The First Rule of Climate Club
Penguin Young Readers Group · Paperback · July 4, 2023
In this companion to Dress Coded, an eighth grader starts a podcast on climate activism and rallies her friends to create lasting change in their local community and beyond—now available in paperback!
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- Who it’s for
- A lively middle-grade story pairs climate concerns with the energy of young people organizing for change.
- Themes
- Climate activism, Youth leadership, Community inclusion
- Genres
- Activism & Social Justice, Environment & Conservation, Green Living & Recycling
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In this companion to Dress Coded, an eighth grader starts a podcast on climate activism and rallies her friends to create lasting change in their local community and beyond—now available in paperback! When Mary Kate Murphy joins a science class focused on climate change, she becomes aware of lots of things she never noticed before about her small suburban town: Kids waste tons of food at school without a second thought.
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Parents leave their cars running in the pick-up lane all the time. People buy lots of clothes they don’t really need. Some of her friends who live in the city and are bused to her school don’t always feel included. And the mayor isn’t willing to listen to new ideas for fixing it all. Mary Kate and her friends have big plans. And now is the time for the young people to lead and the leaders to follow—or get out of the way.
Small Changes, Big Voices
A lively middle-grade story pairs climate concerns with the energy of young people organizing for change.
Come here for
- Everyday environmental issues close to home
- Friends turning concern into community action
Expect
- A school-and-town setting grounded in familiar choices
- Young voices challenging leaders to listen
Where it sits
| Environment & Conservation | 87% |
|---|---|
| Activism & Social Justice | 69% |
| Green Living & Recycling | 29% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Illness & Injury
- Environment & Conservation
- Green Living & Recycling
- Authors
- Carrie Firestone
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- July 4, 2023
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Climate activism · Youth leadership · Community inclusion
- Reading lane
- Illness & Injury