The Diary of Amy, the 14-Year-Old Girl Who Saved the Earth
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| Rating | : | 4.29 (752 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0989831108 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 264 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-24 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
His previous book is the humor compilation The Best of Reality Ranch. Scott Erickson is an award-winning writer of humor and satire. . He is possibly the nicest curmudgeon you’ll ever meet. He lives in Portland, Oregon, and enjoys beer and roller skating (but not at the same time)
Jessy Sue said It's funny because it's true. Sometimes I think about the state of things in the world and I get depressed. The environment happens to fall into this category. I tote around my own water bottle and my own coffee cup. I ride my bike to work. I wash ziplock baggies so I can reuse them over and over until they fall apart. I print double-sided. I recycle!!!But it's not enough. I can do my part and if we all did our parts it would help, sure But we need more than that. Something bigger. Well, I'm not qualified to fig. Features a Hot Eco-Activist in a Loincloth This is a compelling and uniquely wrought story about how weirdly we have deluded ourselves about our impending demisebrought on by our systematic destruction of the earth. If it sounds bleak, it's not. The Diary of Amy is actually a lot more fun than the Zombie Apocalypse, though unfortunately, probably a lot more likely.The characters, including, yesa hot Eco-Activist in a loin cloth, are fully realized and they stay in character and take us through a fourteen year old girl's zany. Strange but hilarious This strange but hilarious book leaves you wondering whether to be encouraged or terrified. Things so crazy they had to be "made up" turn out to be thinly disguised news stories--well, some of them anyway. Can you tell which? The line is blurry. At the simplest level the book is just funny. But it's stealth educational too--that is if you care about the planet. I bought some as gifts so my friends can see for themselves why I keep talking about it.
She discovers that a few simple yet fundamental changes will create a sustainable society. Is the systematic destruction of life on earth making you sad? Here’s the book that will turn your frown upside-down! Amy Johnson-Martinez is a bright 14-year-old girl who spontaneously decides to camp in a local wetland to stop its destruction. She wants to save the whole earth! Amy is convinced there must be a way to get to the root of all our environmental problems. Will Amy defeat the opposition and convince the country to make the bold leap to sustainability before it's too late?. With the world on the brink of environmental collapse, Amy discovers that powerful forces are willing to use all their power to fight Amy’s proposals. It’s definitely going to take a lot more than switching to compact fluorescent light bul
But it's hard not to laugh when a comic craftsman like Scott Erickson employs the satiric joy buzzers of Douglas Adams, the environmental whoopee cushions of Carl Hiaasen and every rubber chicken in Ralph Nader's briefcase in this witty debut, The Diary of Amy."- Patrick Wensink, author of Broken Piano for President and Everything Was Great Until it Sucked. "The fate of the world is some serious shit