The Danger of Small Things - Hardcover

Name: The Danger of Small Things - Hardcover
Brand: BooksCloud
SKU: 9781665977517
Price: 19.99 USD
Availability: InStock

by Caryl Lewis

$19.99

Book Overview

Report copyright infringement

by Caryl Lewis (Author)

Two starred reviews!

A teen uses her art to protest injustice and galvanize others to resist in this "suspenseful...lyrical" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) near-future dystopian novel about girls finding their voices in the darkest of times, perfect for fans of The Grace Year.

The whole world rested on a single bee's wings...until that last honeybee died, and the balance of the universe tipped. Now, famine and war rage across the land. People are no longer allowed to read or create art. They are forbidden to believe in the existence of love.

Like every other girl, Jess has been taken from her home to live in a government dormitory, where they are forced to pollinate crops by hand with brushes. But unlike the others, Jess knows how to read and paint--and she knows that brushes aren't meant for pollinating.

Jess is her mother's daughter, with a strong streak of rebellion that even the harshest punishment can't stamp out. She knows there is something horribly wrong with this system built on the hard labor of young girls, a system that forces them to marry and have children as soon as they are able. With smuggled paints and brush in hand, can Jess inspire a revolution?

Author Biography

Caryl Lewis is an award-winning Welsh novelist, children's writer, playwright, and screenwriter. Her breakthrough novel, Martha, Jac a Sianco, is widely regarded as a modern classic of Welsh literature and sits on the Welsh curriculum. The film adaptation (with a screenplay by Caryl) won six Welsh BAFTAs and the Spirit of the Festival Award at the Celtic Media Festival. Caryl's other screenwriting work includes BBC/S4C thrillers Hinterland and Hidden, and she's also the author of The Danger of Small Things. She is a visiting lecturer in creative writing at Cardiff University and lives with her family on a farm near Aberystwyth.

Number of Pages: 272

Dimensions: 1.34 x 8.35 x 5.67 IN

Publication Date: March 24, 2026

Accelerated Reader:

Quiz Name: Danger of Small Things

Interest Level: Upper Grades, 9-12

Reading Level: 5.6

Point Value: 10

ISBN	9781665977517
Author	Caryl Lewis
Publisher	Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Genre	Young adult
Format	Hardcover
Published	March 2026
Language	ENG- English
Pages	272
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Teens & young adults and Adults
Print Size	Standard Print