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1) No brainer
Author
Series
Diary of a wimpy kid volume 18
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"In No Brainer, book 18 of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney, it's up to Greg to save his crumbling school before it s shuttered for good. Up until now, middle school hasn't exactly been a joyride for Greg Heffley. So when the town threatens to close the crumbling building, he's not too broken up about it. But when Greg realizes this means he's going to be sent to a different school than his best...
Author
Publisher
Red Hen Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Rosa and Esther march through downtown Detroit in August 1968 to protest the war in Vietnam. When a bloodied teenager reports that mounted police are beating protestors a few blocks away, the young women hurry to offer assistance. They try to stop the violence, but an officer is injured and the sisters are arrested. Rosa sees an opportunity to protest the war in court. Esther has an infant daughter and wants to avoid prison, which means accepting...
3) Rampage
Author
Series
Singular menace volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
"Teen activist Shay and her brother Odin are closing in on Singular Corp. and ready to shut down the evil conglomerate once and for all"--
4) Uncaged
Author
Series
Singular menace volume 1
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
"When an animal rights action at a research lab goes wrong, a terrible secret is exposed, and Shay must find her brother Odin before the researchers at Singular Corp can silence both of them"--
Author
Publisher
Princeton Universty Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Throughout history, artsist and citizens have turned to protest art as a means of demonstrating social and political discontent. From the earliest broadsheets in the 1500s to prints, posters, murals, graffiti, and politcal cartoons, these inventive graphic forms have symbolized and spurred on power struggles, rebellions, and calls to arms. From French, Mexican, and Sandinista revolutions to the American civil rights movement, nuclear disarmament,...
Author
Publisher
Big Picture Press, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"From Keith Haring to Extinction Rebellion, the civil rights movement to Black Lives Matter, what does a revolution look like? Discover the power of words and images in this thought-provoking look at protest art by highly acclaimed artivist De Nichols. From the psychedelic typography used in Make Love Not War
Author
Publisher
Nation Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Revolutions come in waves and cycles. We are again riding the crest of a revolutionary epic, much like 1848 or 1917, from the Arab Spring to movements against austerity in Greece to the Occupy movement. In Wages of Rebellion, Chris Hedges--who has chronicled the malaise and sickness of a society in terminal moral decline in his books Empire of Illusion and Death of the Liberal Class--investigates what social and psychological factors cause revolution,...
Author
Publisher
Versify
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
During 2020, widespread protests rooted in the call-and-response tradition of the Black community gained worldwide attention in the wake of high-profile wrongful deaths of Black people. From the founders to watershed moments, follow the activists and organizers on their journeys and discover the ways that protest has been fundamental to American democracy, eventually making meaningful change.
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A provocative, incisive look at the building of social movements -- from the 1600s to the present day -- and how current technology is undermining them. We tend to think of revolutions as loud: frustrations and demands shouted in the streets. But the ideas fueling them have traditionally been conceived in much quieter spaces, in the small, secluded corners where a vanguard can whisper among themselves, imagine alternate realities, and deliberate...
Author
Publisher
Zest Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"This lively book guides readers through the art and history of significant protests, sit-ins, and collective acts of resistance throughout US history. Photos, artwork, signs, and other visual elements highlight the history of social action, from American Indian resistance to colonists through Black Lives Matter and Women's Marches. Into the Streets introduces the personalities and issues that drove these protests, as well as their varied aims and...
Author
Series
Violet Mackerel books volume 6
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Violet and Rose organize a protest to save the big oak tree in Clover Park.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
School outsider Jesse, a lesbian, is having secret trysts with Emily, the popular student council vice president, but when they find themselves on opposite sides of a major issue and Jesse becomes more involved with a student activist, they are forced tomake a difficult decision.
Author
Publisher
Prestel
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"From Gandhi to Rosa Parks, the Arab Spring to Black Lives Matter, this introduction to the power of protests covers nearly every continent to show young readers that they can be effective on their own or as part of a movement. Filled with colorful, detailed illustrations and straightforward, engaging texts, this book uses double-page spreads to tell the story of world-changing moments when justice prevailed over intolerance, and peace overcame conflict....
Author
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"A compelling phographic look at the important moments in the history of progressive resistance in America--from the civil rights movement to present--that will inspire the activists and change-makers of today." -- Back cover.
"A compelling photographic history of the important moments of progressive resistance--from the civil rights movement to the present--to inspire the change-makers and activists of today"--
Author
Series
Rocket says volume 3
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
When Rocket finds out her town's library is closing, she rallies support from her peers, and together they lead a peaceful protest that spreads awareness and raises enough money to save their beloved library.
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