Come November

In Katrin Van Dam's 'Come November,' Rooney Harris faces an impossible senior year. Her mother's complete immersion in the 'Next World Society,' a cult predicting an apocalyptic event on November 17, leaves Rooney as the sole caregiver and provider for her younger brother. This compelling young adult novel explores themes of family loyalty, immense responsibility, the desire for independence, and the emotional toll of growing up too fast in a dysfunctional home. It's a poignant story about a teenager fighting to secure her future and protect her sibling against overwhelming odds.

Senior year at high school is going to be hard enough for Rooney Harris, desperate to get into a good college and away from her small town, but things get tougher when she ends up as the sole support for herself and her younger brother because of their mother's obsession with the Next World Society, a cult that believes they will be whisked away to a new world paradise on November 17.