Description: This fresh, smart, and funny young adult debut with a speculative twist asks the question: What if Mother Nature was a teenage girl?
Brief description: Melissa Clark is an author, television writer, podcast creator and college instructor. Her novels include, Swimming Upstream, Slowly; Imperfect; and Bear Witness. Melissa created, executive produced, and wrote multiple episodes of the award-winning animated television series, Braceface, which starred the voice of Alicia Silverstone and Michael Cera, and has written scripts for Rolie Polie Olie, Sweet Valley High, and Totally Spies, among others. Her episodic podcasts include, Becoming Mother Nature, as well as Grandma For President, available wherever you get your podcasts. Melissa teaches writing courses at Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles.
Review Quotes:
"The exploration of climate change brings freshness to the story of a teenager finding out that she is a deity . . . The fresh lens of environmentalism bolsters this book's interest. A fun, light addition to the body of -stories about teen gods." --School Library Journal
"In Clark's YA debut, a teenager inherits superpowers with planetary implications. The characters are well-etched... especially in terms of friendships and a budding romance. " --Kirkus Reviews "[Y]oung readers who enjoy speculative fiction will empathize with Chloe's determination to recover her confidence and grow into her power, all while winning over the boy of her dreams. " --Booklist