{"product_id":"snowflake-paperback","title":"Snowflake - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArthur Jeon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e★ EDITOR'S CHOICE, \u003cem\u003eBooklife\u003c\/em\u003e ★ NOTABLE BOOK, \u003cem\u003eBlue Ink Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA high school scholarship student must kill the president as an act of environmental protection.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrilliant 18-year-old Ben Wallace didn't set out to become a presidential assassin, but after a mind-altering experience Ben discovers some facts about earth's rapid global warming and none of it is good news. Now, Ben is on a dangerous trajectory, believing he must kill the President of the United States to save the planet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ◆ \"A Species Goes Extinct Every 20 Minutes, 26,000 A Year\"- \u003cem\u003eNY Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ◆ \"Worldwide, 7 Million People A Year Die from Air Pollution\" - \u003cem\u003eScience Daily\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ◆ \"Humankind Has Wiped Out 60% of All Animals Since 1970\" - \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFaced with such dire news, Ben becomes outraged by the president's climate change lies, attacks on climate science, and destruction of the natural world. He decides there is only one solution-a desperate, but necessary act of environmental activism and social justice to protect his generation-Ben must kill POTUS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt his exclusive private school, Ben becomes a loner, self-isolated from the other students who appear-on Instagram anyway-not to have a care in the world. Not a single student seems to notice the planet is burning. It's all too much denial and lies-he's got to act! Skipping his meds and therapist to prepare for his mission, the actions of this teenage vegan stress-tests the line between madness and morality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the six weeks leading up to his assassination of the President of the United States, Ben realizes he'll never get close enough to kill the president with a gun. Instead, he hatches a realistic hi-tech strategy, meticulously prepping for the daunting challenge he faces to assassinate a president.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout this controversial climate change novel, Ben grapples with the philosophical, practical, and moral reasons that make his radical actions necessary. Mr. Hale, Ben's STEM teacher, and a former Navy Seal sees that his best student is struggling and attempts to take Ben under his wing. But Hale makes a fateful mistake by ignoring the signs of Ben's unraveling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a narrative structure that springs from Ben's brief journal entries, a ritual that helps him process his overactive mind into a singular confessional voice, the events tighten into a gripping suspense thriller racing to a shocking conclusion. For those who feel like its young protagonist, angry and helpless as we blow past irreversible tipping points, the novel is an urgent battle cry-if not to take up arms, then to become a climate change activist fighting against humankind's extinction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e⚠ WARNING: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eSnowflake\u003c\/em\u003e, a Cli-Fi novel and political thriller, is a work of contemporary historical fiction-it swims the current of America's craziest cultural waters and terrifying global warming facts. But the climate science Ben cites is real, the politics are true, and the president's attacks against the environment are accurate. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 412\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.92 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 21, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42102685237383,"sku":"9781734093506","price":20.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/0df45bea0501c46de5fdd484704ad0a5.webp?v=1732406440","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/snowflake-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}