The Disability Book Archive

[ID: A book cover. The title “Izzy at the End of the World” is written at the top in large yellow caps. The author’s name “K. A. Reynolds” is written at the bottom of the cover in smaller white caps. Above the title, a quote from New York Times Bestselling author Jacqueline West reads “K. A. Reynolds’s writing grabs you with its magic and holds on tight…long after you’ve turned the last page.” in small white writing. The background shows art of a young girl and a grey dog standing in front of a large orange car with its headlights on. The girl has mid-length brown hair, a yellow t-shirt, a grey sweatshirt tied around her waist, a red scarf and grey leggings. She is wearing headphones with a music player in her left hand and a torch in her right. Some kind of black tentacle is wrapping around her legs. The setting behind shows tall trees at twilight. /end]

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Content Warning:

• References to Suicide
• Death of A Parent
• Panic Attacks
• Death
• References to Cancer
• References to Parental Abuse
• Pet in Peril

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Summary:

The Last Kids on Earth meets Margaret Peterson Haddixin this middle grade adventure about fourteen-year-old Izzy, an autistic girl surviving the end of the world who must team up with her loveable dog to uncover the hidden truth behind her family and the rest of humanity’s disappearance.

Ever since Izzy Wilder’s mom died, she’s wanted life to feel normal. She plays video games with her little sister, helps her grandparents around the house, and takes care of her best dog, Akka. But losing her mom is far from normal, and for Izzy, who is autistic, it feels like the end of the world.

When mysterious lights flash across the mountains outside Izzy’s house one night, and suddenly everyone except her and Akka seem to have disappeared in an instant, Izzy is more alone than ever. But Izzy is a fighter and she won’t lose anyone else in her family, even if it means battling terrifying gray, ugly monsters and decoding cryptic messages that seem a lot like her mom talking to her from beyond the grave.

In the face of disaster, Izzy and Akka embark on an epic adventure filled with nail-biting suspense, unexpected allies, and life’s greatest mysteries as they uncover the true endurance of the human spirit and save the world.

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Notes:

There is a trigger warning/content warning list in the book.

There is an audiobook.

There is a kindle edition.

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Archivist Comments:

People seem to really like the fact that the content warning is included in the beginning of the book, and how casually it’s weaved into the introduction.

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