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The Big Melt by Ned Tillman shows us a “typical American town” 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 – melting streets, killing plants, drying up sources of water, creating hurricane-force winds.
The teens come to understand that even if they can’t fix all problems, they can make a difference in people’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 hadn’t thought about before?
What are the implications in the real world?
Did it surprise you that the main characters weren’t able to “solve the problem” (stop climate change) at the end of the story?
What are your takeaways from this story?
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