ROMAN „GREEN RISING“ LAUREN JAMES KAO DIDAKTIČNA KLIMATSKA FIKCIJA

The study examines Lauren James’ novel Green Rising (2021) through the lens of climate fiction for children and young adults, specifically its variant, didactic cli-fi. The adventure story is inextricably linked to social action, as well as the educational and nurturing purpose of raising awareness of anthropogenic influences on the acceleration of climate change and the importance of changing social consciousness. The novel, like most climate fiction, is based on scientific indicators from the present, and at the same time combines various genre strategies (science fiction, adventure novel, romance novel) with currently particularly relevant superhero narratives to express the necessity of ecological activism and the social struggle against aggressive corporatism and capitalism, which prioritise money over the benefits of the planet and life on it.