, she has written more than 90 books for children and adults, including the bestselling The Worst Class in the World series, the Flying Fergus series with Sir Chris Hoy, and the Carnegie-nominated Joe All Alone, which is now a BAFTA-winning and Emmy-nominated BBC Drama. She's been a World Book Day author, Radio 4 and the i magazine Book of the Year, won the Fantastic Book Award and the Highland Book Prize, and has been nominated for the Carnegie Medal five times.
Number of pages: 286
Reading age guide: 8 to 12 years
Publication date: 5th February 2026
Publisher: Fox & Ink Books
ISBN: 9781916747951
Format: Paperback
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