Two Degrees
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- Author：Alan Gratz
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Summary
A new book from Alan Gratz is a major publishing moment！ The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Refugee and Ground Zero now tackles the urgent topic of climate change， with this breathtaking， action-packed story that will be the must-read middle-grade novel of the fall。
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 mountains with her mom when a wildfire sparks -- and grows scarily fast。 In just moments， Akira and her family have to evacuate。。。 but which way is safe with fire all around them？
In Churchill， Manitoba， Owen Mackenzie is running a tour for travelers who've come to see the polar bears。 Lately the bears show up more and more as the ice thins。 When Owen and his friend see a bear much too close for comfort， they end up in a fight for their lives。
In Miami， a hurricane bears down on Natalie Torres。 That's not so uncommon。。。 but everyone's saying this could be it。 The Big One。 Natalie and her mom don't have anywhere to run to， so they hunker down to ride out the storm。
Akira， Owen， and Natalie are all swept up in the global effects of climate change， each struggling to survive their individual disasters。 But， as they will discover， the three kids are more deeply connected than they could ever imagine--in ways that will change them， and hopefully， can change the world。
Just as Refugee brought awareness of the refugee crisis to young readers， this latest tour-de-force from bestselling author Alan Gratz will shed light on the increasingly urgent threat of climate change -- while taking readers on a nonstop adventure that will keep them turning the pages， and making their own plans to better the world。
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 mountains with her mom when a wildfire sparks -- and grows scarily fast。 In just moments， Akira and her family have to evacuate。。。 but which way is safe with fire all around them？
In Churchill， Manitoba， Owen Mackenzie is running a tour for travelers who've come to see the polar bears。 Lately the bears show up more and more as the ice thins。 When Owen and his friend see a bear much too close for comfort， they end up in a fight for their lives。
In Miami， a hurricane bears down on Natalie Torres。 That's not so uncommon。。。 but everyone's saying this could be it。 The Big One。 Natalie and her mom don't have anywhere to run to， so they hunker down to ride out the storm。
Akira， Owen， and Natalie are all swept up in the global effects of climate change， each struggling to survive their individual disasters。 But， as they will discover， the three kids are more deeply connected than they could ever imagine--in ways that will change them， and hopefully， can change the world。
Just as Refugee brought awareness of the refugee crisis to young readers， this latest tour-de-force from bestselling author Alan Gratz will shed light on the increasingly urgent threat of climate change -- while taking readers on a nonstop adventure that will keep them turning the pages， and making their own plans to better the world。
Reviews
Esther Keller
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This was classic Gratz。 Separate stories that all come together and a seat of your pants adventure。 Heart-racing action is only marred by the over your head message。 No arguing that this is an important message but somehow it came across as pedantic rather than an author easily sliding his thoughts to a you g audience。
Carrie
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This is pretty standard Alan Gratz adventure fare， so you know kids will enjoy it。 This time he tackles the climate crisis through three distinct narratives of kids dealing with fires， floods， and polar bears。
Michelle
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Another grade read by Alan Gratz！ I wasn't sure how he would be able to do climate change in his signature writing of different perspectives and coming together at the end。 Lots of action keeps the reader engaged and they won't want to stop reading！ A must-have for all libraries。 It would be an excellent read-aloud for elementary and middle school classes and for social studies and science classes as well。 Another grade read by Alan Gratz！ I wasn't sure how he would be able to do climate change in his signature writing of different perspectives and coming together at the end。 Lots of action keeps the reader engaged and they won't want to stop reading！ A must-have for all libraries。 It would be an excellent read-aloud for elementary and middle school classes and for social studies and science classes as well。 。。。more
Beth
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I could not put this down！！ His best book ever - even better than Refugee！！ I am always amazed at how Gratz intertwines his characters！
Denise
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Gratz is a master of cliffhangers and stories that tie all together。 This book follows three kids across the globe， suffering through natural disasters that have been amplified by climate change。 Natalie is living through a massive hurricane that threatens to wipe out Miami。 Mac and Cheese are been stalked by a very hungry polar bear in Manitoba。 Akira’s home in California is in the path of a raging wildfire。 It is a powerful look at how our earth is changing and what is happening because of the Gratz is a master of cliffhangers and stories that tie all together。 This book follows three kids across the globe， suffering through natural disasters that have been amplified by climate change。 Natalie is living through a massive hurricane that threatens to wipe out Miami。 Mac and Cheese are been stalked by a very hungry polar bear in Manitoba。 Akira’s home in California is in the path of a raging wildfire。 It is a powerful look at how our earth is changing and what is happening because of the slight warming of our globe。 Highly recommend！ 。。。more
