Literature
A listing of novels that take a positive, visionary approach to the subject of climate change, focusing on fighting and adapting to climate change. Includes discussion questions.
A listing of novels for high school students and adults exploring dystopic futures and the social and practical effects of climate change.
A listing of short stories on climate, with discussion questions to get your class reading, writing, and discussing climate fiction.
Climate poetry, primarily written by real teens, serves as an excellent model for students’ own protest writing. A poem might feel less daunting than an entire novel or short story, or you might choose to pair poems with a longer text. Like the rest of this list, these works focus on the social...
An expanded guide of fiction to engage your students in an imaginative exploration of the climate crisis (July 2025).
In this lesson, students read about and discuss the banning of books from schools and libraries, and what some young people and adults are doing to challenge it.
Educators often say that books can teach us so much. What lessons can young people learn from fiction about how to cope with climate change? Here are seven lessons that can be adapted for different age groups, using quotes from climate fiction.
Parent and TM contributor Jinnie Spiegler argues that literature should stay at the center of the ELA curriculum.
Alan Shapiro reviews the new book by teacher Chris Weber