Two Degrees

by Gratz, Alan | Interest age: from c 8 years
Published 13/10/2022 by Scholastic in the United Kingdom
Paperback | 336 pages
197 x 128 x 24mm | 270g

'Buckle up for Two Degrees, a Hollywood thriller of

a book.' - The New York Times

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,

Grenade 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

PRAISE FOR TWO DEGREES

'Gratz renders pulse-pounding ecological tales and high-stakes

calamity with the brisk pacing of a thriller'. - Publishers

Weekly

'The scary message is delivered with wrenching, dramatic urgency.'

- Kirkus Reviews