The Deep-Sea Duke (Everyone Can Be a Reader (Teen Sci Fi/Fa)

A super-readable and accessible YA sci-fi novel. 

When Hugo and Ada travel to their friend Dorian’s planet for the holidays, Hugo is anxious about being accepted by Dorian’s powerful family. But when they arrive on Hydrox, there are more pressing things to worry about, as the planet has become a temporary home for refugee butterflies. 

Displaced from their home by climate change, the butterflies have been offered sanctuary by Dorian’s parents, but they’re quickly running out of space. Meanwhile, beneath the seas, a strange creature is wreaking all kinds of havoc ... 

Can Hugo, Dorian, and Ada step in before the crisis gets out of control?

Union Square & Co.’s Every Can Be a Reader books are expertly written, thoughtfully designed with dyslexia-friendly fonts and paper tones, and carefully formatted to meet readers where they are with engaging stories that encourage reading success across a wide range of age and interest levels.

Wren James is the Carnegie-longlisted British author of many young adult novels. Their books have sold over two hundred thousand copies worldwide in seven languages. They are the founder of the Climate Fiction Writers League and work as a consultant on climate storytelling for museums, production companies, major brands, and publishers, with a focus on optimism and hope.