The Big Melt

If you have concerns about the future, then read this book. It addresses the question, "Now that climate change is happening, what do we do?" It will help you develop a better picture of the future. If you like nature, animals, weather, and the outdoors, then it's likely you'll love this book and its characters who are trying to deal with many of the impacts of global weirding.If you like Abbey, Atwood, Bacigalupi, Doyle, Hiaasen, Kingsolver, Garcia Marquez, or Nichols, you might enjoy this book as well. It's Cli-Fi at its best with a bit of magical realism that engages and inspires.When you read this book you might find that Sleepy Valley is similar in many ways to the town where you live. Things seem fine, but no one is thinking about the future. Are you ready for what is about to happen to you, and to towns all across the country and around the world?
Marley and Brianne are not, and neither are their parents, their neighbors, or anyone else in Sleepy Valley. When they wake up the day after their high school graduation, their lives are turned upside down, and their plans for the future changed forever.
A series of climate catastrophes descends on Sleepy Valley, and Marley and Brianne must struggle to save their town and the world as they know it. Through their struggles, they find their voices and purposes for living.
The Big Melt challenges us to confront what is rapidly becoming the greatest threat of the 21st century - the climate crisis. This work of contemporary fiction will inspire you to care, more than ever, about what could happen in your town in the not-too-distant future.
This is a great book for discussion and to pass on to friends, neighbors, schools, politicians, and bookclubs.