Chris G。
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Akira’s Sierra Nevada home is threatened by a forest fire。 In Manitoba， friends Owen and George think they know how to stay safe from polar bears， but climate change has altered polar bear habits and the boys are in a fight for their lives。 Natalie’s interest in hurricanes is natural for someone living in Miami but neither she nor her city are prepared when the “Big One” hits。 In three separate accounts oozing with adventure， Gratz spins page-turning adventures， bringing all the characters toget Akira’s Sierra Nevada home is threatened by a forest fire。 In Manitoba， friends Owen and George think they know how to stay safe from polar bears， but climate change has altered polar bear habits and the boys are in a fight for their lives。 Natalie’s interest in hurricanes is natural for someone living in Miami but neither she nor her city are prepared when the “Big One” hits。 In three separate accounts oozing with adventure， Gratz spins page-turning adventures， bringing all the characters together in the end in a passionate plea for National and world systems that can slow global warming as well as promoting individual actions。 So timely。 EARC from Edelweiss。 。。。more
Blakely Smith
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Alan Gratz has done it again！
Debbie
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Gratz did another superb job of weaving 3 stories with a single theme into a mesmerizing story。 He has an art of bringing it all together towards the end。 A story to empower young people to be climate change activists！ Advanced reader copy。
Emily Wallace
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Wow！ Alan Gratz does it again。 This is another great book that has my middle schoolers begging to read！ I received an advanced reader copy and after reading it myself I have it sitting out for students to see。 They are begging for more copies。 I can't wait for my book order to deliver more！ This book covers three different climate events and how they affect children in each。 It is also how students do have a voice。 The message is timely and not overly didactic。 The book is hard to put down。 You Wow！ Alan Gratz does it again。 This is another great book that has my middle schoolers begging to read！ I received an advanced reader copy and after reading it myself I have it sitting out for students to see。 They are begging for more copies。 I can't wait for my book order to deliver more！ This book covers three different climate events and how they affect children in each。 It is also how students do have a voice。 The message is timely and not overly didactic。 The book is hard to put down。 You want to know what is going to happen next in each climate。 。。。more
Susan McGilvray
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All 3 stories are captivating- our MS students will love this book。
Jennifer Hottinger
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Four young people， four climate change disasters happening throughout North America makes for a novel you will not be able to put down！Multiple #POVs and each leaves you on the edge of your seat！ Climate change disaster with families， friends， quick thinking and the fear bubbling but also how we can make an impact towards change one person at a time。@alan。gratz has done it again！ I will be adding this one to my library！
Brian
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A great action/thriller middle grade book， with climate change as the antagonist。 Written in short chapters that keep the pages turning， it also makes clear to readers why the catastrophic events are happening。 The backmatter includes the real events that inspired the stories in the book， and is not to be missed。
Alicia
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The formulaic way that Gratz writes his stories where he combines multiple narratives into one larger commentary on a topic is perfect for a middle grade audience。 In this story on climate change， he's got three stories， one related to California wild fires， one about melting ice caps in Canada， and one in hurricane prone Florida to discuss the wider implications of changing weather。 The characters in each situation have a specific point of reference that all combines for a singular theme on the The formulaic way that Gratz writes his stories where he combines multiple narratives into one larger commentary on a topic is perfect for a middle grade audience。 In this story on climate change， he's got three stories， one related to California wild fires， one about melting ice caps in Canada， and one in hurricane prone Florida to discuss the wider implications of changing weather。 The characters in each situation have a specific point of reference that all combines for a singular theme on the topic。 It worked though this one wasn't one of my favorites。 。。。more
Matteo L。 Cerilli （he/him）
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Absolutely harrowing and impossible to look away from。 I’d say to only give this to brave readers， but all of us are affected by the climate disasters Gratz perfectly describes。 We all need a reminder of what’s at stake， and how only coming together as a community will fix it。
Sarah
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Whew-nonstop action that readers will love！ This author is so good at weaving multiple stories together with a satisfying conclusion。
Michael Travis
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Gratz nails it with a book that all teens and young readers should tackle。。。as well as us grownups like myself。 I read this in a day， but I will remember it for many "days"。 What can I do？ Two degrees are creeping too close for us。 Time to take action。 Gratz nails it with a book that all teens and young readers should tackle。。。as well as us grownups like myself。 I read this in a day， but I will remember it for many "days"。 What can I do？ Two degrees are creeping too close for us。 Time to take action。 。。。more
