Brent Fisher
When Brent Fisher isn’t writing fiction for teenagers, he is forcing them to know English for money. Which is to say he has a passion for both teaching and writing. Born and raised in the Midwest, Brent currently lives on the second flattest state in America with his family but frequents Michigan’s beautiful unsalted Western coast, where The Day the World Drowned is set. Find him online at brentwritesstuff.com, on both Instagram and Threads @BrentWritesStuff, and on TikTok @BrentFisherWritesStuff.
The Day the World Drowned
For fans of John Green and Jandy Nelson, a heart-wrenching, hilarious, and surreal YA debut about grief, love, and life. Seventeen year old Jackson Dekken is the only person who can save the world from rapidly rising waters—but only if he can stop drowning in his own cycle of grief.
Seventeen-year-old Jackson’s town is about to be swallowed by Lake Michigan. But honestly, Jackson could care less about the rapidly rising sea levels. Ever since his father’s unexpected death at the hands of his missing classmate Edward Malcom, nothing seems to matter.
But then Edward reappears, claiming he knows how to save the world from drowning. And Jackson finds he has no choice but to help—because Edward might also have found a way to bring Jackson’s dad back from the dead.
Publication
US: Disney-Hyperion
Release date: Spring 2027
