Better World Is Possible: Global Youth Confront the Climate Crisis

Description:

"Helpful and hopeful." --John Green, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars

A Better World Is Possible is a comprehensive graphic novel guide on climate change and what you can do about it.

As climate change quickens--bringing with it extreme weather, biodiversity loss, and humanitarian crises--four teens help organize the world's largest climate protest. Hundreds of thousands join them, taking to the streets of New York City and demanding answers. How did climate change get this bad? Who's to blame? And most importantly: What can we do about it?

In their stunning graphic novel, New York Times best-selling illustrator Danica Novgorodoff and award-winning environmental journalist Meera Subramanian share experiences from their lives and those of the four youth activists. Through their stories, we learn the science behind our changing planet and explore solutions at hand. They show us that anyone can make meaningful change, because a better world is possible--and together, we can create it!

Brief description: Danica Novgorodoff is an artist, writer, and New York Times best-selling illustrator. Her books include the graphic novels Long Way Down, written by Jason Reynolds; Slow Storm; The Undertaking of Lily Chen; and Refresh Refresh; the cookbook The Simple Art of Rice, with JJ Johnson; and the picture book Alexander von Humboldt: Explorer, Naturalist, and Environmental Pioneer. In 2022, Danica was awarded the Yoto Kate Greenaway Medal, the UK's most prestigious award for children's book illustration. She also received a 2020 Café Royal Cultural Foundation grant in literature and a 2015 New York Foundation for the Arts fellowship in literature.

Review Quotes:

A Junior Library Guild selection

"Novgorodoff's watercolor style is absolutely perfect for this topic, showcasing both the power of visual comics metaphors and the beauty of the natural world."
--Booklist, starred review

"As this lovely book points out, 'we don't have the luxury of time anymore.' This book is an urgent, helpful, and hopeful portrait of what's possible when young people come together to fight for a better world."
--John Green, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Anthropocene Reviewed and The Fault in Our Stars

"A heart-warming and planet-cooling book about how change happens--anyone reading this will be much better prepared to help in the fight for the planet's future."
--Bill McKibben, author of Here Comes the Sun: A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance for Civilization

"A comprehensive and passionate look at the climate crisis that gives readers of all ages a sense of empowerment. A necessary read for anyone who wants to believe in the future."
--Jen Wang, author of Ash's Cabin

"Climate crisis is a real thing that affects all walks of life, and this title empowers readers to make the world better." --School Library Journal