The End of the World as We Know It by Lesley Choyce

Her mom wants her to come back to live with her and Christine agrees. Then one day the return back to Harbourville just to see the town again and Christine finds her mother working as a cashier at a grocery store. Once they both become comfortable living there they stop talking like they used to and fall out of love. Eventually Carson is discovered and his parents want him to come live at home with Christine. They decide to run away to an abandoned, little cabin out in the woods and for about a month they live out there alone and they like it. Farnsworth Academy has to close down because they can’t afford to keep it open and Carson knows he can’t return home for fear of being separated from Christine. Summary Continued… Once they both become focused on someone other than themselves they start to notice the world isn’t as dark and depressing as they thought it was when they were alone. They start to become friends and then start to fall in love. She was abandoned by both her parents and lives in a run down trailer park and since she has no money to pay rent she was on the verge of being evicted. Christine hates almost everything and everyone like Carson. Although, he doesn’t mind the school he attends because it keeps him away from the parents he feels he failed for not living up to the expectation of the “perfect son.” Then one day he meets a girl named Christine down by a river. Carson doesn’t really like people he hates the world, and everyone in it especially himself. Summary The main character Carson has flunked out of a few public schools for being cocky and not respecting the authority in his school and is living at Farnsworth Academy, a last resort boarding school in a small town called Harbourville. A psychologist and head master of the boarding school Carson attends. Cromwell- Bald, has classes, skinny, has scars down his face and arms.

Dirty blond hair always down and knotted, skinny, wears ragged and ripped clothes, has cuts up her arms.

Christine- Has lots of issues with her family (abandoned by both her her parents), feels unloved and unwanted.

Carson- Hates the world and everyone it (that includes him most of all), tall, skinny, dark hair green eyes.

He’s written over 45 books for young adults about everything from environmental issues, organ transplants and rock bands amongest other things.

He remained single all his life and has no children.

He has worked as a corn farmer, a newspaper boy, a lead guitarist and a well digger.

The End of the World as we Know it Fiction In a fictional town called Harbourville 221 Pages Chelsa Nelson

The End of the World as We Know It by Lesley Choyce