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The Big Melt by Ned Tillman

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The Big Melt by Ned Tillman shows us a โ€œtypical American townโ€ a few years into the future.

The main characters, a teen boy and girl (who begin as friends and end up falling in love), show us how life is changing rapidly as the area reaches a climate tipping point and begins experiencing prolonged excessive heat โ€“ melting streets, killing plants, drying up sources of water, creating hurricane-force winds.

The teens come to understand that even if they canโ€™t fix all problems, they can make a difference in peopleโ€™s lives and that moving forward with purpose is empowering.

The Big Melt challenges us to confront what is rapidly becoming the greatest threat of the 21st century – the climate crisis. This work of contemporary fiction will inspire you to care, more than ever, about what could happen in your town in the not-too-distant future.

What are some results of a warming climate, as presented in the book, that you hadnโ€™t thought about before?

What are the implications in the real world?

Did it surprise you that the main characters werenโ€™t able to โ€œsolve the problemโ€ (stop climate change) at the end of the story?

What are your takeaways from this story?

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