Make Your Mark, Make a Difference

A Kid's Guide to Standing Up for People, Animals, and the Planet

Joan Marie Galat

Turn passion into action with this empowering middle grade guide that helps young changemakers find a cause they care about, understand the issues, and take meaningful steps toward making a difference.

You don’t have to change the whole world to make a difference. You just have to start somewhere.

Make Your Mark, Make a Difference gives young changemakers the knowledge, tools, and confidence to explore the issues they care about and turn that passion into meaningful action. With an accessible, encouraging approach, this practical guide shows readers how to become informed, find their voice, and discover the many ways—big and small—they can contribute to positive change.

From Black Lives Matter and climate change to light pollution and healthcare equity, readers will explore a wide range of social, environmental, and community issues while building an understanding of human rights and how change happens. Stories of young activists taking on challenges at the local, national, and international levels offer real-world examples of what young people can accomplish.

Most importantly, Make Your Mark, Make a Difference reminds readers that there is no single way to be a changemaker. Whether they educate others, volunteer, organize, advocate, create, collaborate, or take action in their own communities, every contribution has the potential to matter.

Find what you care about. Learn what you can. Discover your voice. And make your mark.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Dedication
• Introduction
• Part I: Examine Your World
• Part II: Animal and Earth Issues
• Part III: People Issues
• Part IV: Change Is Everywhere
• Conclusion
• Acknowledgments
• About the Author
• Notes
• Copyright