The Summer We Turned Green Written by William Sutcliffe. Reviewed by Joshua, Age 12

This was a very interesting book that captivated me immediately! I did not think I was going to like this book because I thought it would just be another book about climate change filled with facts presented in a boring way, but I was wrong. This book was actually a fictional story with loads of interesting facts mixed in and I learnt a lot from this book about climate change and the protesters who want to stop it.

Luke, the main character, is Rose’s sister and she has recently moved across the road into the commune with all of the protesters. But when Luke’s dad moves into the commune and his mum … Luke is stuck in the middle. With his mum and dad on different sides of the road what side will Luke choose?

My favourite character was Skye. Skye’s mum was one of the biggest people in the commune and Skye was the only child who lived in the commune full time. The reason she was my favourite character was because she had no idea how to fit in with society because she had never been to school or made any friends. When she met Luke he reluctantly became her friend and gave her lessons on how to be normal, this was such an epic fail it made it my favourite part of the book.

I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys learning about climate change and the things each individual person can do to play their part in stopping climate change. Actually any reader aged 11-16 year should read this funny, easy-to-read, action packed book. It great!