Super Short Summary

In All Over Creation by Ruth Ozeki, Yumi Fuller returns home to Idaho after twenty-five years to help her ailing parents, Lloyd and Momoko. While navigating lingering familial tensions and her father’s strict beliefs, Yumi encounters a group of environmental activists called “The Seeds of Resistance,” who are fighting against genetically modified crops. Their presence fosters unexpected unity and highlights themes of biodiversity and responsibility amid the backdrop of agribusiness. Sensitive topics include a teacher-student relationship and abortion.