The Tear Collector by Romero, R. M.
The Tear Collector by Romero, R. M.

The Tear Collector

Set after the end of the world, this darkly fantastical climate change tale explores hope, memory, and...
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Author: R. M. Romero
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The Tear Collector by Romero, R. M.

The Tear Collector

$27.52
The Tear Collector by Romero, R. M.

The Tear Collector

$27.52
Author: R. M. Romero
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
Set after the end of the world, this darkly fantastical climate change tale explores hope, memory, and what really makes a monster.

Climate change culminated in the Flood, an enormous wave that wiped out entire countries. Malka and her younger brother Ezra survived and now live with Dr. Jonas Hollman on the Island, the only piece of land left on Earth. Scavenging useful things from the shoreline under the watchful eye of the Island's sinister leader Mr. Gray, Malka and her family get by. Barely.

But an illness called the Sorrow is changing people into monsters when their memories of the Mainland grow too sad...and Ezra is the latest to get sick. Desperate not to lose her brother, Malka throws herself into helping "Uncle" Jonas with his research to find a cure.

Then her family's dismal lives are turned upside down by the mysterious Olivia, who crashes a plane on the beach. More people are out there, she says. The world isn't lost forever. To save Ezra and the other Islanders, Malka will have to uncover the secrets of her flooded world--and the lies even the people she loves have told her about the true nature of the Sorrow.

R.M. Romero tackles our fear and anxiety surrounding climate change and weaves it through with hope in this beautifully told adventure that will resonate with readers young and old.

Author: R. M. Romero
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 10/14/2025
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.87lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.45w x 1.18d
ISBN: 9780316578042
Audience: Ages 9-12


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 06/23/2025
Booklist 09/01/2025
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2025
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2025
School Library Journal 10/03/2025 pg. 1

About the Author
R.M. Romero is a critically acclaimed and international bestselling author of fairy tales for children and adults. She is the author of Tale of the Flying Forest, illustrated by E.K. Belsher; The Tear Collector; The Dollmaker of Kraków and The Ghosts of Rose Hill, both Sydney Taylor Notable Books; A Warning About Swans; and Death's Country. R.M. Romero lives in Miami Beach with her cat Robin Goodfellow and invites you to visit her online at rmromero.com.
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