
At a glance
- Published
- 2025
- Publisher
- Nancy Paulsen Books
- Subgenre
- Adventure
- Words
- 19,928
- Section
- Middle Grade
The Burning Season
Twelve-year-old Opal is training as a fire lookout on Wolf Mountain in the New Mexico wilderness. When a wildfire breaks out while she is on watch, she has to find her courage.
- NCTE Notable Verse Novel 2026
Themes
Mood
Feels adventurous, tense, inspiring.
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