Where the World Ends

Written by Geraldine McCaughrean

Eight boys stranded at sea fight for survival against nature's fury.

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336 pages· 62,231 words· Est. 6 hour read· ~970L

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Bookroo's summary

Quill and his friends are left stranded on a remote sea stac, abandoned with no rescue in sight. As the ocean's wrath threatens their lives, they must confront the harsh reality of survival. With each passing day, the boys face starvation, cold, and the relentless sea. What happened to their rescuers, and how will they endure this desolate place? This gripping tale of endurance and tragedy unfolds against a backdrop of savage beauty, testing the limits of their courage and friendship. Can they find a way home, or will the sea claim them forever?

From the publisher

A Michael L. Printz Honor Book and Carnegie Medal Winner! New from Geraldine McCaughrean comes an extraordinary story of eight boys stranded on a rock in the middle of the sea, left to fight for their survival. Every time a lad went fowling on the stacs, he came home less of a boy and more of a man. If he went home at all, that is. Every summer Quill and his friends are put ashore on a remote sea stac to hunt birds. But this summer, no one arrives to take them home. Surely nothing but the end of the world can explain why they’ve been abandoned–cold, starving and clinging to life, in the grip of a murderous ocean. How will they survive such a forsaken place of stone and sea? This is an extraordinary story of fortitude, endurance, tragedy and survival, set against an unforgettable backdrop of savage beauty.