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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)
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Binding Type: Paperback
Published: April 2010
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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
 
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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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