Global

a graphic novel adventure about hope in the face of climate change

By: Andrew Donkin, Giovanni Rigano (Illustrator), Eoin Colfer

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Paperback | 13 June 2025 | Edition Number 1

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Paperback
144 Pages

Age
9 - 12

Dimensions(cm)
26 x 17.5 x 1

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This is a powerful, hopeful and timely story about the real effects of climate change: two young people on different continents whose lives are catastrophically changed by global warming. A graphic novel with glorious colour artwork throughout for children of all ages - from Eoin Colfer, previously Irish Children's Laureate, and the team behind Illegal, and his bestselling Artemis Fowl graphic novels.

Yuki lives in an increasingly deserted Inuit township in Nova Scotia. One day she sets out into the wilderness of the Arctic tundra planning to photograph a rare grolar bear (a terrifying grizzly-polar crossbreed created by climate change) - if she can prove it's a grolar, she can protect it from being shot. With only her faithful dog for company and adrift on a fragment of melting glacier, she finds herself being stalked across the changing wilderness by a starving grolar bear, with only her wits and her harpoon to keep her alive.

Sami lives in a fishing village on the Bay of Bengal. But because of the ever-rising ocean level, each day is a struggle to survive. One night, Sami sets out to return to his old, submerged family home, alone. He takes a deep breath and dives beneath the moonlit waters, hoping to find his past.

But a cyclone is coming ...

Illustrated by the talented Giovanni Rigano, this moving and important graphic novel will have breathtaking full-colour illustrations throughout.

Industry Reviews

Praise for Illegal: Beautifully realised and punchily told. - The Times, Children's Book of the Week

Praise for Illegal: A powerful, involving graphic novel - The Sunday Times, Books to look out for

Praise for Illegal: A deeply affecting account - Observer, Children's Book of the Week

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