Everything That Rises: A Climate Change Memoir by Brianna Craft

Nineteen-year-old Brianna Craft is having a panic attack. A professor's matter-of-fact explanation of the phenomenon known as "climate change" has her white-knuckling the table in her first environmental studies lecture. Out of her father's house, she was supposed to be safe.

This moment changed everything for Brianna. For her first internship, she jumped at the chance to assist the Least Developed Countries Group at the United Nations negotiations meant to produce a new climate treaty. While working for those most ignored yet impacted by the climate crisis, she grappled with the negligent indifference of those with the most power. This dynamic painfully reminded her of growing up in a house where the loudest voice always won, and violence silenced those in need.

Four years later, Brianna witnessed the adoption of the first universal climate treaty, the Paris Agreement. In this memoir that blends the political with the personal, Brianna dives into what it means to advocate for the future and the people and places you love, ensuring your voice doesn't get lost in the process.

It will take all of us to protect our homes.