The Year Without a Summer: A Novel
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- Synopsis
- Explosive volcanic eruptions are cool, really, cool. They inject ash into the stratosphere and deflect the sun&’s rays. When eighth grader Jamie Fulton learns that snow fell in June in his hometown because of an eruption on the other side of the world, he&’s psyched! He could have snowboarded if he&’d lived back in 1815 during the year without a summer. Clara Montalvo, who recently arrived at Jamie&’s school after surviving Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, has a different take all this. She is astounded—and disturbed—by Jamie&’s frenzied enthusiasm for what she considers an obvious disaster. The teens&’ battling arguments cause science class disruption and create academic trouble: Jamie&’s headed for a failing grade in science, and may not even graduate from eighth grade; Clara&’s scholarship hopes are dashed. And school isn&’t the only place where Jamie and Clara are facing hardship: as they quarrel whether natural disasters can be beneficial, their home lives are also unraveling. Uncertainty about Jamie&’s wounded brother returning from Afghanistan and Clara&’s unreachable father back in Puerto Rico forces the two vulnerable teens to share their worries and sadness. As their focus shifts from natural disasters to personal calamities to man-made climate changes, the teens take surprising steps that astonish them. Ultimately, through hard work and growing empathy for each other, as well as for their classmates&’ distress over the climate change affecting their lives, Jamie and Clara empower themselves and the people they touch.
- Copyright:
- 2022
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781684631483
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781684631476
- Publisher:
- SparkPress (a BookSparks Imprint)
- Date of Addition:
- 08/02/24
- Copyrighted By:
- Arlene Mark
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Teens, Literature and Fiction, Outdoors and Nature
- Grade Levels:
- Sixth grade, Seventh grade, Eighth grade, Ninth grade, Tenth grade, Eleventh grade
- Reading Age:
- 12–16
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.