Having lost his mother and his hearing in a short time, twelve-year-old Ben leaves his Minnesota home in 1977 to seek the father he never knew in New York City, and meets there Rose, who is also longing for something missing from her life. Ben's story is told in words; Rose's in pictures.

"In the tradition of Station Eleven, a literary thriller set partly on the roof of New York's Museum of Natural History in a flooded future. All the Water in the World is told in the voice of a girl gifted with a deep feeling for water. In the years afterthe glaciers melt, Nonie, her older sister and her parents and their researcher friends have stayed behind in an almost deserted New York City, creating a settlement on the roof of the American Museum...

A divorced father who keeps losing his jobs every week applies for a job as a night guard at the Museum of Natural History. The easy job turns out to be an adventure when an ancient curse causes everything in the museum to come to life. "Wonderfully energetic."--Miami Herald "...a fun ride, and the big payoff - that history turns out to be way cooler than its reputation suggests - is even more gratifying."--Washington Post "...feel-good family...