Green Rising Synopsis
Gabrielle is a climate-change activist who shoots to fame when she becomes the first teenager to display a supernatural ability to grow plants from her skin. Hester is the millionaire daughter of an oil tycoon and the face of the family business. Theo comes from a long line of fishermen, but his parents are struggling to make ends meet. On the face of it, the three have very little in common. Yet when Hester and Theo join Gabrielle and legions of other teenagers around the world in developing the strange new Greenfingers power, it becomes clear that to use their ability for good, they'll need to learn to work together.
But in a time of widespread corruption and greed, there are plenty of profit-hungry organizations who want to use the Greenfingers for their own ends. And not everyone would like to see the Earth saved... As they navigate first love and family expectations, can the three teenagers pull off the ultimate heist and bring about a green rising?
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9781406384673 |
| Publication date: |
2nd September 2021 |
| Author: |
Lauren James |
| Publisher: |
Walker Books Ltd |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Pagination: |
369 pages |
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Lauren James Press Reviews
Green Rising is a whip-smart tale that asks big, bold questions of how we can save the planet, with or without Greenfinger magic. Beautiful imagery, a strong scientific underpinning and well-rounded characters. A must-read for teens today. - Laura Lam, Sunday Times bestselling author of Goldilocks and Seven Devils
Frighteningly clever and richly imagined, Green Rising is a book that combines lush, compulsive storytelling with an urgent message, and everyone who reads it will be stirred by its call to arms. I loved it. - Laura Wood, author of A Sky Painted Gold
[...] this is a terrifically bold and original take on climate fiction. - The Bookseller
I LOVED that this book focused so deeply on climate change, really had me re think about how I am treating the planet! I loved that it contained at the end ways I can look after the planet. -- Reader, Age 12 - Toppsta
Green Rising is nail-biting adventure of plants and peril that touches close to home as it explores the climate emergency in a new way. -- Reader, Age 15 - Toppsta
Lauren James is a genius. SFX Magazine
Lauren James isn't just headed for the stars - she's already there. Samantha Shannon, author of The Priory of the Orange Tree
About Lauren James
Lauren James is a scientist by day, writer by early hours of the morning. She graduated in 2014 with a Masters degree in Natural Sciences from the University of Nottingham, where she studied Chemistry and Physics. She now lives in the village of Berkswell, West Midlands. You can find her on Twitter at @Lauren_E_James, which she mainly uses to fancast actors as her characters and panics about all of the overly ambitious plans she has for her PhD, or her website at https://lauren-e-james.tumblr.com.
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