Ms。 Yingling
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E ARC provided by Edelweiss PlusClimate change doesn't affect just one area of the world， and Gratz points this out by focusing on how weather patterns cause problems for three different children in very different areas of the world。 Akira lives in the Sierra Nevada of California with her Swedish father and mother of Japanese descent， and gets caught in a wild fire while out riding horses with her father。 He doesn't believe in global warming， and thinks that weather is just cyclical。 In Miami， F E ARC provided by Edelweiss PlusClimate change doesn't affect just one area of the world， and Gratz points this out by focusing on how weather patterns cause problems for three different children in very different areas of the world。 Akira lives in the Sierra Nevada of California with her Swedish father and mother of Japanese descent， and gets caught in a wild fire while out riding horses with her father。 He doesn't believe in global warming， and thinks that weather is just cyclical。 In Miami， Florida， we meet Natalie， who lives with her mother and whose father lives in Cuba。 A hurricane brings high winds and punishing rains that flood her house and send her out into the storm with her neighbor's dog， Churro。 Finally， in Churchill， Manitoba， George and Owen head out on a snowmobile to spend the weekend at a family cabin only to run into problems with polar bears that are more prevalent now that the area has become warmer。 Should people be living in the area at all？ Like Gratz's Refugee， this brings together the different characters at the end of the book， and is similar in tone in that it doesn't sugarcoat the horrors of the various weather events the children face。 Akira is separated from her father but teams up with another young girl with a dislocated shoulder。 The two are one step ahead of the fire， find Akira's horse in the swimming pool of an acquaintance's house， and see several dead bodies in burnt out cars。 Natalie is also separated from her mother， has to escape another house that implodes， and while she meets several helpful people along the way， also sees dead bodies and the tremendous devastation of the storm。 George is attacked by a polar bear， and the two have to deal with injuries and being lost as they try to get back home while avoiding more bears。 The climate conference at the end shows how many children all over the world are affected by climate change， and is a rallying call for young readers to do what they can to stop global warming。 Strengths: I'm a big fan of climate stories， since I've been walking to work and laregely vegetarian for 30 years and don't even have air conditioning。 In order to motivate people to make as many small changes in their lives as possible， books that show the results of NOT making these changes are always helpful。 My younger daughter became a vegetarian when her class read Upton Sinclair's The Jungle in high school， so books can have a great impact！ This was an action-packed tale with lots of details about what happens in the three different types of extreme events。 Gratz does excellent research， has sympathetic characters， and writes stories that are hard to put down。 Weaknesses: It was hard to go back and forth between the different stories; I almost wish this were a three book series similar to Gordon Korman's Dive and Island; there could even be a fourth book about the climate conference！ I have a lot of reluctant readers who are more prone to pick up shorter books， and this would be somewhat similar to the very popular Gary Paulsen World of Adventure books if formatted this way。 Strong readers who love this author won't care。 What I really think: I will definitely buy a copy， since Gratz's work is very popular in my library， and I was glad to see that the same style of cover was used。 This would make a great read for science classes looking for read alouds with STEM ties。 。。。more
Lisa
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Intense and amazing！ Kids in three different locations are all impacted by climate change and fighting to survive。 The book also explores the power of speaking out about the climate crisis。 Action-packed and insightful。
Laura Gardner
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Excellent！ I love how Gratz’s book addresses many aspects of the climate crisis。 It shows the many manifestations—melting ice， dangerous wildfires， more powerful hurricanes。 This book also shows the ways that the climate crisis exacerbates inequality and how solutions are not evenly distributed。 We meet characters who are deniers and even a character whose family profits off of the warming world。 Ultimately， all these teens are empowered by their experiences to speak up and demand change。 Powerf Excellent！ I love how Gratz’s book addresses many aspects of the climate crisis。 It shows the many manifestations—melting ice， dangerous wildfires， more powerful hurricanes。 This book also shows the ways that the climate crisis exacerbates inequality and how solutions are not evenly distributed。 We meet characters who are deniers and even a character whose family profits off of the warming world。 Ultimately， all these teens are empowered by their experiences to speak up and demand change。 Powerful and well written。 So excited to share this book with students！ 。。。more
Melanie Dulaney
