{"product_id":"we-are-human-still-a-novel","title":"We Are Human Still: a novel","description":"We Are Human Still is a finalist in the 2025 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Young Author (written under age 25) and Second Novel categories. We Are Human Still has also received a five-star rating from Reader Views.\n\nALERT: WITHIN FIVE YEARS, THE WORLD IS GOING TO END.\n\nIRIS has always had a perfect family, and she knows that as long as they are together, everything will be okay— even if the world is Ending. But when her parents are taken away to be part of a World Government sanctioned program, Iris finds herself left to fend for herself and her siblings in a world of hunger and exhaustion— and realizes that even if she can push through physical challenges, the biggest test of all is finding a way to hold onto hope, however fragile it may be.\n\nGRAY knows that his life is complicated, even before his parents die in a riot and he finds out that the world is Ending. He is determined that, despite his struggle with relationships, he will fix things with his little sister, Stephanie. But when his new job threatens to tear them apart— and may have more consequences than at first glance— Gray is forced to take a step back and ask himself: when the world is finally Ending, what will be most important to him?\n\nFrom the author of Coffee Gets Cold Quick, an award-winning novel-in-verse, We Are Human Still tells the story of two teenagers who must struggle to learn the truth about how to love, what it means to live, and— the hardest lesson of all— who they really are in the End.\n\n\"We Are Human Still by M.L. Bell is a novel-in-verse unlike many in contemporary YA. It’s bold in structure, quiet in tone, and profound in its emotional ambition. The premise is stark: a near-future Earth where the end of the world is a confirmed event, just five years away. Told through the alternating voices of two teenagers navigating their final days, Bell’s novel fuses introspective lyricism with apocalyptic tension. ...\"\n\n- Excerpt from Shelbie Thomas's review for Reader Views, 2025\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B0CN9X2D84\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.B0CN9X2D84.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Bell, M. L.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43331686694973,"sku":"BVV.B0CN9X2D84.G","price":16.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/B0CN9X2D84-0.jpg?v=1783560209","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/we-are-human-still-a-novel","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}