If you’re looking for a book that is quick and entertaining to read, Doomy Prepper’s Complete Guide: How to Survive Fifth Grade and the Apocalypse is one to pick! Doomsday Prepper, Doomy for short, is having a bad day at school when he notices pink, green, and white lights flashing in the sky on his way to the principal’s office. Anytime he mentions seeing the lights, he can’t understand why the adults act weird, and his sister makes fun of him. He’s really relieved that his best friend, Peter Peterson, believes him.

At the same time, the always reliable, never absent Kristy Bradshaw is missing from school. Rumor has it that she has an orthodontist appointment, but the situation feels ominous to Doomy. He brainstorms with a couple of friends that she might have been abducted by aliens. The longer they talk about it, more friends become curious about the lights and other mysteries around town. They decide to form a group called Five (Friends Investigate Various Events). They’re determined to figure out what’s going on and who’s involved. When they least expect it, they wind up in the fight of their lives, trying to save themselves and the people who have gone missing in their community.