The Week at World’s End

by Emma Carroll

World’s End Close is the dullest place Stevie can imagine—until a girl called Anna appears in her coal shed, asking for help. Eager for excitement, Stevie and her best friend Ray agree to hide her. But Anna isn’t just a runaway—she’s on the run from people who want her dead.

As Cold War tensions rise and nuclear fears dominate the headlines, Anna grows more secretive, and Stevie starts to suspect there’s more to her story. Why did Anna come to them?

Themes

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  • History
  • Adventure
  • Nuclear War
  • Friendship
  • Racism
  • Death
  • Discrimination
  • Single Parent
  • Cancer
  • Bullying