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Green Rising Paperback – August 21, 2021

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Set in a near-future world on the brink of ecological catastrophe, Lauren James’ novel is a gripping, witty and romantic call to arms.

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?
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ WALKER BOOKS (August 21, 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 370 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1406384674
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1406384673
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.5 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.8 x 5.08 x 0.91 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 60 ratings

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Lauren James is the Carnegie-longlisted British author of many Young Adult novels, including Green Rising, The Reckless Afterlife of Harriet Stoker and The Loneliest Girl in the Universe. She is a RLF Royal Fellow at Aston University and the story consultant on Netflix’s Heartstopper (Seasons 2 and 3).

Lauren is the founder of the Climate Fiction Writers League, and member of the Society of Authors’ Sustainability Committee. She works as a consultant on climate storytelling for museums, production companies, major brands and publishers, with a focus on optimism and hope. She runs a Queer Writers group in Coventry.

Her books have sold over two hundred thousand copies worldwide in seven languages. The Quiet at the End of the World was shortlisted for the YA Book Prize and STEAM Children’s Book Award.

Her other novels include The Next Together series, the dyslexia-friendly novella series The Watchmaker and the Duke and serialised online novel An Unauthorised Fan Treatise.

Her writing has been described as ‘gripping romantic sci-fi’ by the Wall Street Journal and ‘a strange, witty, compulsively unpredictable read which blows most of its new YA-suspense brethren out of the water’ by Entertainment Weekly.

She was born in 1992, and has a Masters degree from the University of Nottingham, where she studied Chemistry and Physics. She has taught creative writing for Coventry University, WriteMentor, and Writing West Midlands.

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4.0 out of 5 stars I haven’t finished the book yet but it’s very interesting so far
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patricia nicholson
5.0 out of 5 stars read this book!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 30, 2023
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A bold, inspiring take on climate activism . I found this optimistic, hopeful and practical in equal measure. I also appreciated the reading list at the end.
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5.0 out of 5 stars What If We Could Stop the Climate Emergency? Like, Right Now?
Reviewed in India on July 27, 2022
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This book attempts to answer that question: What if today’s teenagers could, by literally snapping their fingers, bring back the million-year-old biomes we are currently losing each news cycle? How would such a power change the world? But don’t get sidetracked by all the delicious magic in this story: serious thought has gone into the plot of this book to map out what, in a best case scenario, such gifted kids would do. The magic is very tasty: as it should be, for we live in a bitter world for now, and everyone is desperate for sweetness. And this is a very sweet take on what we could do with ourselves in the face of the biggest challenge our species has ever faced: ourselves.

Imagine a Don’t Look Up where the billionaires lose and the comet turns into millions of freshly growing plants.

And, once you’ve cantered through the story, there’s a handy little reading list at the end, in case you’re fired up enough to want to do something.

If I have a beef, it would be that not enough mileage is gotten out of Theo’s Bangladeshi heritage. When he was up in orbit rewilding the world I wanted him to cover Bengal with mango and jacfruit and jamun and papaya and sal and sundari and hogla and pandanus and…sigh. Bit of a missed opportunity there.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Edge-of-your-seat eco fiction
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 20, 2022
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What would happen if environmental protesters suddenly developed the power to grow green shoots from their fingers? That's exactly what happens to eco campaigner Gabby, fisherman's son Theo and CEO-in-training Hester. As the young 'greenfingers' get to grips with their new power, corporations battle to turn it to their advantage and the future of the earth hangs in the balance.

All eco fiction needs to be a story well told rather than preachy or worthy and while this is well-researched on the complexities of global warming and other eco threats, it's also fast paced with engaging characters, a tense plot and a sweet dash of enemies-to-lovers romance too.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 5, 2021
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I loved this one so much! I have loved every book written by Lauren James, and this was no exception.

I loved the storyline, and not only because it is so current (other than the magical aspects of course), but because it is so informative. It really opened my eyes to the effects of global warming.

It has really inspired me.

I loved the Greenfingers, and everything that they represent. I wish I had my own greenfinger ability! It was so cool what they managed to accomplish in such a short space of time, and from space too!

The relationship between Hester and Theo was lovely too. I liked how they made each other stronger.

This was a brilliant read, and I look forward to Lauren’s next book!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable overall.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 21, 2023
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The world changes forever when some teenagers develop the ability to grow plants. They become known as Greenfingers, but not everyone will use their new powers to help others or the planet.
Gabrielle, the first teen to exhibit the ability, is a climate-change activist, and is willing to do anything to get the governments of the world to take climate-change seriously.
Hester is the daughter of the CEO of one of the biggest oil companies in the world and tries to use the new Greenfingers phenomenon to help the company.
Theo comes from a fishing family and will do everything he can to help his parents with their money troubles.
Gabrielle, Hester and Theo are all very different, but can they work together to save the planet?

Having been a fan of the author for a long time, I was interested to read their latest release. However, having not enjoyed their last few books as much as earlier ones, I was also a bit unsure how much I would like this.
Gabrielle, Hester and Theo were all likeable and relatable protagonists. I admired Gabrielle's determination, Hester's drive and Theo's love for his parents. Hester was my favourite of the three and I enjoyed reading as she grew as a character. None of the side characters particularly stood out to me, apart from Theo's parents.
One of my favourite parts of the book was the diversity.
The science in the book and concept of the Greenfingers were really interesting. The author thought of consequences and ideas that I hadn't or wouldn't have.
The plot was interesting overall, but I wasn't gripped or shocked by anything that happened. I don't feel that I was overly invested in what happened to the characters.
The writing style was easy to follow and I found the book quite fast to read.
While I didn't enjoy this quite as much as I hoped I would, I enjoyed it overall and thought the messages in it were very important and relevant.

Overall, this was an enjoyable read.
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