The Heat Will Kill You First by Jeff Goodell

Blending raw environmental science with urgent real-world storytelling, this gripping work explores how extreme heat destabilizes our bodies, food supplies, and infrastructure. The world is waking up to a new wildfires are now seasonal in California, the Northeast is getting less and less snow each winter, and the ice sheets in the Arctic and Antarctica are melting fast. Heat is the first order threat that drives all other impacts of the climate crisis.

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Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general―also known as her tough-as-talons mother―has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders.

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Flowerheart by Catherine Bakewell

Flowerheart offers a whimsical, Victorian-inspired world where magic is tied to the language of flowers. However, a rushed magical resolution, predictable plot lines, and a problematic core romance make this novel a weak fit for mature teens.

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