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• The Last Bookstore on Earth

  Braun-Arnold, Lily,

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  Ever since the first Storm wreaked havoc on civilizations as we know it, seventeen-year-old Liz Flannery has been holed up in an abandoned bookstore where she used to work, trading books for supplies with the few remaining survivors. It's the one…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• This Is the Year

  Muñoz, Gloria, 1987-

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  In a near-future Florida ravaged by climate catastrophe, seventeen-year-old Julieta Villarreal is recruited by a space exploration program for immigrant teens after her twin sister is killed in a car crash.

• Fable for the End of the World

  Reid, Ava,

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  By encouraging massive accumulations of debt from its underclass, a single corporation, Caerus, controls all aspects of society. Inesa lives with her brother in a half-sunken town where they scrape by running a taxidermy shop. Unbeknownst to Inesa,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• We Don't Have Time for This

  Craft, Brianna,

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  Isa Brown wishes her life would slow down. She doesn’t want to leave for college. Not now that her dad finally gets to spend some time at home. Not now that she’s finally been in one place for longer than a year. But nothing lasts forever. With…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Into the Sunken City

  Thiru, Dinesh,

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  In the slowly sinking city of Coconino, Arizona, the days are long, the money is tight, and the rain never stops...Enter Bhili, a drifter who offers the score of a lifetime-a massive stash of gold hidden in the sunken ruins of Las Vegas. Jin knows…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ash's Cabin

  Wang, Jen, 1984-

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  Ash has always felt alone. Adults ignore the climate crisis. Other kids Ash's age are more interested in pop stars and popularity contests than in fighting for change. Even Ash's family seems to be sleepwalking through life. The only person who ever…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Girl Out of Time

  Boyer, Clyde,

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  Science-minded eighth grader Anna Armstrong has always longed to explore space. She believes her dreams are forfeit when her parents’ deaths force her to leave Boston to live with her uncle Jack on his farm in Smartt, Ind. But it turns out that…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Quiet and the Loud

  Fox, Helena,

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  George’s life is loud. On the water, though, with everything hushed above and below, she is steady, silent. Then her estranged dad says he needs to talk, and George’s past begins to wake up, looping around her ankles, trying to drag her under. But…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Down Came the Rain

  Mathieu, Jennifer,

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  Becoming an environmental activist after her home is destroyed by a hurricane, even if it means going up against her big-oil dad, Eliza meets Javi and is finally able to connect with someone over the devastating mental effects of ecological disaster.

• Savi and the Memory Keeper

  Vachharajani, Bijal,

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  The weather is always ideal in the city of Shajarpur, 1,500 miles away from Delhi’s smog-steeped streets. Following her father’s abrupt death, moving to Shajarpur from Delhi is the fresh start that 13-year-old Savitri Kumar, her mother, and her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Hunger of Thorns

  Wilkinson, Lili, 1981-

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  Maude is the daughter of witches. She spent her childhood running wild with her best friend, Odette, weaving stories of girls who slayed dragons and saved princes. Then Maude grew up and lost her magic--and her best friend. These days, magic is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Jamilah at the End of the World

  Zeitoun, Mary-Lou,

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  Set against the backdrop of a brutal Toronto summer heatwave, seventeen-year-old Jamilah Monsour makes plans for what she's certain is the beginning of the climate change catastrophe that will end the world. Luckily, Jamilah knows what has to be…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Nature of Witches

  Griffin, Rachel M., 1985-

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  Witches, who for centuries have maintained the climate, are losing their power as the atmosphere becomes more erratic, and all hope for a better future lies with Clara Densmore, an Everwitch whose rare magic is tied to every season.

• The Ones We're Meant to Find

  He, Joan,

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  In a near future when life is harsh outside of Earth's last unpolluted place, Cee tries to leave an abandoned island while her sister, STEM prodigy Kasey, seeks escape from the science and home she once trusted.

• Poison Ivy Thorns

  Keplinger, Kody,

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  There's something unusual about Pamela Isley—the girl who hides behind her bright red hair. The girl who won't let anyone inside to see what's lurking behind the curtains. The girl who goes to extreme lengths to care for a few plants. Pamela Isley…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Snake Falls to Earth

  Little Badger, Darcie, 1987-

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  Nina is a Lipan girl in our world. She's always felt there was something more out there. She still believes in the old stories. Oli is a cottonmouth kid, from the land of spirits and monsters. Like all cottonmouths, he's been cast from home. He's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Girl From the Sea

  Ostertag, Molly,

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  Fifteen-year-old Morgan has a secret: She can't wait to escape the perfect little island where she lives. She's desperate to finish high school and escape her sad divorced mom, her volatile little brother, and worst of all, her great group of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Each of Us a Desert

  Oshiro, Mark,

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  Destined to a solitary life in the desert, a storyteller longing for a kindred spirit encounters the cold and beautiful daughter of her village's murderous conqueror before nightmarish threats challenge their unlikely relationship.

• The Beast Player

  Uehashi, Nahoko,

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  Elin's family has an important responsibility: caring for the fearsome water serpents that form the core of their kingdom's army. So when some of the beasts mysteriously die, Elin's mother is sentenced to death as punishment. With her last breath…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Wild Lands

  Greci, Paul,

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  Natural disasters and a breakdown of civilization have cut off Alaska from the world and destroyed its landscape. Now, as food runs out and the few who remain turn on each other, Travis and his younger sister, Jess, must cross hundreds of miles in…Read moreRead more of this annotation