How to Change Everything: The Young Human's Guide to Protecting the Planet and Each Other

"[A] uniquely inclusive perspective that will inspire conviction, passion, and action." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

An empowering, engaging young readers guide to understanding and battling climate change from the expert and bestselling author of This Changes Everything and On Fire, Naomi Klein.

Warmer temperatures. Fires in the Amazon. Superstorms. These are just some of the effects of climate change that we are already experiencing.

The good news is that we can all do something about it. A movement is already underway to combat not only the environmental effects of climate change but also to fight for climate justice and make a fair and livable future possible for everyone. And young people are not just part of that movement, they are leading the way. They are showing us that this moment of danger is also a moment of great opportunity--an opportunity to change everything.

Full of empowering stories of young leaders all over the world, this information-packed book from award-winning journalist and one of the foremost voices for climate justice, Naomi Klein, offers young readers a comprehensive look at the state of the climate today and how we got here, while also providing the tools they need to join this fight to protect and reshape the planet they will inherit.

Author: Naomi Klein
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 02/23/2021
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9781534474529
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 8.2
Point Value: 10
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 511776 / How to Change Everything: The Young Human's Guide to Protecting the Planet and Each Other


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2020
School Library Journal 02/01/2021 pg. 92

About the Author
Naomi Klein is an award-winning journalist, columnist, and author of the New York Times and international bestsellers The Shock Doctrine, No Logo, This Changes Everything, and No Is Not Enough. A Senior Correspondent for The Intercept, reporter for Rolling Stone, and contributor for both The Nation and The Guardian, Klein is the inaugural Gloria Steinem Endowed Chair in Media, Culture, and Feminist Studies at Rutgers University. She is cofounder of the climate justice organization The Leap.

Rebecca Stefoff published her first books when she was in college and has been writing ever since. She has written many nonfiction books for children and young adults, with an emphasis on science and history. Through her books teenage readers can explore topics as varied as ghosts, robots, bacteria, evolution, women pioneers, the ruins of Great Zimbabwe, forensic crime solving, and more. She lives in Portland, Oregon.