Snowflake, AZ

Marcus Sedgwick is a YA writer with a glowing pedigree... [Snowflake, AZ] deals with that vague, though genuinely debilitating illness: allergy to the modern world, taking inspiration from Sedgwick's own diagnosis of ME'
A powerful, timely, coming-of-age story
Young people currently involved in the Climate Change Protest and the Extinction Rebellion will find plenty to interest them here
An ominous, relevant, and uniquely compelling read
This raw, deeply philosophical tale leaves readers with a timely, sobering message about how humankind's treatment of the environment impacts the environment's treatment of humankind
Deliberately paced with many fascinating by-roads, this is a thoughtful read for readers curious about the future health of our planet'
Not only a refreshing and entertaining twist on a familiar genre, it is also (and perhaps more importantly) a thought-provoking exploration of the past, present and future of humans relative to the natural world

MARKET: Unrest by Jennifer Brae; Lo and Behold, the Reveries of the Connected World by Werner Herzog; Patrick Ness; David Almond; Melvin Burgess.

Marcus Sedgwick is the bestselling author of over thirty books. He has been shortlisted seven times for the Carnegie and other major prizes such as the Costa, Guardian and Blue Peter Book Award. In 2014 he received the eminent Printz Award, for his novel Midwinterblood. Marcus has also received two Printz Honors, for Revolver in 2011 and The Ghosts of Heaven in 2016, giving him the most citations to date for America's most notable book prize for writing for young adults. The Monsters We Deserve was published by Zephyr in 2018. marcussedgwick.com @marcussedgwick