CCBC Choices 2024 -- Teens (ages 12 and up)

The Cooperative Children's Book Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison compiles a yearly list of excellent books for youth readers.
 

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1. The 21: the true story of the youth who sued the U.S. government over climate change

Book cover for The 21.
Author:
Rusch, Elizabeth
Notes:
Contemporary People, Places, and Issues;13-up
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Boulder Main NEW Adult Non-Fiction
363.7387452 Rusc
Boulder NoBo Adult NonFiction (Not Holdable)
363.738 Rusc
Description:
"In the ongoing landmark case Juliana vs. United States, twenty-one young plaintiffs claim that the government’s support of the fossil-fuel industry is actively contributing to climate change and that all citizens have a constitutional right to a stable climate—especially children and young adults, because they cannot vote and will inherit the problems of the future. Elizabeth Rusch’s The Twenty-One is a gripping legal and environmental thriller...