A review by jengennari
Across the Risen Sea by Bren MacDibble

5.0

Crocodiles, sharks, pirates -- this story has it all! A fantastic middle-grade climate fiction book about what it's like after the sea has risen (which it will). When the Valley of Sun people erect Technology on Ockery Islands (where they have sworn off technology), Neoma and her best friend Jag get into trouble. Neoma sets off to rescue Jag. What she discovers and her sense of fairness manages to right some wrongs.

I'm thinking this is a new sub-genre: dystopian with hope. Also: I am grateful to the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow who showcased this book and made it available for free for one week.

Note: Exquisite example of voice.