64 pages • 2 hours read
Marieke NijkampThis Is Where It Ends
Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2016A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Chapters 22-24Chapter Summaries & Analyses
Chapter 22 Summary
Chapter 22 covers only one minute, from 10:46 to 10:47 a.m., and closes with Autumn roaming the first-floor until she rounds a corner: “Ty stands in the center of the hallway, and he swings his gun wildly […] Tomas’s prone body lies at Tyler’s feet” (248). Students rush outside to safety in the parking lot, as Claire discovers why Deputy Lee wanted to keep her away from the scene. Claire overhears horrific stories, as junior Steve Jackson recalls watching his friend get shot, and wonders if his friend CJ is okay. “I never realized that courage was so terrifying” (247) Claire says, as Chris hugs her and calls Claire brave. The chapter opens with Sylv reminiscing about how Tomas loved to go running on rainy days like today, despite his family’s complaints he’d get sick. “I’m running with the wind,” Tomas used to say, “and no one will ever catch me. Not even death” (244).
