The Last Beekeeper

Jane Addams Children's Book Award for Younger Children Finalist Texas Bluebonnet Award List 2022-23 Facing a world dually altered by climate change and those who profit from it, Yolanda Cicern will have to fight to save the last known beehive from extinction in this stirring new adventure by award-winning author Pablo Cartaya. In a future shaken by climate disasters, Yolanda Cicern knows that nature is something to be feared. While life in the Valley is brutal and harsh, Yoly dreams of leaving her farm to live in Silothe most advanced town for miles around. But first, Yoly will need to prove she belongs in a place where only the smartest and most useful are welcomed. Between her razor-sharp smarts and sheer determination, Yoly is well on her way until she discovers her family can no longer afford her schooling. When forced to take matters into her own hands, the closer she gets to securing her future, the more she uncovers the dangers lying inside Silos wallsones that threaten the entire Valley. As she cracks long-guarded secrets, Yoly, along with those closest to her, is put in grave peril, and the only chance of surviving may lie in the rediscovery of a long-extinct speciesthe honeybee. Can the last surviving beehive be the key to pulling the Valley out from under Silos thumb, or will they destroy what remains of Yolys future?