The Nuclear Winter — Brian Thompson

Eighth-grader Lucy Sandoval has no hope of reaching high school.

Blindsided by a terminal cancer diagnosis, she resolves to spend her last moments with the father she never knew. But he disappeared years ago, and Lucy's mother is tight-lipped about him and their shared past.

With little to no leads, Lucy's faith wanes further when their cross-country flight detonates mid-air and they survive. Following a firefight with a group of mercenaries her mother takes down barehanded, Lucy is forced to confront a lifetime's worth of questions, lies, and betrayal plus master an explosive newfound power all her own.

Then, in a world she barely understands, Lucy must fight death at every turn to stop a rising threat and cataclysmic, planet-altering destruction---no matter how much time she has left.

The Nuclear Winter: A Reject High Legacy novel is a thrilling hero's journey where a young girl comes-of-age by learning to master the mysterious potential she finds within herself.