Tom Pollock: 10 books

Eli Barnes, convict and escapee, witnesses Katrina-style civil horror and failed government driven by a global warming disaster. He flees the San Francisco area as local disorder becomes chaos. Sea level rises, crippling California’s water system. Thirty million people will die of thirst and warlordism. Eli and others converge at an isolated, abandoned mountain homestead (Part III).

A character-driven action story of a global warming disaster and Katrina-style civil horror. Survivors from the San Francisco Bay Area endure local chaos, riots, a prison break, oceans rising, loss of the East Coast, national and international panic — they pioneer a new life at a mysterious, isolated...

Survivors of a global warming disaster start new lives at an isolated, abandoned mountain homestead. They have seen Antarctic eruptions, oceans rising, the East Coast destroyed, a prison break and global panic. Stragglers arrive with fresh horror stories. Mysteries of the strange homestead are solved....

A San Francisco mother, her two toddlers, and their grandmother survive local chaos: a global warming catastrophe — services failing, prisoners escaping, riots, national and global panic. Sea level rises. 30,000,000 people will die. The children’s father, stranded in Russia, ferrets his way to...

“Who better to raise teens’ awareness of mental illness and health than the YA authors they admire?” —Booklist (starred review) “[A] much-needed, enlightening book.” —School Library Journal (starred review) Your favorite YA authors including Ellen Hopkins, Maureen Johnson,...

'An impeccably dark parable, endlessly inventive and utterly compelling' M R Carey, author of The Girl with all the Gifts Beth's world is falling apart. Then she discovers a hidden London, full of marvels, magic . . . and menace. Perfect for fans of Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere. Hidden under...

'Marks the appearance of a powerful new imagination in SF' Guardian In the gripping sequel to The City's Son, Pen returns to London-Under-Glass when her mirror sister - and biggest secret - is abducted. Perfect for fans of Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere. Pen's life is all about secrets: the...

'I couldn't have asked for a more satisfying finale' Tor.com In this thrilling conclusion to the Skyscraper Throne trilogy, Beth will come face-to-face with the goddess of the streets . . . Perfect for fans of Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere. Ever since Beth and Pen found their way into the...

A YA thriller described as The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time meets John le Carré, about a teen math prodigy with an extreme anxiety disorder who finds himself caught in a web of lies and conspiracies after an assassination attempt on his mother. Seventeen-year-old Peter Blankman...

Inspiration and Innovation in Teaching and Teacher Education is an edited collection that offers a variety of conceptual and research-based discussions on teaching and teacher education in Canada and internationally. The ideas, research, and practices presented in the book focus on three broad themes:...