Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Chapter 1 Find Your Passion 3
Preserving the Beauty of the Desert Minerva Hamilton Hoyt 4
An Artist Speaks Out Ai Weiwei 7
Caring for All Her People Jacinda Ardera 10
Chapter 2 Don't Accept Things as they are 15
For the Love of People and Animals Jane Goodall 16
It's Our Future Greta Thunberg 18
Goodbye, Plastic Melati Isabel Wijsen 22
Chapter 3 Notice What's Needed 25
Helping Girls around the World Anjali Katta 26
Saving Seabirds Juergen Schau 28
The Shirt on Your Back Travis Price David Shepherd 30
Chapter 4 Just Get Started 33
Accidental Crocheter Jonah Larson 35
Helping the Helpers Feed the Frontlines Quinn Callander 38
Prison Break Pushpa Basnet 40
Chapter 5 Be an Expert 43
You Can Make It! Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin 44
Si, Se Puede-Yes, We Can Dolores Huerta 47
Fighting for My Future Severn Cullis-Suzuki 51
Chapter 6 Stay Focused 55
Twin Power Tegan Sara Quin 57
Water Warrior Autumn Peltier 60
Black Lives Matter Alicia Garza Patrisse Khan-Cullors Opal Tometi 65
Chapter 7 Networking Works 69
Make Your City Green Liz Christy 70
Go, Hong Kong Joshua Wong 73
Then They Came for Me Maziar Bahari 76
Chapter 8 Be Flexible 79
Everyone Deserves a Chance Kailash Satyarthi 80
Music Lifts Us Up Pete Seeger 83
Action Now Katie Eder 86
Chapter 9 Be Unstoppable 89
Egg-cellent Activist Will "Egg Boy" Connolly 90
Superwoman Lilly Singh 92
Nonstop Olympian Clara Hughes 95
Chapter 10 Dream Big 99
Fighting for Peace Rigoberta Menchú Tum 100
Harnessing the Wind William Kamkwamba 102
Keeping Kids Safe Song Kosal 104
Glossary 108
Resources 111
Index 114
Photo Credits 117
Acknowledgments 118
