Generation Brave got me out of the reading slump that I have been having the last few days. Nothing gets us on our feet more than reading about younger people doing great things. ⠀
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Book Blurb:⠀
In Generation Brave, you will discover more than two dozen stories about Generation Z activists who aren’t waiting for the adults in the room to change the world. Learn how regular kids become groundbreaking leaders who are inspiring movements around the globe to save the planet, to save each other, and to build a better tomorrow. From climate activists like Greta Thunberg and Jerome Foster to social justice warriors like Abdullah and Joshua Wong, to gun reform leaders like the Parkland survivors, and the LGBTQ+ pioneers like Samir Jha these are the young adults who are raising their voices to fight for the causes the belief in when the government, businesses, and other adults are just moving too slowly.⠀
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The young activists' work is categorized into Challenging the System, Creating a Safer World, Stopping the clock on Climate Change, Lifting each other up, and Taking care of each other. I loved the bold illustrations in the book. The book also made it simple to read the key points, the causes the youngsters fought for, and why it matters. There is a lot of information so this book is best for teenagers and above. ⠀
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Thank you to @netgalley and @andrewsmcmeel for the eARC.⠀

The soft illustrations compliment the strong youth presented in this book. Gen Z gets so much slack for trying to change the world, and this book shows some amazing young humans who are truly making a difference. There is so much resistance against change from Boomers (and sadly even millennials) and I think that we need to pick this book up and check out what we are pushing back against.

Thanks NetGalley and the publisher for ARC.
Generation Brave was a book about twenty five influencial people of generation Z. I found the book insightful, inspiring and hopeful. The illustrations were amazing.
Recommended for young children as well as adults.

Generation Brave – The Gen Z Kids who are Changing the World // by Kate Alexander // illustrated by Jade Orlando

As a fan of the Rebel Girls books, I knew right away that this was a book I wanted to add to my shelves. Rather than focusing on women trail blazers and leaders like Rebel Girls, this book focuses on young activists in general that are trying to make positive change in the world, coming up with solutions to problems they did not create. Jade Orlando is the very talented illustrator that beautifully complements each activist with her art. The color schemes and style fit this book perfectly in a way that makes this a beautiful gem on your shelf without distracting too much from the topic either though.

This book is chock-full of inspiring activists that are split into the following general groups: challenging the system, creating a safer world, stopping the clock on climate change, lifting each other up, taking care of each other.

This makes it easy to find specific people important to the cause you are trying to learn more about and want to support. They are all worthy causes of course but it is a good way to organize the content of this book a little bit. I do encourage you though to read through this book entirely, whether it is with your children or by yourself. This is a great book even for adults. I learned a lot while reading it.

There is a lot of interesting information about each person and cause in this book but an extra that I like a lot is that at the end of each section is the social media information of that person or group so that you can “Follow their Fight.” The info and description are not simply a quick few words either. It is nice to see that they go deeper than the surface often times, showing that there is a lot of focus on topics, such as diversity and intersectionality.

I highly encourage you to get this book as a way to start a conversation with your children or yourself about the many important causes that are covered. While this is definitely marketed to children and teens, I do not think that it is limited to just those age groups at all!

Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for providing me with a free copy in exchange for an honest review!

It is a good book that shows how children can change the world. We really have a brave generation
I recommended it!

A beautifully illustrated and inspirational book about youth activists and how they are making the world a better place. From gun control , to the climate crisis, LGBTQ+ advocacy and more. In bright, easy to read spreads this book shares stories both heavily publicised and others not, but all equally important.

An informative and approachable text, that can be used as a stepping stone to inspire and lead to further research and action.

An important and inspiring book profiling 25 stories which are shaping the world. The book is divided into five chapters including challenging the system, creating a safer world, stopping the clock on climate change, lifting each other up, and taking care of each other. The book was extremely well-written and honestly, these words are SO important not just for young people to hear, but even for myself. Generation Brave is beautifully illustrated and provides methods to fight injustice via social media and in-person.

This is a real good book profiling a number of young people of action. It tells of their efforts to make a positive influence in their environments & in the world, & how & why they got started....even despite their young age....some starting as young as 8 & 11 years old! Some names I'd heard of, others were new to me. Some of the subjects addressed are climate change, social/political activist, cancer research, literacy, racism, health/mental health issues.... I think these kid's awareness & positive thinking has to be an inspiration for us all! There is certainly hope for the future here! Very colorful artwork accompanies the profiles. It's a good book for everyone to read.
I received this e-ARC from publisher Andrews McMeel via NetGalley, understanding that I'd read it & post my own fair & honest review of it.

Thank you NetGalley for this eARC in exchange for an honest review!

This was a wonderful and incredibly inspiring book. The illustrations are wonderful and the stories are even better. Generation Z is truly filled with a lot of brave, passionate and hard-working people and it was a joy to be reading about some of them.

The book is divided into a couple of chapters, each of them is dealing with a different theme but they are all important and powerful.

I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

Generation brave is a book about the young generation of today who consist of activists who are fighting for change in the world of today.

Some of the activists in this book I hadn't heard of so this was very interesting to discover them and what they are fighting for. This book gives information about each activist and how they have got to where they are today and also gives helpful information on how you can become involved and help make a difference.

The illustrations were fantastic and captured the essence of this book.

*Disclaimer: I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.


