A World Without Summer
A Volcano Erupts, A Creature Awakens, and the Sun Goes Out
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A World Without Summer
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Louisa Zhu
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Louisa Zhu
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Nicholas Day
About this listen
The world was upside-down. The wind was fire. The sky was ash. The rain was rock.
A couple of hundred years ago, on a quiet Indonesian island, a volcano called Tambora erupted with a force and violence that changed history.
It tore apart the island, and in the months and years that followed, its fallout tore apart the world. The sun refused to shine; the rain refused to stop. Everything that everyone assumed would always be there—a world that made sense, a climate that made sense—was suddenly gone.
From this riot of thunder and lightning, a young woman named Mary Shelley conceived of a scientist and his cursed creature. From the nightmare of Tambora, she wrote a nightmare of a book: Frankenstein—a terrifying reminder of how much damage we humans might do, without even realizing it.
This is the story of a volcano that changed the world and a creature that changed us.
Once upon a time, everything was different. And no one knew if it would ever be the same.
In this masterful work of middle-grade nonfiction, Nicholas Day, author of the Sibert Award–winning The Mona Lisa Vanishes, brings us a story taken from the archives but seemingly scripted for us today: a tale of climate change and human folly and hope—and what happens when the world suddenly goes wrong.
Critic reviews
"Nicholas Day excels at pointing out connections, ironies and paradoxes to young readers, and in A World Without Summer he skillfully presents the hard science and long-buried emotions around this disaster....Sharp and vivid." —The New York Times
"A cinematic, riveting account of a relatively unknown geological event that changed the course of the world." —The Washington Post
★ "[A] multifaceted narrative that illustrates how natural disasters affect climate change." —Publishers Weekly, starred review
★ "Each element—Tambora, Shelley, the current climate crisis—is seemingly disparate but brought together brilliantly, made particularly urgent by the interspersed chapters directly addressing the reader." —The Bulletin, starred review
★ "A World Without Summer is a dramatic, enlightening work of nonfiction." —Shelf Awareness, starred review
★ "Day crafts a remarkable nonfiction narrative that jumps forward and backward through time and across the globe." —The Horn Book, starred review
"A cautionary tale of what we will all face, climate-wise, if we don’t heed the warning signs." —Kirkus Reviews
"These stories culminate in a cautionary tale of climate change, with Day occasionally addressing readers directly. History made engaging and relevant." —Booklist
"A cinematic, riveting account of a relatively unknown geological event that changed the course of the world." —The Washington Post
★ "[A] multifaceted narrative that illustrates how natural disasters affect climate change." —Publishers Weekly, starred review
★ "Each element—Tambora, Shelley, the current climate crisis—is seemingly disparate but brought together brilliantly, made particularly urgent by the interspersed chapters directly addressing the reader." —The Bulletin, starred review
★ "A World Without Summer is a dramatic, enlightening work of nonfiction." —Shelf Awareness, starred review
★ "Day crafts a remarkable nonfiction narrative that jumps forward and backward through time and across the globe." —The Horn Book, starred review
"A cautionary tale of what we will all face, climate-wise, if we don’t heed the warning signs." —Kirkus Reviews
"These stories culminate in a cautionary tale of climate change, with Day occasionally addressing readers directly. History made engaging and relevant." —Booklist
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