Force of Nature
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- Pedido anticipado
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- Se espera: 19 may 2026
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- USD 11.99
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- Pedido anticipado
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- USD 11.99
Descripción editorial
This fresh, smart, and funny young adult debut with a speculative twist asks the question: What if Mother Nature was a teenage girl?
Who is Chloe Lovejoy, really? A straight-C student, a girl with a crush on the cutie from chorus, an all-powerful being responsible for taking care of the planet . . . or perhaps all three. That’s what Chloe finds out on her sixteenth birthday, when she unexpectedly inherits the role of Mother Nature from her grandmother. Chloe is overwhelmed, to say the least. Then, when the unthinkable happens, and Grandma is no longer around to guide her, Chloe is left to oversee the natural laws of the world all by herself.
Between managing earthquakes and hurricanes, rivals at school, and her not-very-helpful mother, Chloe tries to maintain balance and harmony on Earth and in her everyday life. But someone in the community has an eye toward harnessing her powers for nefarious purposes, which means Chloe needs to dig deep and get her act together before her secret is found out. After all, the universe is depending on her.
Force of Nature by Melissa Clark is an utterly unique coming of age story about a teen girl rising to the occasion, even when she feels completely in over her head.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Sixteen-year-old Chloe Lovejoy's junior year becomes complicated when she inherits the title—and powers—of Mother Nature in Clark's charming contemporary fantasy. After Chloe's grandmother reveals that the role of Mother Nature has been passed down through generations of Lovejoy women, Chloe is immediately thrust into training. As she learns to control the globe's weather and other natural phenomena, Chloe's grandmother dies suddenly, leaving her without an experienced Mother Nature to help her hone abilities capable of triggering tsunamis and volcanic eruptions. Balancing these overwhelming powers alongside a strained relationship with her distant, alcohol-dependent mother, who forsook her own Mother Nature duties; a budding romance with a choir classmate; and her own self-deprecating belief that she's a "lackluster" teen, Chloe struggles to meet the expectations of her new role. Predictable plotting and spare writing make both emotional moments and the overarching magic system feel underdeveloped, resulting in an intriguing yet brief story that offers limited exploration of inherited responsibility and adolescent growth. Chloe is described as having pale skin. Ages 12–up.
