by Ginger Zee
First published 2019
Helicity knows her name sounds different. The word means spinning like a corkscrew, which fits her perfectly. She studies weather patterns instead of watching reality TV. She follows meteorologists and storm chasers like other kids follow celebrities. Weather gives her refuge from daily pressures. Her father enforces rigid rules. Her brother prepares to leave for college football. School feels suffocating. One afternoon, Helicity saddles her horse for a long ride away from home tensions. She needs space to think and breathe. Despite her atmospheric knowledge and weather obsession, she cannot predict what comes next. A massive tornado strikes without warning. The storm levels her entire town in minutes. Everything she knows disappears. Now Helicity must make critical decisions that will reshape her family relationships and determine her path forward. Her choices in those crucial moments will echo through her future in ways she cannot imagine.
Genres: fiction, family-life, adventure, contemporary, young-adult
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, resilience
Setting: Helicity
224 pages · Paperback · Disney Hyperion