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Like in Refugee， Prisoner B-3087， Allies， Ground Zero， and Grenade， the action in Two Degrees is intense and non-stop。 And like in Refugee， the threads of 3 separate stories come together neatly at the end （although I was much more impressed with the harmonica thread and seamless way that the link was done in Refugee）。 For some middle and younger YA readers， the idea of global warming and climate change may be a little vague or possibly even non-existent and this book will clearly define the pro Like in Refugee， Prisoner B-3087， Allies， Ground Zero， and Grenade， the action in Two Degrees is intense and non-stop。 And like in Refugee， the threads of 3 separate stories come together neatly at the end （although I was much more impressed with the harmonica thread and seamless way that the link was done in Refugee）。 For some middle and younger YA readers， the idea of global warming and climate change may be a little vague or possibly even non-existent and this book will clearly define the problem and a little less clearly give practical steps that young people can do to contribute to the solution。 For those who read the harrowing stories of Akira （a Japanese-Norwegian 13 yr old）， Owen and George （8th grade Caucasian and Mushkegowuk/Indigenous people group） and Natalie （Latino teen） strictly for their riveting storylines， maybe a few questions will be raised in their minds about little changes in their day to day living that could add to efforts to make our world a little cleaner， a little better。 Those who， like Akira’s father who genuinely believe that nature can take care of itself and that life is continuing in its normal cycle， well， they’ll still want to read Two Degrees as quickly as they can to see if and how the four young people survive。 Excellent addition to any library serving grades 4-9。 No sexual content and the violence is from nature and is realistically intense。 While there isn’t any actual profanity， I chuckled at how Akira and Sue began using “hail” in the place of hell during an actual hailstorm which provided them （and readers） a bit of humorous relief AND Owen and George used “ice” instead of ass in much the same way！ I kept waiting for Natalie to find a similar substitute for some curse word and was a bit disappointed when she didn’t。Thanks for the the electronic arc， Edelweiss。 。。。more
Michelle Simpson
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I started reading this today and finished it this evening because I didn’t want to put it down！ Another engaging story by Alan Gratz with great characters and intense situations with lots of action。 There are three different situations/sets of characters and the book alternates from one to the next leaving you in suspense multiple times。 There is a wildfire， a polar bear attack， and a hurricane。 The common thread is climate change， and eventually he weaves each story together。 Amazing book！Digit I started reading this today and finished it this evening because I didn’t want to put it down！ Another engaging story by Alan Gratz with great characters and intense situations with lots of action。 There are three different situations/sets of characters and the book alternates from one to the next leaving you in suspense multiple times。 There is a wildfire， a polar bear attack， and a hurricane。 The common thread is climate change， and eventually he weaves each story together。 Amazing book！Digital review copy from Edelweiss。plus。 。。。more
Patti Sabik
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Incredible story by Alan Gratz again。 Similar to “Refugee，” three different global warming fueled climate crises entwine together with characters you easily relate and connect to。
TheNextGenLibrarian
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Fire， ice and flood。 Three stories connected through climate change。🔥 Akira has been trying to convince her dad that climate change is real， but he keeps insisting it isn’t。 When a wildfire heads right for them while they’re out riding horses， it’s hard to ignore the flames and the damage it causes as she and her dad run for their lives。 🧊 Owen and George aka Mac and Cheese， go out for a ride on George’s snowmobile and come across a polar bear。 You would think that Owen would know what to do sin Fire， ice and flood。 Three stories connected through climate change。🔥 Akira has been trying to convince her dad that climate change is real， but he keeps insisting it isn’t。 When a wildfire heads right for them while they’re out riding horses， it’s hard to ignore the flames and the damage it causes as she and her dad run for their lives。 🧊 Owen and George aka Mac and Cheese， go out for a ride on George’s snowmobile and come across a polar bear。 You would think that Owen would know what to do since he gives tours about polar bears， but fear has him doing the opposite of what he’s been taught， causing the polar bear to attack them。 They’ve been coming into town looking for food due to the ice melting sooner than usual。 Will Owen and George be its next meal？🌀 In Miami a hurricane （“The Big One”） is headed right for Natalie and her family’s apartment。 Grabbing her neighbor’s dog， Natalie is able to escape， but she gets separated from her mom and neighbors。 On her own Natalie relies on the help of others to try to escape Hurricane Reuben， despite the fact that it doesn’t look good for her or the city of Miami。🌏 This MG book by the amazing Alan Gratz will start discussions， ignite passion， and promote research for all the kids that read it。 Gratz also had a few Easter eggs in there for those who have read his other books。 Climate change is very real and there are many stories like Natalie’s， like Owen’s， like Akira’s that Gratz could have written about （see the Author’s Note）， but the way he told their stories will make a difference in this cause。 It’s up to the next generation to help because there is no planet B。 If you know any students who are passionate about climate change also have them read Barbara Dee’s book Haven Jacobs Saves the Planet， releasing one week before Two Degrees， which is out October 4。CW: fire， blood， vomit， death， dead bodies， almost drowning， burns， animal attack 。。。more
Michael
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This book looks amazing！ I think I speak for a lot of historical fiction readers， I’m always looking forward to your next book！
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