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Publisher
Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Five seventh-graders concerned about climate change work with a retired lawyer and an activist grandmother to build an international movement to amend the United States Constitution, protecting humanity's right to live on a planet free of pollution and warming.
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Series
Language
English
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"While the Seaside Knitters get ready to showcase their new Danish-inspired event, locals can't stop talking about Tess Bean -- a bright-eyed environmental activist with a way of charming both animals and humans alike. Birdie's granddaughter is mesmerized by ethereal Tess's passion for saving the earth and ocean, and even Izzy's old Irish setter becomes attached to the young woman's gentle touch... Except not everyone is a fan of Tess and her strong...
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Series
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
As Nancy and her friends continue their stay at the Casa Verde eco-resort in Costa Rica, additional bad things happen and, as Nancy investigates the new problems, she discovers that the resort is not as green as it claims to be.
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Series
World made by hand volume 1
Language
English
Description
For the townspeople of Union Grove, New York, the future is nothing like they thought it would be. Transportation is slow and dangerous, so food is grown locally at great expense of time and energy, and the outside world is largely unknown. There may be a president, and he may be in Minneapolis now, but people aren't sure. Their challenges play out in a world of abandoned highways and empty houses, horses working the fields, and rivers no longer polluted...
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Publisher
Kensington Books
Language
English
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Description
"Lucy doesn't know what to expect as she arrives on a private Maine island owned by eccentric billionaire Scott Newman, only that the exclusive experience should make for a very intriguing feature story. An avid environmentalist, Scott has stripped the isolated property of modern conveniences in favor of an extreme eco-friendly lifestyle. A trip to Holiday Island is like traveling back to the nineteenth century, and it turns out other residents aren't...
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Publisher
Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"If Trudy Yoder can stop construction at Wonder Lake, she'll save the bird sanctuary. Even better, she'll keep her beloved Micah Weaver from leaving town to find new birds to chase. What Trudy doesn't know is that Micah is already on a chase to find the girl who broke his heart--Trudy's estranged sister, Shelley"--
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"From bestselling and award-winning writer Ron Rash ("One of the great American authors at work today."--The New York Times) comes a collection of ten searing stories and the return of the villainess who propelled Serena to national acclaim, in a long-awaited novella. Ron Rash has long been a revered presence in the landscape of American letters. A virtuosic novelist, poet, and story writer, he evokes the beauty and brutality of the land, the relentless...
11) What matters
Author
Publisher
TumbleBooks.com
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
What happens when one small boy picks up one small piece of litter? He doesn't know it, but his tiny act has big consequences. From the miniscule to the universal, What Matters sensitively explores nature's connections and traces the ripple effects of one child's good deed to show how we can all make a big difference.--Publisher.
12) Among the living
Author
Publisher
Titan Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Estranged friends Dean and Bethan meet after five years apart when they are drawn to a network of caves on a remote Arctic island. Bethan and her friends are environmental activists, determined to protect the land. But Dean's group's exploitation of rare earth minerals deep in the caves unleashes an horrific contagion that has rested frozen and undisturbed for many millennia. Fleeing the terrors emerging from the caves, Dean and Bethan and their...
13) The terraformers
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Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Destry's life is dedicated to terraforming Sask-E. As part of the Environmental Rescue Team, she cares for the planet and its burgeoning eco-systems as her parents and their parents did before her. But the bright, clean future they're building comes under threat when Destry discovers a city full of people that shouldn't exist, hidden inside a massive volcano. As she uncovers more about their past, Destry begins to question the mission she's devoted...
Author
Publisher
Winter Wren Books
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
Shannon DeShay is about to have her world turned upside down. She spent her youthful summers hiking the tundra and running the rivers of wild Alaska beside her father, a field geologist with the powerful oil company ANZA. Now, nearly a decade later, Shannon is a Legislative aide to a newly elected U.S. Senator. She moves to Washington, D.C., and befriends Mark Meadows, a newspaper reporter who has a shocking theory. Shannon and Mark become trapped...
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Publisher
Owlkids Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"This picture book takes place in the serenity of a forest as a new pine seedling strikes up a conversation with a nearby older tree that will last for many years. Each beautifully illustrated spread shows the two trees, one on each side, as they discuss the wind, the younger tree learning from the experiences of the older: Wind feels good but it stretches trees and dries them out. It also makes trees dig in and build strength. Wind scatters seeds,...
Author
Publisher
Owlkids Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Raccoons are hitting the streets to finally tell their story in this riotous tale of underdog uprising and a clever commentary on humans' sense of ownership over the cities we live in.
"We're furry, we scurry, we're wild . . . you worry!" So begins Revenge of the Raccoons, a rollicking tale that finally gives these ring-tailed garbage pirates their say. The narrator raccoons start us off by playing up how humans view them--"We come for your doughnuts,...
Author
Publisher
Atheneum
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
When a hurricane exposes Soleida's family's secret sculpture garden, the Cuban government arrests her artist parents, forcing her to escape alone to Central America where she meets Dariel, a Cuban American boy, and together they work to protect the environment and bring attention to the imprisoned artists in Cuba.
18) Emily Posts
Author
Publisher
Tundra
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Emily is the Editor-in-Chief of her middle school podcast and an aspiring social media influencer. Initially, Emily is thrilled to discover that actress and influencer, Asha Jamil, is coming to talk at her school, but she is horrified to discover her visit is part of a conspiracy to stop students from becoming involved in a climate change protest. Emily struggles to balance her conviction that drawing attention to the climate change march is the...
19) Alas salvajes
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023
Language
Español
Description
"Los seres alados han de ser libres. Y también lo han de ser los artistas, pero el gobierno cubano ha criminalizado cualquier arte que no tenga su aprobación. Soleida y sus padres protestan contra esta injusticia con su jardín secreto de esculturas de aves encadenadas. Luego, un huracán derriba las paredes y deja al descubierto el arte ilegal, y sus padres son arrestados...Soleida huye sola a Centroamérica y se une a miles de refugiados cubanos...
Author
Series
Beacon Street girls volume 13
Publisher
Aladdin MIX
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
When the BSG decide to throw an environmental science fair, they all have to think of projects to do, and Avery gets involved in a battle with Kiki Underwood about a new bubble gum factory that Avery opposes.
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