Down came the rain

Title:

Down came the rain

Author:

Summary:

After Eliza’s home in Houston is destroyed by Hurricane Harvey, she is forced to transfer to Southwest High School. Traumatized by the floods and anxious in her new surroundings, Eliza throws herself into environmental activism, even if it's against the wishes of her Big Oil dad. But when she meets Javi – a boy who has experienced climate-related trauma of his own – she's finally able to connect with someone over the devastating mental effects of ecological disaster. -- Amazon.

Audience:

Ages 12-18. Roaring Brook Press.

Grades 7-9. Roaring Brook Press.

General Note:

Includes a resource guide (pages 273-279).

"When your whole life changes, how do you weather the storm?" -- Cover.

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

279 pages ; 22 cm

Genre:

Social problem fiction.

Bildungsromans.

Subject Term:

Teenagers -- Fiction.

High schools -- Fiction.

Conservation of natural resources -- Fiction.

Climatic changes -- Fiction.

Interpersonal relations -- Fiction.

Publisher:

Roaring Brook Press,

Publication Date:

2023

ISBN:

9781250232670

Publication Information:

New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2023.

Call Number:

YA MATHIEU

Holds: Copies:

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Summary

From Jennifer Mathieu, the acclaimed author of Moxie - now a Netflix film - and Bad Girls Never Say Die, comes a bold novel about two young activists who find love and themselves as they tackle the threat of climate change.

After Eliza's home in Houston is destroyed by Hurricane Harvey, she is forced to transfer to Southwest High School. Traumatized by the floods and anxious in her new surroundings, Eliza throws herself into environmental activism, even if it's against the wishes of her Big Oil dad.

But when she meets Javi - a boy who has experienced climate-related trauma of his own - she's finally able to connect with someone over the devastating mental effects of ecological disaster.

Filled with nuanced themes of mental health, classism, and eco-anxiety, Down Came the Rain is a riveting and moving tale of friendship, first love, and what it means to grow up in an ever-changing world.

Author Notes

Jennifer Mathieu is the author of Devoted , Afterward , The Liars of Mariposa Island , The Truth About Alice , the winner of the Children's Choice Teen Debut Author Award, and Bad Girls Never Say Die . Her 2017 novel Moxie was developed into a film by Amy Poehler for Netflix. Jennifer teaches high school English in Texas, where she lives in the Houston area with her husband and son.

Reviews (1)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Mathieu (Bad Girls Never Say Die) delivers a potent meditation on the devastating effects of climate change through the lens of two eco-conscious high school juniors. After Eliza's home in Houston is flooded during Hurricane Harvey, she and her family are forced to move in with her aunt while their house is repaired. This means losing sleep while sharing a bedroom with her six-month-old cousin Ethan and transferring to a new school; Eliza's worried that both scenarios will disrupt "the most important year of high school" and jeopardize her chances at being accepted into UT Austin. Being separated from her best friend and harboring silent resentment toward her father, who's employed by CITGO, only adds to her frustrations. (The fact that he works for a gas and oil conglomerate "when climate change caused in part by fossil fuels no doubt helped cause our home to flood" is ironic, she asserts.) But when she meets Mexican American classmate Javi, sparks fly, and the two bond over their shared interest in environmental activism. Eliza and Javi's alternating perspectives--each rendered using insightful and intelligent prose--provide illuminating glimpses of their individual experiences navigating class dynamics and eco-anxiety, culminating in an uplifting read. Ages 12--up. (Sept.)