There has been a wave of these types of illustrated fact-file type books over the last few years, a few of which I've read and reviewed, but this one is by far the best one I've read. Featuring young people, mostly from the US but from a few other countries too, who are activists fighting for a wide range of causes, this book is not only beautiful to look at but it includes a decent amount of text on each person. Each person featured gets around three pages of text and so I feel like I learned quite a bit about each one but am still interested to go off and find out more.

This book doesn't shy away from tough topics such as sexual assault, racism, gun violence and poverty, nor does the author shy away from being biased at points. For example, it is clear from this book that the author believes in the Black Lives Matter movement and in proper gun control. For me, this didn't deter me at all and in fact, I found it to be a more enjoyable read because of it as there was more personality embued in the writing.

Overall I would highly recommend this book. There are so many young people doing amazing things and I can't wait to find out more about each of them.

5 out of 5 stars!

Generation Brave by Kate Alexander is a non-fiction read which focuses on the stories of few Gen Z activists of US. The book is colourful and perfect inspiration for middle grade kids.

It showcases about topics like LGBTQ rights, Black Lives Matter, Gender Equality, Gun Control and Mental Health. There's much more in the book. It is going to help you find out how you as a citizen can help in small ways.

It talks about the actions taken by these youth activists in the States, to fight for different rights and justice across the country. The illustrations brings more power to this book. The book is divided into 5 chapters, fully inspiring as well as informative.

As an adult, after reading this book you will feel like you have done absolutely nothing for your country and the society. I wish the topics could have been more in-depth and not only about the upper known things. Each one of them is brave, highly intellectual and patriotic.

I personally follow some of these inspiring activists and have known about their work earlier. But the book is no less. It's powerful, eye-opening, and informative. There are plenty of other resources provided in this book for further research.
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Thank You to the Publisher and NetGalley for this e-copy in exchange of a honest review.

I feel like I've done nothing with my life after reading this book.

A truly inspirational read profiling over 25 young people who are striving to make a difference in our world. Their generation is the generation of change and I loved reading about some of these young people, some of which I had not heard of before. The best thing about this book is the range of causes it highlights instead of focusing on a handful of causes. Some are very well known but there are others that don't have as big of a spotlight.

My only criticism is I wish the chapters were longer and we got to go a little deeper. I realize you need to stop somewhere especially to keep it accessible for younger children but by the end of each chapter I was left wanting to know more and I wish there was a bigger look into their heads. One thing I did really enjoy though was at the end of each chapter it lists where you can find them and find out more which I found myself doing at the end of almost every chapter, especially for ones I was less familiar with.

Everyone can benefit and find inspiration from this book whether you're a Gen Zer or not.

ARC provided by NetGalley and the publisher

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I was curious about this book as I think that it is important for teens to understand how important it is for their voices to be heard. Many times, teens are written off because of their age, but I believe that this age group has important things to say and we need to be listening. I thought the book was fantastic, I would love to keep a copy for myself in my home library.

Wow, what a phenomenal book! So many of us want to become politically active and fight for what is right. 'Generation Brave' provides inspiration and ideas for how we can fight and become involved. This book specifically focuses on a diverse group of young activists from around the world seeking change in a variety of areas. It details the actions they've taken in a succinct, readable way. 'Generation Brave' is beautifully illustrated and provides methods to utilize to fight injustice.

Thank you NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for providing this ARC.

Buy this book for your children. Buy this book for yourself. Buy this book for your granny and your neighbour and your personal trainer and whoever else you can think of, give it to them.

The incredibly intelligent and brave people mentioned in this book are so inspiring. They are all younger than me so reading this really made me realise that no matter who you are, you have something to offer. If you see injustice, stand up for what is right.

As far as the actual book goes; the content is informative, there are plenty of resources provided, the illustrations are exquisite. I love reading this.

Thanks to NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for ARC in exchange for an honest opinion. Also thank you Kate Alexander for writing a book like this, the world needs it.

The arc of the book is so colourful and illuminating. The readers not only get to witness what the activists did on their own. But the story of their allies are also given. We also see the reaction of the government in the current scenario and before the 2015 elections. A reality check of why the young who are as young as 11 standing up for issues because their voices need to be heard. I was glad of the diversity in the activists but the search was limited to United States except Greta from Netherlands. I wish there were activists from the Asian community and from Asia. The illustrations are successful in portraying the ethnicity and the gender/ community they wanted to represent in their representation in the graphic book.

A book with important implications for life and society. I would gladly add this book to my classroom library — a must-have for engaging children in powerful conversations.

What an inspiring book! Reading about these Gen Z activists gave me so much hope for the future of our nation and our world. The young people highlighted are doing such important work, advocating for issues from gun reform to environmental justice. Each person/organization feature includes resources that give more information about each movement, where to follow along on social media, and how to get involved. The book also includes really beautiful illustrations on every page. This is a great resource for children and adults alike!

Get to know some members of a generation that is seeking change and who will inspire many.  Those profiled here are trying to fix so much. They want no more massive shootings, a climate that can sustain us, LGBQT rights, to take care of people and so much more.  Spend some time reading these inspiring profiles and think about what you can do to improve our lives and world.  This is an important book as it reminds us to look further than our own self interest. It is filled with biographies, quotes, wonderful graphics and more.  Share it with a young person that you know.


Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for this  beautifully illustrated title in exchange for an honest review.