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Because Rooney's mother truly believes that she'll be departing Earth with the Next World Society this November, it's up to high-school senior Rooney to navigate the pressures of this world for her younger brother and herself. Van Dam thoughtfully considers how mental illness interacts with the scariness of the modern world while simultaneously honoring how hard it is just to get through high school.