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Tag: Climate Change
Environmental Mystery for Middle Grade Readers, a guest post by Rae Chalmers
Bear and Olivia show us that with small changes in our lives, we can and should protect these animals and our small corner of the world.
Take Five: Environmental Issues in Middle Grade Novels
Climate change, conservation, and environmentalism are all issues today's tweens and teens care deeply about.
Thin-Skinned, a guest post by Anya Davidson
Night and Dana isn’t a horror story. It’s a story about horror-obsessed teens learning, like I did, to process their trauma and express their anger in productive ways.
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Powerful Reads for the Age of Climate Anxiety, a guest post by Lauren Yero and Cliff Lewis
Climate anxiety is real, it’s serious, and it’s on the rise—especially in teens and young adults.
Book Review: We the Future by Cliff Lewis
Given the increasing horrors of climate change and the massive amounts of eco-anxiety young people are carrying, this story about action, attention, and organizing will resonate.
The Toughest “Tough Topic” of All, a guest post by Barbara Dee
My latest middle grade novel, Haven Jacobs Saves the Planet, presented my biggest challenge yet: to write a story about a middle schooler’s anxiety about the climate crisis-- the most monumental “tough topic” of our lifetime—and make it both entertaining and accessible to kids.
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Book Review: Haven Jacobs Saves the Planet by Barbara Dee
Haven's eco-anxiety is not unique to her, but by witnessing her experiences with it, readers get an important look at how anxiety about climate change is affecting kids and, for those who feel the same as Haven, an important look at another kid feeling how they feel.
On Resiliency, a guest post by Sarah Guillory
This book is my heart, a love letter to home and family and stories. It exists because I refused to quit.
Book Review: The First Rule of Climate Club by Carrie Firestone
Hand this one to social justice-minded readers who will be inspired by the actions of these incredible kids.
Book Review: Don’t Call Me a Hurricane by Ellen Hagan
I'm glad to see more books addressing climate change and eco anxiety, to see more books showing teenagers as engaged in their communities, as activists. The beautiful verse adeptly captures the passion Eliza feels.
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