Under This Forgetful Sky

This heartbreaking and heartfelt (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) star-crossed love story follows two teens in a starkly unequal future world who are struggling to find their places. Sixteen-year-old Rumi Sabzwari has spent his entire life behind the armored walls of St. Iago, which protect citizens of the Union of Upper Cities from the outside worlds environmental devastation. But when rebels infect his father with a fatal virus, Rumi escapes St. Iago, desperate to find a cure. In the ruined city of Paraso, Rumi meets fifteen-year-old Paz, who agrees to guide him on his journey. As they travel together, Rumi finds himself drawn to Pazand behind her tough exterior, she begins to feel the same way. But Paz knows more about Rumis fathers illness than shes saying and has her own agenda. With the powerful forces at play in their cities putting them at odds, can the two learn to trust in each otherenough to imagine a different world?