{"product_id":"junah-at-the-end-of-the-world-paperback","title":"Junah at the End of the World - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDan Leach\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen twelve-year-old Junah Simmons walks into his middle school classroom in September 1999, the chalkboard reads THE END OF THE WORLD IS HERE. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the months leading up to Y2K, Junah's eccentric teacher tasks each of her students to make a time capsule in a shoe box to document their experiences in South Carolina at the end of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJunah is an outsider at school, the kid in sunglasses with a speech impediment. Through the time capsule project, he sifts through the tough stuff: his parents divorce; Rusty, the school bully; Sadie, his punk crush who doesn't know he exists; his mother's pressure on him to turn to Jesus; his worry and loneliness. Rendered in vignettes and scraps, this kaleidoscopic novel follows Junah as he confronts the catastrophes of youth while wrestling with the notion that the world itself could end in December.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFunny, soulful, and timely, Dan Leach's \u003cem\u003eJunah at the End of the World\u003c\/em\u003e reminds us that it's only after accepting the world's end that we can discover what it means to truly live. With the wit of George Singleton and the punk charm of Sam Pink, Dan Leach is a writer to watch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDan Leach\u003c\/strong\u003e has published work in \u003cem\u003eThe Massachusetts Review, The Southwest Review, \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e The Sun\u003c\/em\u003e. He has two collections of short fiction: \u003cem\u003eFloods and Fires \u003c\/em\u003e(University of North Georgia, 2017) and \u003cem\u003eDead Mediums\u003c\/em\u003e (Trident, 2022). In 2023, Texas Review Press chose him for the Southern Poetry Breakthrough Award and released his collection \u003cem\u003eStray Latitudes\u003c\/em\u003e (2024). He lives in the lowcountry of South Carolina and teaches writing at Charleston Southern University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 17, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52580358258995,"sku":"9798885740494","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/TZNfOWZDem9798885740494.webp?v=1761512035","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/junah-at-the-end-of-the-world-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}