Once you get over the initial comment of “I was listening to the Joe Rogan podcast”... it was a great read. I listened to the audiobook and it was great to hear this told in the authors own voice. The passion, drive and determination comes through continuously throughout the pocket book. A very good introduction and opportunity to reflect on the climate crisis and its impact on marginalized, radicalized, immigrant and low-income communities. I’ll be reading more of these pocket books.

A short story about climate change and what we can do to change it. These stories are all quick to read, but definitely pack a punch.

A great little novella-length of an introduction to the climate change crisis from the perspective of an indigenous youth activist who has been in this fight since she was 6 years old. A great inspiring call-to-action/motivational little book! Also talks deeply about how climate change is a racial and human rights issue and it disproportionately affects communities of color and how we need to decolonize the climate change movement.

"We're not passive because we're ignorant and don't understand the challenges our world is facing ... we often remain silent because these stories of crisis are never met with stories of solution .... To cope with the broken world we live in, we distract ourselves"A powerful essay on the need to see the climate crisis as more than an environmental problem, but one of social justice and an opportunity to build a fairer, more just society. Highlighting the prevalence of environmental racism, the p...

This felt scattered a lot of the time, as Martinez jumps around from climate change to music to immigration. I just wasn't always sure about the thread of his argument, although I do think it is heartfelt and relatable.

I received an ARC of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. I honestly love this little book. I wish there were less swears so I could teach it with my middle schoolers. Martinez gives a great overview of climate change without going too in depth, but provides resources for anyone interested in delving deeper.

This audiobook, read by the author Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, was “small but mighty”! A fantastic and powerful reminder that climate change is deeply intertwined with social and racial justice issues. It’s also a novel of hope for the future and a message that there is space in all of our lives for action when it comes to climate change!

Read. This. Book. And all the books in the Pocket Change Collective! Only 64 pages. You can read it in one sitting.

Highly recommend listening to the audio book. Hearing the words directly from the author was very impactful. Check out the work being done by the Earth Guardians to save our planet 🌍

*4.5 This was a very different perspective on climate change than the one touted by rich, straight, and white guys. This was like a universal call, attempting to touch everyone possible with its message. Martínez definitely got me thinking and more interesting in the climate change crisis. Their narration was energetic and entertaining with the use of song throughout this small book. This is one I didn’t expect to have as much of an impact on me as it did. **Thank you Penguin Random House for th...

This was a good essay about environmental activism and the intersection between the ecological crisis and social justice.

A short and simple, yet profound book about climate change and youth activism. I actually learned quite a few things in this book and it also gave me more motivation to educate myself further on climate change! It’s real y’all! (And thank god for gen-z!)

While I agreed with many of his points, I did not care for Martinez's writing style. Also, I would have liked to see a source page. Not a bad little read.

[REVIEW]In less than 100 pages, Xiuhtezcatl Martinez is able to explain how things such as immigration, racial justice, and climate change are all interconnected and why we must address all of these issues, not just one. Xiuhtezcatl Martinez brings so much emotion and passion in the audiobook, I truly felt angry alongside him. I recommend this book to EVERYONE. Please read this if you haven’t already.

This is a really quick read, bringing together the need for activism and presenting it through a more personal story. For a lot of people, this book might feel like preaching to the choir. But for anyone new to environmental activism I think this book can be really important in understanding how the path forward has to be inclusive. I kind of wish the book had been more in depth in a lot of ways, but I understand that this series is meant to be short books, and a space for reflection. I'm defini...

A fascinating bitesize book about youth activism to do with climate change. I love this series of books.

”Artists have more power than these crooked politicians”This has really opened my eyes, to a lot of things. I’ve given it four stars because I just wish it was longer and that Martinez had expanded on his own experiences.I thought that the most important part was when Martinez explained how, to truly understand the climate crisis, we must listen to POC voices - as these are the communities which are often affected the most by climate change. It’s true, and something which I am ashamed to admit t...

Listening to someone talk about the climate crisis and how much worse it's going to get, and how soon, makes me on the one hand wish we could speed up the whole "colonizing Mars" thing, but on the other hand think "Fuck no, we'll ruin the hell out of that planet just like we did this one!"This is a good quick look at the damage that has already been done to our societies and the planet as a whole by climate change, and specifically by industrial development and rampant capitalism, with low-incom...

A small but mighty book that focuses on what you can do to help with the climate crisis. I really like the author's focus on how to direct your anger about climate change into solutions.

The idea behind the Pocket Change Collective series (small introductions to topical issues aimed at a younger audience) is fantastic. But the issue here, as with the series as a whole, is that they’re just a little too short for all the information that they introduce. In this volume in particular (which is two-thirds climate change and one third author memoir), it felt like there needed either another 20 pages to flesh things out or else a reference section to serve as a jumping off point (or i...