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Author_Melissa Clark
books for teen girls
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clean romance
climate change
coming of age
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funny YA books
grandmother
growing up
high school books
high school setting
humorous
intergenerational
irreverent humor
light romance
magical realism
mother nature
teenage book
teenager
weather
YA speculative fiction
young adult fiction
young YA books
Product details
- ISBN 9780374394356
- Weight: 454g
- Dimensions: 135 x 208mm
- Publication Date: 22 Jun 2026
- Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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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.
Melissa Clark is an author, television writer, podcast creator and college instructor. Melissa created, executive produced, and wrote multiple episodes of the award-winning animated television series, Braceface, which starred the voice of Alicia Silverstone and Michael Cera, and has written scripts for Rolie Polie Olie, Sweet Valley High, and Totally Spies, among others. Her novels include, Swimming Upstream, Slowly; Imperfect; and Bear Witness. Her episodic podcasts include Becoming Mother Nature and Grandma For President. Melissa teaches writing courses at Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles. melissaclarkwrites.com
