Earth Day: Books for Young Teens

Updated March 30, 2024
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Lore of the wild : folklore & wisdom from nature
Cock-Starkey, Claire
Haven Jacobs saves the planet
Dee, Barbara
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
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...
How to change everything : the young human's guide to protecting the planet and each other
Klein, Naomi
"[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...
Big tree
Selznick, Brian
  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
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...

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