It's The End of the World As I Know It

By Matthew Landis

Since Derrick's mother's death, he lives in fear of doomsday. Derrick's friends, father, and sister care for him deeply, but it is Derrick's unusual friendship with his quirky neighbor Misty that helps him live in the present rather than feel weighed down by the past and worried for the future.


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