Two Degrees

From the #1 New York Times bestselling Alan

Gratz comes this must-read middle grade novel tackling the urgent

topic of climate change.

Fire. Flood. Ice.

Three natural disasters.

Three kids who must fight to survive and change things for the better.

In California, Akira Kristiansen is driving through the mountains

with her mom when a wildfire sparks - and grows scarily fast.

In just moments, Akira and her family have to evacuate… but

which way is safe with fire all around them?

In Churchill, Manitoba, Owen Mackenzie is running a tour for travellers

who’ve come to see the polar bears. Lately the bears show

up more and more as the ice thins. When Owen and his friend

see a bear much too close for comfort, they end up in a fight for

their lives.

In Miami, a hurricane bears down on Natalie Torres. That’s

not so uncommon … but everyone’s saying this could be it. The

Big One. Natalie and her mother don’t have anywhere to run to, so

they hunker down to ride out the storm.

Akira, Owen, and Natalie are all swept up in the global effects of

climate change, each struggling to survive. But the three kids

are more deeply connected than they could ever imagine - in ways

that will change them can change the world.

From the bestselling author of Refugee, Allies

and Ground Zero

Sheds a light on the increasingly urgent threat of climate change

in an engaging way

Gratz writing is exciting and takes readers on a nonstop adventure