Young, Fearless, Awesome: Twenty-Five Young People Who Changed the World

by Stella Caldwell

Meet 25 young activists who changed the world! From Malala Yousafzai and Greta Thunberg to Anne Frank and Claudette Colvin, Young, Fearless, Awesome details the amazing achievements of young people who transformed the status quo. Learn about a diverse group of the most gifted and brave young people on the planet. Young, Fearless, Awesome features musical geniuses, environmental activists, and humanitarian heroes. With inspiring stories of passion and courage, this biography book for kids will motivate a generation of movers and shakers to stand up for what they believe, speak out against injustice, and overcome adversity to create lasting change.

Genres: Young Adult, Middle Grade

112 pages, Hardcover

Published October 20, 2020

Reviews

[Sobia A Khan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is the perfect example proving that tweens, teens, and young adults are not too young to get involved in today's most important social issues by becoming activists. The leaders highlighted in this book are both well known (Malala, Greta Thunberg, Ryan White, and Anne Frank) and not so well known (at least to me) (Claudette Colvin, Jesse Martin, and Xiuhtexcatl Roske-Martinez). I was surprised to read that many of the youth biographed here are Muslims (mainly female).

Each one page biography has a full page colored illustration of the activist's face along with their birth and death dates (if applicable), their nationality, and their activism role. At the end of each biography is a quote and a hypothetical situation where the reader will find out how the activist would respond to. The book ends with a small survey where the reader answers a series of MC questions to find out which activist they would relate to, a great timeline of those in the book and an index.

A fast and must read for both youth and adults. Great role models for youth and adults alike.

[Gabriel Weaver · Rating 3 out of 5]

I loved the variety of this text. I thought the portraits were gorgeous. The brief biographies were insightful and invited me to want to research more. I definitely think this text is one I'll return to when working on an activism unit for my students next year.

[Zee · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found this book in a Capital Books catalog last year and just recently bought it. I loved this book. The illustrations were amazing. This book is seriously under rated.