The common title for this year’s Big Read in the St. Croix Valley, “The Grapes of Wrath” is not merely a great American novel. It is also a significant event in our national history. Steinbeck’s novel captures the plight of millions of Americans whose lives had been crushed by the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression. As part of this year’s Big Read in the St. Croix Valley, Climate Fiction (Cli-Fi) book clubs are forming. A few engaging and provocative selections have been made to help the informal book group discuss the power of literature to wrestle with the vexing environmental questions of our time.