Tomorrow is too late : A Youth Manifesto for Climate Justice by Grace Maddrell ed.

Tomorrow really is too late, as the contributors to this book about Climate Change and Activism highlight through their personal stories of experiencing climate change firsthand, be it environmental impacts or severe weather events, and their stories of their fight to bring awareness to those around them, as well as politicians and those who have the power to make change. Which, in reality, is all of us. Making small changes, as we are encouraged to do by the contributors in this book, making an effort to change and to talk to our friends, colleagues and families, can help in the long run. But greater change is needed to slow down the rapidly approaching disaster that is a total irreversible impact of climate change and its effects. 

Written by numerous youth activists from all over the world and edited by Grace Maddrell, herself a young activist, the passion and anxiety these authors feel is conveyed through their stories. While a great book for youth to read, the people who should be reading it are those in power, those who aren't paying attention to the coming disaster that they believe is a future generation's problem. The problems are now, and should be addressed more than currently being done. An interesting fiction book that could be read alongside this is Green Rising by Lauren James (2021), where the youth are trying to be part of the solution, instead of part of the problem. I encourage those interested in Climate Change issues and those who are interested in how to participate in Climate Change activism to read this book full of essays from young people with a great heart for the world.

Themes: Climate change, Activism, Youth Activists, Climate Justice, International issues.

Melanie Pages