Earth Day: Books for Young Teens

Updated March 30, 2024
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Force of nature : a novel of Rachel Carson
Burg, Ann E.
Paper Book
A beautiful, hopeful story of how a young impassioned naturalist grows up to change the world. For everyone who cares about our fragile planet and perfect for fans of Wishtree and Wildoak. "An absolute joy to read." --Book Riot Rachel was a girl who loved...
Haven Jacobs saves the planet
Dee, Barbara
Paper Book
From critically acclaimed author Barbara Dee comes a "thought-provoking...wonderful" (School Library Journal) middle grade novel about a young girl who channels her anxiety about the climate crisis into rallying her community to save a local river. Twelve-year-old Haven...
Turn the tide
Dimopoulos, Elaine
Paper Book
Twelve-year-old Mimi Laskaris is inspired by the Wijsen sisters of Bali to turn her focus from classical piano to a new obsession: forming a grassroots, kid-led movement to ban plastic bags in her new island home in Florida. Written in accessible verse, this timely story of...
Big tree
Selznick, Brian
Paper Book
  An incredible immersive novel in words and pictures by Brian Selznick, a love letter to the natural world. Big Treefollows two tiny sycamore seeds, Louise and Merwin, as they try to save the world while searching for a safe place to grow. In the spirit of such...
Climate action : what happened and what we can do
Simon, Seymour
Paper Book
Meet the young activists who are using their voices and minds to fight climate change. Did you know that the past five years have been the hottest ever recorded Or that over seven million people participated in the global Climate Strike We're facing a very real...
Can you hear the trees talking? : discovering the hidden life of the forest
Wohlleben, Peter
Paper Book
WINNER OF THE AAAS/SUBARU PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE BOOKS BASED ON THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER THE HIDDEN LIFE OF TREES  This interactive and illustrated book for kids aged 8-10 introduces the wonderful science of the...

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