Graphic novel ‘Wildfire’ encourages middle-grade readers to take action on climate change

Breena Bard’s new graphic novel “Wildfire” focuses on Julianna, an eighth grader who’s forced to flee her home in rural Oregon and resettle in Portland following a wildfire. Julianna soon joins the conservation club at her new school, though she insists the fires that destroyed her home were caused by local boys with errant fireworks rather than climate change. The story follows Julianna as she processes her grief and learns to engage with climate issues in ways that make sense to her. 

Bard joins us in studio to talk about the book and the many ways young people can take action on climate change.

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