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Reviewed on September 1, 2019 | Young Adult
Gr 8 Up—Ash arrives in the small town of Snowflake, AZ in pursuit of her stepbrother Bly. She is immediately befriended by a middle aged woman named Mona. Besides her stepbrother, Ash finds an entire town of sick people living in hovels lined with tin foil. Bly and Mona explain that everyone in Snowflake has Multiple Chemical Syndrome (MCS), which is also described as Environmental Illness (EI). This illness has no known cure, and it is caused by multiple societal issues, from the chemicals that are placed on crops to the electric...Log In or Sign Up to Read More