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A World Without Summer: A Volcano Erupts, a Creature Awakens, and the Sun Goes Out
Nicholas Day, illustrated by Yas Imamura2025 selection · Young readers
A World Without Summer: A Volcano Erupts, a Creature Awakens, and the Sun Goes Out
A World Without Summer: A Volcano Erupts, a Creature Awakens, and the Sun Goes Out by Nicholas Day, illustrated by Yas Imamura appears in NPR’s 2025 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around nonfiction, kids’ books, eye-opening reads, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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