Emma on Fire is a young adult psychological thriller by James Patterson and Emily Raymond, published by Little, Brown and Company (a Hachette Book Group imprint) on August 19, 2025.

The story follows Emma Caroline Blake, a seventeen-year-old junior at Ridgemont Academy, an elite New Hampshire prep school. On the surface, Emma has a perfect life — top grades, a spotless record, and a bright future. But after losing her mother to cancer and her sister to suicide, Emma hatches a plan to commit a shocking public act intended to force the world to confront climate catastrophe and environmental collapse. The novel unfolds as a suspenseful question: will she go through with it? Told with emotional urgency, the book explores grief, mental health, youth activism, and the profound failure of adults to truly hear struggling teenagers.

The paperback edition runs 256 pages. Emma on Fire is a standalone thriller suitable for young adult and adult readers who enjoy character-driven suspense.