Task #15: Read a book about climate change

[Nancy]

Did you know that the NOAA has a Planet Stewards book club? They currently have their February through April Picks here: https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/educati...

[Terra]

I've just read "Amazônia" by Ricardo Abramovay (not sure if a english version exists just yet).

The point of the book is proving how the mindless deforestation we have in the amazon rainforest has climatic consequences, and how it isn't even more profitable than studying the forest and developing new technology from it.

So I'm counting this one even though it isn't an 100% theme match

[Kelsey]

For fiction, Weather by Jenny Offill is a super interesting one that I just read. Florida by Lauren Groff definitely works if you’re looking for a short story collection.

[Lauconn]

I couldn't handle nonfiction about this so I went with Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse. The world she builds is fantastic - and very much informed by the consequences of serious climate change.

[Bonnie G.]

Kelsey wrote: "For fiction, Weather by Jenny Offill is a super interesting one that I just read. Florida by Lauren Groff definitely works if you’re looking for a short story collection."

I chose Weather based on your comment, and liked it a lot. Thanks for the rec!

[Shelley]

I read Green Mars for this. It's the second in the Red Mars series. Basically Earth is suffering from accidental climate change so they are doing purposeful climate change on Mars. There's a lot of science, political, and societal tension that gets touched on.

[Emerging]

I just stopped by to mention that The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here by Hope Jahren is out now.

[Nicole]

I think After the Flood fits for fiction. "After years of slowly overtaking the continent, starting with the great coastal cities, rising floodwaters have left America an archipelago of mountaintop colonies surrounded by a deep expanse of open water."
I also want to read The Never Tilting World.

[Denise]

I just read World Without Fish by Mark Kurlansky. It is an excellent education on sustainable fishing. There are some key elements about the impact of climate change on fish. I highly recommend this book as it includes actions we can all take to support sustainable fishing.

[Sherri]

I finished The Overstory by Richard Powers for this prompt. I love this book. It is my favorite read of 2020 so far. I wanted to reread it as soon as I finished, but I have to move on. I gave it 5 stars.

[Johann]

Mary wrote: "I can't recommend American War enough. Climate change is a major driver in the story, and the main character is a refugee if you want to double-dip."

I read this one for the challenge and it's now one of my absolute favorites!

[Sheri]

I read Parable of the Sower, I think it counts. Climate change caused the weather patterns to become wildly unpredictable, which caused water shortages, inflation of water prices, and domino effected all the problems that added up. A good portion of the book is the main character trying to figure out how to survive, in a world where resources are so scare, including lack of abundant safe water.

[James]

I also read that for this prompt. Then I read Parable of the Talents for the "last in a series" prompt.

Technically, there was a planned third book in the series, but Butler never finished it, unfortunately.

[Bonnie G.]

Not sure if I posted this already, but I recently read A Children's Bible and it is brilliant for anyone looking for fiction option. I have already finished the challenge, but i still keep track. (I initially read, and liked, Weather and recommend that as well.)

[Emerging]

Bonnie G. wrote: "Not sure if I posted this already, but I recently read A Children's Bible and it is brilliant for anyone looking for fiction option. I have already finished the challenge, but i sti..."
At first I thought you meant a Bible for children. LOL! Obviously, I figured it out. ;)

[Bonnie G.]

Emerging wrote: "Bonnie G. wrote: "Not sure if I posted this already, but I recently read A Children's Bible and it is brilliant for anyone looking for fiction option. I have already finished the ch..."

I can see where that would be confusing! It actually is a reworking of children's bible stories. I really loved it.

[Payhton]

I've been searching for a non-fiction selection that would be grounding -and- hopeful. I'm going to give: Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming a try.

[Octavia]

I read The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming by David Wallace-Wells for this, and it was very good indeed, though I do think it wandered away in the second half a bit.

With that, I am finished Read Harder 2020! This was my last task, yay. Looking forward to next year!

[Anne]

Does anyone have a good J or YA fiction book that would fit for this?
Thank you!

[Elizabeth]

Anne wrote: "Does anyone have a good J or YA fiction book that would fit for this?
Thank you!"

50 Climate Questions: A Blizzard of Blistering Facts would probably work. It's middle grade. It covers the history of climate, the natural changes in climate, and the ways humans are impacting the climate now. It's informative, fun, and fairly short.

[Elizabeth]

^I just processed that the post I had been responding to said fiction, not non-fiction, so my bad. Guess my brain wasn't fully operational that day.

I did read that book earlier this year, but for this challenge, I counted Imaginary Borders, which is a great introduction to some of the issues within climate change, climate change activism, and how we talk about it all, and it was a quick and accessible read.

[Tiffany]

Anne- I read Dry and it is a good YA fiction for this category.

[Nancy]

I had a hard time deciding what to read for this prompt, but found the perfect book from the Goodreads Choice Awards list. Hope Jahren’s book The Story of More.

[Bonnie G.]

Loved the Story of More. also read and loved A Children's Bible which fits the prompt, if you prefer fiction.

[Westiegirl]

I read No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference which is technically a book of her speeches/essays then more of a "novel". Since the entire book is about her speeches about climate changes to various assemblies I felt it counted. If other people don't feel it counts please let me know. Thanks

[Emerging]

Westiegirl wrote: "I read No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference which is technically a book of her speeches/essays then more of a "novel". Since the entire book is about her speeches about climate ..."

Seems like a perfect fit to me!

[Emerging]

Tiffany wrote: "Anne- I read Dry and it is a good YA fiction for this category."

Do you have a link or an author for "Dry"? Thanks!

[Tiffany]

Emerging wrote: "Tiffany wrote: "Anne- I read Dry and it is a good YA fiction for this category."

Do you have a link or an author for "Dry"? Thanks!"

I'm a different Tiffany but I think she probably meant Dry by Neal Shusterman. Its YA but very long.

[Emerging]

Thank you so much, Tiffany Number Two! :D

[Melissa]

Weather by Jenny Ofill is what I put here.

[Virginia]

I read Goldilocks by Laura Lam. The description starts: The Earth is in environmental collapse.

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I read No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference by Greta Thunberg today in one sitting.

The book tries to push people to do more on the climate crisis and not just everyday people but the ones with the power to made the changes. For all the pushing, no one with the power has made the climate crisis into something they will fight like a crisis.