Kids Making a Difference

CHILDREN'S

Released: Jan. 4, 1993

FREEDOM'S CHILDREN: YOUNG CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS TELL THEIR OWN STORIES

by Ellen Levine

"Chronology (1954-68); bibliography of additional sources; b&w photos and index not seen. (Nonfiction. 10+)"

Using the words of participants in the landmark struggles in Arkansas, Alabama, and Mississippi, Levine powerfully re-creates their experiences. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: June 1, 1993

IT'S OUR WORLD, TOO!: STORIES OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE

by Phillip Hoose

"Unusually attractive typography and layout, with lots of quotes, photos, etc., in the ample margins; sample documents; annotated lists of printed resources and organizations. (Nonfiction. 10+)"

Two books in one: first, 14 fascinating accounts of children working for human rights, the needy, the environment, or world peace (e.g., the Swedish first- and second-graders who founded the Children's Rain Forest; and the young New Mexicans who, inspired by Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes, hope to build a peace statue in Los Alamos); second, a handbook for young activists, with practical suggestions for planning, organizing, publicizing, and raising funds for social action projects. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: Oct. 29, 1997

LEON'S STORY

by Leon Walter Tillage, illustrated by Susan L. Roth

Tillage, a black custodian in a Baltimore private school, reminisces about his childhood as a sharecropper's son in the South, and his youth as a civil-rights protester. Read full book review >

Cover art for JUDY MOODY SAVES THE WORLD!

CHILDREN'S

Released: Aug. 1, 2002

JUDY MOODY SAVES THE WORLD!

by Megan McDonald, illustrated by Peter Reynolds

McDonald's irrepressible third-grader (Judy Moody Gets Famous, 2001, etc.) takes a few false steps before hitting full stride. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: Nov. 1, 2003

IQBAL

by Francesco D’Adamo

"Although he was murdered for his efforts, Iqbal's life was not in vain; the accounts here of children who were liberated through his and activist adults' efforts will move readers for years to come. (Fiction. 10-14)"

This profoundly moving story is all the more impressive because of its basis in fact. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: April 1, 2005

GOING GOING

by Naomi Shihab Nye

"Infused with Florrie's yearning and written with Nye's customary gentle attentiveness to language, theme and character, this will raise the question: "Did you ever love any place that went away?" (Fiction. 12-16)"

Florrie's 16th birthday wish is for a boycott of chain stores. Read full book review >

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