Books like Come November by Katrin van Dam
Senior year at high school is hard enough for Rooney Harris, who longs to leave her small town and earn a college admission. The stakes climb when her mother becomes obsessed with the Next World Society, a cult convinced that on November 17 they will be taken to a new world paradise. With the family’s focus on the cult, Rooney suddenly becomes the sole provider for herself and her younger brother, forcing her to confront their fragile family dynamics and chase her own future.
First publish date: 2018
Genre: Young Adult Fiction/YA Contemporary Fiction
Authors: Katrin van Dam
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