Author Cassandra Newbould shares her new novel, a hard-hitting survival story that explores the chilling effects of climate change and medical debt. For this author appearance, Cassandra will be joined in conversation by fellow YA writer Kristin Dwyer, author of Some Mistakes Were Made.

In Climate of Chaos, storms have devastated Earth's population, a new virus is spreading, and the privileged live inside domes controlled by Aegis Corp. After a storm killed seventeen-year old Fox LaRosa's parents and left her disabled, Fox and her younger sister, Rabbit, join their fugitive aunt's mercenary group Still Alive. Their mission is to restore the imbalance of medical access for post-storm survivors.

Cassandra Newbould is the editor of the Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection YA anthology Every Body Shines and the author of Things I’ll Never Say. A disabled mom of three who enjoys poker, rainy days, and road trips, she's always on the lookout for her next adventure. Find her on social media @cass_catalano_newbould.

Kristin Dwyer grew up under the California sun and still prays every day for a cloudy sky. When she’s not writing books about people kissing, she and her spouse can be found encouraging their four overly opinionated misfits to get into trouble.