The Danger of Small Things by Lewis, Caryl
The Danger of Small Things by Lewis, Caryl

The Danger of Small Things

A teen uses her art to protest injustice and galvanize others to resist in this "suspenseful...lyrical" (Kirkus...
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Author: Caryl Lewis
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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The Danger of Small Things by Lewis, Caryl

The Danger of Small Things

$71.99 $39.97
The Danger of Small Things by Lewis, Caryl

The Danger of Small Things

$71.99 $39.97
Author: Caryl Lewis
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
A teen uses her art to protest injustice and galvanize others to resist in this "suspenseful...lyrical" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) near-future dystopian novel about girls finding their voices in the darkest of times, perfect for fans of The Handmaid's Tale and Girls with Sharp Sticks.

The whole world rested on a single bee's wings...until that last honeybee died, and the balance of the universe tipped. Now, famine and war rage across the land. People are no longer allowed to read or create art. They are forbidden to believe in the existence of love.

Like every other girl, Jess has been taken from her home to live in a government dormitory, where they are forced to pollinate crops by hand with brushes. But unlike the others, Jess knows how to read and paint--and she knows that brushes aren't meant for pollinating.

Jess is her mother's daughter, with a strong streak of rebellion that even the harshest punishment can't stamp out. She knows there is something horribly wrong with this system built on the hard labor of young girls, a system that forces them to marry and have children as soon as they are able. With smuggled paints and brush in hand, can Jess inspire a revolution?

Author: Caryl Lewis
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 03/24/2026
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.35h x 5.67w x 1.34d
ISBN: 9781665977517
Audience: Young Adult


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 02/01/2026
School Library Journal 01/16/2026 pg. 1
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2026 pg. 65
Shelf Awareness 01/01/0001
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2026
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2026

About the Author
Caryl Lewis is an award-winning Welsh novelist, children's writer, playwright, and screenwriter. Her breakthrough novel, Martha, Jac a Sianco, is widely regarded as a modern classic of Welsh literature and sits on the Welsh curriculum. The film adaptation (with a screenplay by Caryl) won six Welsh BAFTAs and the Spirit of the Festival Award at the Celtic Media Festival. Caryl's other screenwriting work includes BBC/S4C thrillers Hinterland and Hidden, and she's also the author of The Danger of Small Things. She is a visiting lecturer in creative writing at Cardiff University and lives with her family on a farm near Aberystwyth.
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