Generation Brave: The Gen Z Kids Who Are Changing the World

by Kate Alexander

Overview

An illustrated celebration of Gen Z activists fighting to make our world a better place.

Gen Z is populated—and defined—by activists. They are bold and original thinkers and not afraid to stand up to authority and conventional wisdom. From the March for Our Lives to the fight for human rights and climate change awareness, this generation is leading the way toward truth and hope like no generation before.

Generation Brave showcases Gen Z activists who are fighting for change on many fronts: climate change, LGBTQ rights, awareness and treatment of mental illness, gun control, gender equality, and corruption in business and government at the highest levels. Illustrated throughout, this book will offer a celebration of what might be the most influential generation of the century, including profiles of figures such as:

• Simone Biles
• Jaden Smith
• Jazz Jennings
• Haile Thomas
• Yara Shahidi
• Nadya Okamoto
• Marley Dias
• Helena Gualinga
• Fionn Ferreira

. . . and other amazing kids who are using their voices for good.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781524866440
Publisher:	Andrews McMeel Publishing
Publication date:	09/22/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	128
Lexile:	1100L (what's this?)
File size:	71 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	10 - 15 Years

About the Author

Kate Alexander is a writer, editor, and book lover. She is inspired by the fire and activism of Generation Z and by anyone else who stands up for what they believe in. She lives in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts. 

Jade Orlando has loved art for as long as she can remember. After a child had spent doodling cats and mythical creatures, she studied illustration at SCAD and set off on her journey as an illustrator. Her colorful work has been featured in books, apparel, advertising, and children's products. Jade lives in Atlanta, GA with her husband, greyhound, and four cats. When she's not illustrating, you can usually find her curled up with her pets and a really good book.
 

Editorial Reviews

09/01/2020

Gr 7 Up—Alexander highlights individuals and groups who are working to improve the world. Each entry includes a full-page portrait, three pages of detailed information, and social media handles. Orlando's beautiful watercolor illustrations appear on every page, enhancing the text with protest signs, additional portraits, and other visual cues. The spotlighted activists are based around the globe, with diverse racial and economic backgrounds, causes, and experiences. Many books have been published in the last few years that celebrate the work of various historical and modern figures, but the focus on Gen Z activists, as well as the informative profiles, makes this book stand out. VERDICT This appealing and detailed resource will introduce readers to the young people who are making a difference in the modern era. An excellent starting point for students working on biography projects or those who want to learn more about how kids and teens can get involved in the causes that are important to them.—Madison Bishop, Forbes Lib., Northampton, MA

School Library Journal

2020-07-09
More than two dozen individual and collective profiles sing the praises of young activists in the U.S. along with a handful from around the world.

Well-known activists like Greta Thunberg and the Parkland Survivors join names worthy of more recognition, like menstrual equality campaigner and author Nadya Okamoto and transgender activist Sage Grace Dolan-Sandrino, in this collection of short biographies. Each four-page treatment features a bold, bright portrait and enthusiastic text exhorting readers to take action in areas that matter to them. The subjects all belong to Generation Z, people between the ages of 12 and 22, and the work of those like gun reform advocate Thandiwe Abdullah and Helena Gualinga (Kichwa), who rallies people to protect Indigenous rights and fight climate change, makes for inspiring reading, especially alongside well-chosen quotes from the subjects themselves. The group is diverse in race and sexuality, though the narrative assumes a White middle-class reader with ready internet access, directly addressed as someone who finds it easy to take their rights for granted. It’s refreshing to see corporate actions blamed for climate change instead of individual choices—but frustrating that a facing paragraph then recommends only individual, not collective, responses. One chapter discusses mental illness, but physical disability is notably missing. The absence of Mari Copeny, Little Miss Flint, is jarring considering the paragraphs spent on Jaden Smith’s activism for Flint.

A hopeful call to action. (about the author and illustrator) (Nonfiction. 12-16)

Kirkus Reviews