 | Global Author: Colfer, Eoin | |
| Price: $12.29 | ||
Summary:
Told in alternating voices, twelve-year-old Sami, from a village along the Bay of Bengal, and fourteen-year-old Yuki, from Northern Canada, strive to protect their homes from the encroaching damage brought on by climate change. In graphic novel format.
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (02/15/23)
School Library Journal (04/01/23)
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (00/04/23)
Full Text Reviews:
School Library Journal - 04/01/2023 Gr 3–8—Sami is a 12-year-old boy with light brown skin and brown hair who lives in a fishing village on the Bay of Bengal. Yuki is a 14-year-old girl, cued as Inuit, living in a small village inside the Arctic circle. Though they live on opposite ends of the globe, both kids' lives have been directly and negatively impacted by climate change, and both refuse to sit idly by. They each set out on a dangerous journey, braving the elements and risking their lives to enact change. The story adeptly switches perspective back and forth between Sami and Yuki, while subtly showing connections between their very different lives. Beautiful full-color illustrations immerse readers in their precarious and dynamic world, while the fast-paced text keeps the tension high. Though Sami and Yuki's story is fiction, Colfer reminds readers in an end note that all the impacts of climate change that the characters experience are real and currently happening across the globe. A "What is Global Warming?" chapter at the end provides a brief overview of climate change and how it will directly impact children around the world. VERDICT With this newest work, Colfer has created a gripping graphic novel that is a hopeful call to action for all readers. Highly recommended for purchase.—Laken Hottle - Copyright 2023 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.
