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Books & Books and Miami Book Fair present…
A Virtual Evening with
LEE VAN DER VOO
in conversation with 13 year old LEVI DRAHEIM
discussing
As the World Burns: The New Generation of Activists and the Landmark Legal Fight Against Climate Change
(Timber Press, $27.95)
“I work hard to protect the environment and animals near my home. I want my government to work hard to protect my future and the future of the animals and ecosystems in our country.”- Levi Draheim, Age 13, Satellite Beach, Florida
“A deeply human account of an extraordinary group of young people, a cast of characters whose courage, anguish, and idealism guide them through battle against entrenched power and a broken political system. Gripping, essential reading.”
—Beth Gardiner, author of Choked: Life and Breath in the Age of Air Pollution
LEE VAN DER VOO is an award-winning investigative and environmental journalist whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, and The Guardian, among others. Her 2016 book The Fish Market, which chronicles the gentrification of the sea in the name of sustainable seafood, won an Oregon Book Award for General Nonfiction.
“You have to find the way of nature,” is one of LEVI DRAHEIM‘s messages for the world from his beloved home of a barrier island in Florida, just 13ft above sea level. His island has been impacted by environmental issues from red algal blooms to increasing storms from climate change. After Hurricane Matthew, Levi volunteered replanting the dunes at the beach, where he also does litter clean-ups. The youngest #youthvgov plaintiff, Levi has been speaking at marches and rallies in his neighborhood to bring attention to the risk climate change poses to low-lying Florida. He is also a painter and a dreamer who is part of the lawsuit to imagine and build a better future.