This Is the Year

In this compelling YA cli-fi novel, seventeen-year-old Julieta Villarreal grapples with the grief of losing her twin sister and the devastation of climate change impacting her Florida home. Recruited by Cometa, a private space program, she sees this high-stakes mission to establish humanity's first extraterrestrial settlement as her chance for a fresh start. As Juli navigates her senior year filled with unexpected friendships, roller skating, and first love, she begins to find hope through small acts of environmentalism. This genre-bending story weaves together themes of immigration, climate justice, and the resilience of community amid personal and global crises.