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An original and timely new YA novel from acclaimed author Susan Fletcher, set in a near-future where rogue gene editing has changed humanity-loosely based on The Little Mermaid

A girl torn between two worlds . . .

Turtle is scavenging a drowned town when she saves a stranger's life. There's…

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In Sea Change, Susan Fletcher (truth-in-advertising compels me to admit she is a writer friend and colleague) has built a near-future society where the boundaries of “normality” are not predicated on race but rather on genetic modification--we encounter a generation affected by out-of-control technology while simultaneously coping with flooded cities in a post-climate catastrophe. The story points to our time, but indirectly, which makes it even more powerful. The fantastic is made real by moving us very close, using perspective like a rubber band to maintain the tension. As I sense a shower of finely wrought details, I'm ready to…

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