Climate of Chaos

Cassandra Newbould

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English

Peachtree Publishers
15 July 2025

General fiction (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues: disability & special needs (Children's&YA)

An exhilarating dystopian YA recalling The Last of Us and Divergent—Climate of Chaos is a hard-hitting survival story featuring a disabled protagonist that explores the chilling effects of climate change and medical debt.

In dystopic Seattle, storms have devastated Earth’s population, a new virus is spreading, and the privileged live inside domes controlled by Aegis Corp. Healthcare is earned by hours accrued working in Aegis’s pharmaceutical factories. If you run short on hours, you’re sent to Harvest House for debt collection—a place from which no one returns.

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.

But when a med supply heist goes south, Rabbit is taken captive, and Still Alive refuses to rescue her. Fox must choose between duty and family, and leaves home to infiltrate Aegis’s interior domes where Rabbit is being held hostage. The more Fox learns about life in the domes, though, the more she realizes Still Alive isn’t as altruistic as they claim. In a world where everyone is out for themselves, Fox must rely on those she trusts least in order to reunite with her sister and expose those in power for who they really are.

The Hunger Games for the next generation, this read stars a disabled protagonist and explores the devastating potential of climate change left unchecked and the all-too-real consequences of outrageously expensive health insurance affecting millions today.

By: Cassandra Newbould
Imprint: Peachtree Publishers
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 141mm, Spine: 34mm
Weight: 425g
ISBN: 9781682637579
ISBN 10: 1682637573
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 15 July 2025
Recommended Age: From 14 years
Audience: Young adult , Preschool (0-5)
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Cassandra Newbould is the editor of the Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection YA anthology Every Body Shines (Bloomsbury YA) and the author of Things I’ll Never Say and Climate of Chaos (Peachtree Teen). 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.

Reviews for Climate of Chaos

Rarely predictable and always engaging. This is in part due to Fox's physical disability, an almost unheard-of trait in dystopian protagonists. . . . [Fox] firmly establishes herself as the cane-wielding menace disabled readers deserve to see. —Booklist (starred review) Fast-paced, well-executed, suspense-driven plot will keep [readers] entertained. . . . An exciting, high-stakes story offering relevant social commentary. —Kirkus Reviews In the brutal, unforgiving world of Climate of Chaos, Fox LaRosa fights for her own survival, her sister's freedom, and above all else, the elusive truth. Newbould writes courageously about resilience and injustice, and the love it takes to make it out alive. —Jen St. Jude, author of If Tomorrow Doesn't Come