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“The result is a complex, carefully woven exploration of fate, autonomy, power, privilege, identity, and friendship. As beautiful and intricate as the rings of an ancient tree.”

—Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

“[Keller] elegantly and movingly captures that fleeting and transformative period of the tween years….This is a beautiful testament to interdependence and resilience.”

—The Horn Book, Starred Review

“Threading a grounded story following three tweens on the precipice of change with adroit musings about climate disaster, misogyny, and the cyclical patterns of history, Keller delivers a moving, clear-eyed exhortation on the necessity of community.”

—Publishers Weekly

When Tomorrow Burns

Written by Tae Keller
Published by Random House Books for Young Readers

Once there was a tree. For two hundred years, there was a tree. There was a tree. There was a tree. Until the tree fell in a forest—and then there was a book.

When best friends Nomi, Vi, and Arthur were younger, they discovered a book of prophecies. It was so very comforting to know what was coming. But as the kids grew older, they forgot about the book.

Until the final prophecy started coming true.

Now, as seventh grade tests their friendship and wildfires threaten Seattle, the final prophecy promises fire and destruction. Nomi tries everything to prevent calamity. The only problem? She needs help…but Vi’s acting strange and Arthur stopped talking to her.

Vi can’t tell Nomi, but she’s been texting the coolest boy in school, and it’s going well—until that boy makes an unexpected request, and she must decide who she wants to be.

Meanwhile, Arthur joined the cross-country team, but he can’t outrun the real reason he ended his friendship with Nomi. The best he can do is try to hide it.

As the prophecy escalates, past and present intersect, fate and friendship collide, and secrets spread like wildfire. Together, Nomi, Vi, and Arthur must face the future…even, and especially when it’s so uncertain.

Primary ISBN: 9780593485583
Publication Date: March 2026
Available As: Hardcover, Audiobook, eBook
Middle Grade, Age 10 or older

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Setting: United States (Seattle WA)

Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: Unknown Arrival

Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience

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