Fuzzy Mud is a concise, accessible, and informative way for students of the post-COVID era to grapple with issues of public health and disease spread. The story follows Tamaya, Marshall, and Chad as they discover a mysterious mud in the woods one day. Their relationships, which include strained friendships and bullying, are transformed as they must race against the clock to save not only each other but ultimate the world from a new and deadly disease.
While students most likely have personal experience with public health, Fuzzy Mud also addresses the need for new technologies in order to fight climate change and depleted world resources. The end of the novel sees society continuing to...