Two Degrees

Alan Gratz

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2022

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Background

Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Part 1, Chapters 1-17

Part 2, Chapters 18-40

Part 3, Chapters 41-55

Part 4, Chapters 56-72

Part 5, Chapters 73-77

Part 6, Chapters 78-103

Part 7, Chapters 104-108

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Essay Topics

How do the characters in Two Degrees reflect their journey to coming of age by the end of the novel? In what ways are they still childlike, and how have they matured?

Why does Gratz anthropomorphize natural forces throughout the book? How does giving the natural forces agency change the narrative? In what ways does the anthropomorphizing help or hinder the characters?

How would you convince Lars and other climate change skeptics that the phenomenon is real? Write a persuasive essay with three reasons to support your arguments using passages from the text.