This is a fantastic book that breaks down how to become an activist. How to figure out what you are passionate about (with several helpful stories of people making a difference and quizzes to further narrow things down). How to brainstorm ideas and research how to help most effectively. How to put your plan into action. It is full of helpful tips and examples of changemakers all over the world. It also does a great job breaking down all the major issues that people face and how they're scary and overwhelming ... BUT you can still make a difference.

I was so impressed with it that I immediately began reading it with my 10-year-old, who is very concerned about elephant poaching and climate change, to help him feel more empowered to do something about the issues he cares so much about and hopefully lessen his anxiety about them.

I recommend this to every middle-grade child, both those who already care passionately about a problem and those who have yet to discover what they want to change.

*Thanks to NetGalley and Aladdin/Beyond Words for providing an early copy for review.

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

Make Your Mark, Make a Difference is a children's nonfiction guide book about how to get involved in changing things they feel strongly about and making a change for the better.
Activism can be a scary thing to start or get involved with, especially for children, and this book guides them into enhancing knowledge of the things they care about and feel passion to reforming it. It equips them with guidance and tools in an accessible way, offering hope, different perspectives, and insights to the reader.
This would be a good book for someone wanting to start an activist group to help them get started.
So many different issues are covered in this book which makes it great for many different groups of people or for finding what you feel most passionate about, such as; climate change, black lives matter, pollution, equal opportunity's and much more.
I enjoyed the stories of the young activists mentioned in the book and learning how they have tackled problems and situations to build changes to the world.