This new book HOW TO CHANGE EVERYTHING, from Canadian-born, US activist and public intellectual Naomi Klein, is meant for young readers still in school, esp. tweens and teens (and their teachers). It is loaded with information and stimuli to take practical action to stem climate change, and also to change various aspects of our grossly unequal society and economy. I would recommend that colleagues acquire this book, and also use parts of it to fire up students to take action and get involved in

more »

... local/glocal movements against the heating of the planet and the System that has caused it. The cost as e-book is reasonable. Naomi speaks here about her book in a launch interview (26 Feb. 2021, 63 min.), singularly insightful. Also definitely listen to, discuss with students, colleagues her inspiring 2-min. video about the utter urgency of the climate crisis (19 Sept. 2019), confronting it together, and 'in so doing we can battle poverty, we can battle racism, we can solve multiple crises at once' . You can also read an excellent UK review of the book by Patrick Barkham (9 March 2021), as well as a brief Kirkus review. Also ponder Emily Chan's review cum interview with Naomi, in Vogue, 26 Feb. 2021. Naomi's website is likewise worth in-depth exploring. Klein, N. (2021). How to Change Everything. The Young Human's Guide to Protecting the Planet and Each Other. With Rebecca Stefoff. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division. (eBook) 1 Bill Templer is a Chicago-born educator with research interests in ELF, American literature, critical pedagogy, public pedagogy, social and ecological justice, Jewish and post-socialist studies. He has taught at universities in the U.