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Synopsis
Fourteen-year-old Marina and sixteen-year-old Jed accompany their parents' religious cult, the Believers, to await the end of the world atop a remote mountain, where they try to decide what they themselves believe.
Is Armageddon Summer appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
Parents should know this book deals with religious extremism and cult behavior as two teens question their parents' apocalyptic beliefs. It explores themes of manipulation and isolation but ultimately celebrates independent thinking and questioning authority.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include religious extremism, manipulation, and isolation.
Who'll love this
Teens will connect with two kids who must figure out what they believe when their parents' doomsday cult gathers on a mountain waiting for the world to end.