Green Rising by Lauren James

All over the world, teens are being given the power to grow plants from their bodies. They are known as Greenfingers: some are using their power to help the Earth, while others are exploiting it. Theo works on his dad’s fishing boat. When they have a terrible accident at sea and Theo’s dad is injured, Theo suddenly needs to support his parents financially. He doesn’t know where to turn — but he has developed a special power to create enormous amounts of seaweed from his body. He is part of the Greenfingers phenomenon. Dalex, a greedy energy corporation, is Theo’s family’s sworn enemy, but they are hiring Greenfingers, and Theo needs money. Can Theo convince his new employer to use the Greenfingers powers to help the climate crisis, or are they just going to make it worse?

I’ve been looking for a good angry book about the climate disaster because I’m so fed up with the situation. While I didn’t warm to the story immediately (I was a bit weirded out by the growing plants from your body thing, but I tend to prefer realism), it did grow on me. The activism mood was what I needed right now, and I was satisfied with the ending.

“We’re going to continue living here, however bad Earth gets. Calling this an apocalypse just leads to fear paralysis. It gives people yet another reason to avoid acting.” 

This book is for #environmentalanxiety #climatecrisis #anger #protest #activism #dyslexiarep

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