Two Degrees

From the #1 New York Times bestselling AlanGratz comes this must-read middle grade novel tackling the urgenttopic 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 mountainswith her mom when a wildfire sparks - and grows scarily fast.In just moments, Akira and her family have to evacuate... butwhich way is safe with fire all around them?In Churchill, Manitoba, Owen Mackenzie is running a tour for travellerswho've come to see the polar bears. Lately the bears showup more and more as the ice thins. When Owen and his friendsee a bear much too close for comfort, they end up in a fight fortheir lives.In Miami, a hurricane bears down on Natalie Torres. That'snot so uncommon ... but everyone's saying this could be it. TheBig One. Natalie and her mother don't have anywhere to run to, sothey hunker down to ride out the storm.Akira, Owen, and Natalie are all swept up in the global effects ofclimate change, each struggling to survive. But the three kidsare more deeply connected than they could ever imagine - in waysthat will change them can change the world.From the bestselling author of Refugee, Alliesand Ground ZeroSheds a light on the increasingly urgent threat of climate changein an engaging wayGratz writing is exciting and takes readers on a nonstop adventure