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She has now earned author of the year by Waterstones.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No One Is Too Small To Make A Difference, is a collection of speeches that Thunberg has delivered in the last couple of years about climate change all compiled into one book.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Editor\u2019s Picks:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/london-bridge-shut-down-after-gunfire\/\">London Bridge shut down &#8220;after gunfire&#8221;\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/the-brothers-of-grime\/\">The Brothers of Grime<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/how-historically-accurate-is-the-crown\/\">How historically accurate is The Crown?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>She has taken a year out from school, and has spent the last year travelling the world speaking to world leaders.<\/p>\n<p>Although protesting for climate change may seem like a positive act, it does come with its fair share of backlash;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">What&#8217;s a &#8220;denialist&#8221;, doc, and why are you tweeting a schoolgirl activist at me? Am I supposed to be alarmed, informed or catalysed to change my lifestyle by that little clip?<br \/>\nPerhaps you&#8217;re just another <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Thunberg?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Thunberg<\/a> cult worshipping fruit-loop.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ClimateChange?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ClimateChange<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ClimateEmergency?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ClimateEmergency<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 GJC (@enoch_macdhu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/enoch_macdhu\/status\/1198953124658065409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 25, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PATHETIC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PATHETIC<\/a> CASE of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DUMBING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DUMBING<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DOWN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DOWN<\/a><br \/>\nGRETA <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/THUNBERG?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#THUNBERG<\/a> [she of the manic stare] named <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AUTHOR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AUTHOR<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/YEAR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#YEAR<\/a> by Waterstones<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 alan starr (@ritewayalan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ritewayalan\/status\/1200349479632867329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 29, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>US President Donald Trump, also appeared to mock her by saying: <em>\u201cseems like a very happy young girl looking forward to a bright and wonderful future.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Currently Thunberg is in the Atlantic Ocean on her way to the global climate conference in Spain.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Thunberg?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Thunberg<\/a> BBC News &#8211; Greta Thunberg to sail to Spain climate summit with YouTubers <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5wgKFo4lRj\">https:\/\/t.co\/5wgKFo4lRj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gollinger-Riedl Ingi (@ingi_riedl) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ingi_riedl\/status\/1198131735311065088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 23, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Words: Rubi Hashmi | Featured image credit: Photo by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/@saph?utm_content=attributionCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=pexels\">Saph Photography\u00a0<\/a>from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/crowd-of-people-marching-on-a-rally-2975498\/?utm_content=attributionCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=pexels\">Pexels<\/a>\u00a0| Subbing: Hannah Wilson<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Swedish born, Greta Thunberg, started protesting for climate change at age 15.\u00a0Thunberg who is now 16-years old, has stunned the world with her climate change protests. 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