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A few tales: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShayta cares for a tiny green plant in a futuristic world where Earth has become a barren, over-farmed landscape fraught with dirt storms.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHana and her father travel by catamaran to the farthest place from land in the entire world--only to discover a giant, floating carcass of trash and a few other surprises.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWilliam and his family want to protect an endangered fish from a potential dam on a river that's flowed through their land for generations . . .\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere's also a section where readers can find concrete and practical steps to help curtail the global climate crisis, including resources specific for every story. 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