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Set in a near-future world on the brink of ecological catastrophe, Lauren James's novel is a gripping, witty and romantic call to arms. Gabrielle is a climate-change activist who shoots to fame when she becomes the first teenager to display ...
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Loved it! I have to admit that I was unsure before reading the book and would possibly have overlooked it. However, now that I have read it, I will be bringing this to Costa Rica. Climatically, the world is getting to the point of no return. Edgar Warren is only interested in creating a new community on Mars for when Earth becomes uninhabitable. Students are demonstrating, but it's going nowhere, especially as large companies continue to spew out pollution at a huge rate. Then suddenly teens start growing plants out of their own bodies! Theo and his family are on the losing side of the climate changes, Hester and her Dad are profiting. However Theo and Hester have something in common. They are both Greenfingers and they both end up wanting to save this planet. The existence of these 'greenfingers' brings up a huge list of questions and ethical decisions. There are the teenagers trying to make positive change, others becoming rather belligerent. still others taking a more criminal route. These were seen more as interesting asides than main plot, but they got me thinking and would be great for social studies projects. I like the approach to climate change and the strong scientific base of the book. I am sure that there are a lot of companies ‘managing the science’ in order to lobby governments and that plenty of underhand deals do go on.. Certainly we see politicians negating the evidence in front of them about climate change and whilst the whole world can try to be more sustainable, if the big industrial polluters continue as usual, then its a losing battle. With COP 2021 in November this year, its a timely release. An excellent addition to a school or personal library and also as a teen Bookclub title.