|PIC1|What are most high schoolers up to this fall? School, sports and jobs fill much of their time, but Zach Hunter is part of the growing community of students who are about more than the obvious teen activities.

As a high school senior, teen abolitionist and activist, Hunter has just completed his third book Lose Your Cool: Discovering a Passion that Changes You and the World, launching October 6 through Zondervan/Youth Specialties.

Lose Your Cool explores ways that teens can truly discover the causes that are closest to their hearts and that will ignite a passion to change their world by exploring the stories of different world changers (musicians, filmmakers, humanitarians, architects, etc.)

Not all used their dedication for good, however each were more than willing to make significant sacrifices to follow their passions.

In Lose Your Cool, Hunter asks, “Do you want to be passionate? Do you want to find a reason to get out of bed in the morning? Do you wish you were so excited about a project or a purpose that you had a hard time getting to sleep at night?”

Since the age of 12, Zach has spent most of his time working to end modern-day slavery after starting the non-profit Loose Change to Loosen Chains. His first and second books, Be The Change and Generation Change, were focused on inspiring teens to step out and make a difference in their world.

|QUOTE|These projects struck a chord with youth today, and Zach has spent the past five years speaking in front of hundreds of thousands of people, inspiring and challenging each of us to make a change in the world.

Zach has appeared regularly on TV and radio and contributes to magazine and newspaper articles. CNN has featured him on both the Heroes special, as well as a segment called Faces of Faith.

He has been invited to speak at White House events, and appeared on Good Morning America and the 700 Club.

As the global spokesperson for The Amazing Change, a social justice campaign launched by Bristol Bay Productions in conjunction with the major motion picture Amazing Grace: The William Wilberforce Story, Zach toured the world, speaking on behalf of the voiceless who are still trapped by the cycle of slavery today.