... in which Darcy, a resident on an island of refugees, searches for her missing mother and fights a dictatorial government.
America Pacifica takes place at some point in the not-so-distant future (my guess would be about 40 years from now). In the future, North America succumbs to a new ice age, leaving most of the continent completely uninhabitable. An island colony was established in the Pacific Ocean. This new settlement was dubbed America Pacifica, and holds about 50,000 residents. The island is governed by a mysterious dictator whose council keeps a very tight hold on everything. Darcy, an 18 year old girl, lives on America Pacifica with her mother, Sarah. Sarah came to the island as a young woman, several years before Darcy's birth, and was one of the earliest residents to settle there. Darcy and Sarah are extremely close, and have no other relatives or friends. They live in a dilapidated apartment with leaky ceilings and a communal bathroom, and with both of their wages they barely have enough money to pay rent and to buy cans of cheese food. One day Sarah receives a strange visitor at their apartment, and the next day, she's gone. Darcy sets off on a journey to find her missing mother, and along the way she starts to learn truths about the island's history, its government and various secrets being kept by both the government and Darcy's own mother.
