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Author: Deborah Cholette

In this dystopian middle grade novel Digger: Dig or Die!, a climate change disaster forces humanity to search for safety as Earth`s atmosphere escapes into space. Narrated by siblings Nick and Lily, the story follows their resourcefulness in aiding neighbors. Nick`s digging prowess and Lily`s strategic planning become vital as oxygen diminishes. Nick unveils a hidden tunnel connecting houses, forming a lifesaving network as breathable air disappears. Lily crafts a communication system with walkie-talkies and baby monitors to share critical information. A frantic race ensues to complete tunnels before food and oxygen become scarce; it’s a tense battle for survival in a world teetering on the edge of extinction.

Climate change is presently a worldwide concern, however, what is not often mentioned is that greenhouse gas emissions not only affect Earth’s lower atmospheric layers but that they also affect Earth’s outer layers which protect us from solar particles entering our atmosphere and damaging satellites, power grids and aircraft electrical systems. In this dystopian middle grade novel Digger: Dig or Die!, a climate change disaster forces humanity to search for safety as Earth`s atmosphere escapes into space. Narrated by siblings Nick and Lily, the story follows their resourcefulness in aiding neighbors. Nick`s digging prowess and Lily`s strategic planning become vital as oxygen diminishes. Nick unveils a hidden tunnel connecting houses, forming a lifesaving network as breathable air disappears. Lily crafts a communication system with walkie-talkies and baby monitors to share critical information. A frantic race ensues to complete tunnels before food and oxygen become scarce; it’s a tense battle for survival in a world teetering on the edge of extinction. This cli-fi (climate science fiction) story has an appealing dual-protagonist narrative and a table-turning ”adults broke it, but kids will fix-it” plot. . . .As the story unwinds, the action reaches a fever-pitch. Young readers will find this a (pun intended) breathtaking page-turning read!