Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Playlist for the Dead | 2015 | Michelle Falkoff | Buy |
| 2 | Pushing Perfect | 2016 | Michelle Falkoff | Buy |
| 3 | Questions I Want to Ask You | 2018 | Michelle Falkoff | Buy |
| 4 | How to Pack for the End of the World | 2020 | Michelle Falkoff | Buy |
Michelle Falkoff’s four standalone novels were published between 2015 and 2020. Each one takes a different angle on the pressures facing teenagers. Playlist for the Dead (2015) centers on grief and guilt after a friend’s death, while Pushing Perfect (2016) explores what happens when academic perfection becomes an obsession.
Questions I Want to Ask You (2018) moves to a rural setting where old secrets surface, and How to Pack for the End of the World (2020) puts its characters in a survivalist scenario. Despite the variety of premises, all four books share Falkoff’s interest in how young people respond when their assumptions about safety and trust are stripped away.