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The Light Pirate

by Lily Brooks-Dalton

In a near-future Florida ravaged by climate catastrophe, a young girl grows up amid hurricanes and rising seas, learning to survive in a world transformed by environmental collapse. A haunting meditation on resilience, adaptation, and what it means to be human when the natural world itself becomes unrecognizable. Brooks-Dalton weaves an intimate portrait of one life against the backdrop of planetary change.

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