Free?: Stories about Human Rights Contributor(s): Amnesty International (Editor), Various (Author) |
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ISBN: 0763649260 ISBN-13: 9780763649265 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback Published: April 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Short Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Values & Virtues - Juvenile Fiction | Politics & Government |
Dewey: FIC |
Age Level: 10-UP |
Grade Level: 5-UP |
Lexile Measure: 750(Not Available) |
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.46" W x 7.64" L (0.50 lbs) 224 pages |
Features: Ikids, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents |
Review Citations: Booklist 02/15/2010 pg. 70 Kirkus Review - Children 03/01/2010 pg. 191 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2010 Publishers Weekly 04/19/2010 pg. 54 School Library Journal 06/01/2010 pg. 93 Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2010 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 136977 Reading Level: 4.5 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: What does it mean to be free? Top authors donate their talents to explore the question in a compelling collection to benefit Amnesty International. A boy who thinks that school is slavery learns the true meaning of the word when he stumbles on a secret child-labor factory. A Palestinian boy, mute from trauma, releases kites over a wall to a hilltop settlement, each bearing a message of peace. This inspiring, engaging anthology gathers an international roster of authors to explore such themes as asylum, law, education, and faith -- from a riveting tale of an attempt to find drinking water after Hurricane Katrina; to a chilling look at a future where microchips track every citizen's every move; to a hilarious police interrogation involving the London Tower, the Crown Jewels, and a Ghanaian boy with a passion for playing marbles. Features an introduction by British writer Jacqueline Wilson. With stories by: David Almond Ibtisam Barakat Malorie Blackman Theresa Breslin Eoin Colfer Roddy Doyle Ursula Dubosarsky Jamila Gavin Margaret Mahy Patricia McCormick Michael Morpurgo Sarah Mussi Meja Mwangi Rita Williams-Garcia |
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