Fingerprints In The Water

<p>The water is no longer safe-and the world is still pretending it is.</p><p>When dragon-bonded teen Kai discovers microplastics clogging a remote inlet near his coastal home it sparks a chain of discoveries that point to a much bigger much deeper problem. Across the globe water systems are failing-choked by contamination ignored by those in power and weaponized by industries that treat ecosystems like dumping grounds. But this time the world isn't waiting for permission to act.</p><p>As environmental disasters mount and institutional responses falter the Young Dragons-an ever-growing network of teens bonded to dragons-begin to organize. Armed with science solidarity and the unyielding drive to protect their future they lead grassroots efforts to test local waters expose cover-ups and clean up what others won't even acknowledge.</p><p>Yet action comes with consequences. Grief exhaustion and division test their bonds as much as any environmental threat. But through it all their dragons remain-silent guardians from another age their presence a reminder of a deeper connection to the Earth and to the generations that came before.</p><p>In the final moments when the tide seems strongest against them Kai and Amy must bring everything together-community knowledge and courage-for one last effort that might change everything... or prove just how far the damage has gone.</p><p><em>Fingerprints In The Water</em> is a gripping emotionally resonant YA novel about the power of youth to lead in the face of crisis. It is a call to awareness to action and to the understanding that no effort is too small when the future flows through your hands.</p>