by Irin Carmon
First published 2025
Lena, a young Inuit woman, watches helplessly as her family's beloved polar bear, Nanuq, struggles to survive in a rapidly warming Arctic. As the sea ice melts, Nanuq's hunting grounds vanish, forcing him into deadly encounters with humans. Lena's attempts to protect Nanuq put her at odds with her community and the wildlife authorities. In a desperate race against time, Lena must find a way to save Nanuq before it's too late.
Genres: fiction, animals, contemporary, 21st-century, environmental-science, climate-change
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: family-drama, man-vs-nature
320 pages · Hardcover · Atria/One Signal Publishers