This is The Year is a young adult novel by Gloria Muñoz, originally published on January 7, 2025, by Holiday House.
Inspiration.
Muñoz said that she was influenced by the increasing impacts of climate change on her home state of Florida, marine pollution, and exploitation of immigrant labor in the United States.
Reception.
"Kirkus Reviews" called the novel a "worthy and special read", praising its prose and "post-apocalyptic setting". Mariah Smitala of "School Library Journal" praised the novel's poetry as "beautifully written", but said that the novel felt disjointed. "Publishers Weekly" called it a "thoughtful read".