After Gandhi

One Hundred Years Of Nonviolent Resistance

BY ANNE AND PERRY SIBLEY O'BRIEN
In 1908 Mohandas Gandhi spoke to a crowd of 3,000. Together they protested against an unjust law without guns or rioting. Peacefully they made a difference. Gandhis words and deeds influenced countless others to work toward the goals of freedom and justice through peaceful methods. Mother and son team, Anne and Perry Edmond OBrien, highlight some of the people and events that Gandhis actions inspired. From Rosa Parks to the students at Tiananmen Square to Wangari Maathai, these people have made the world sit up and take notice. The provocative graphics and beautiful portraits accompanying these stories stir the emotions and inspire a sense of civic responsibility.

Charlesbridge 2009 192 PP. Cloth

$24.95 (in stock)

America Street

A Multicultural Anthology Of Stories

EDITED BY ANNE MAZER
A collection of short stories about growing up in a diverse society features the writing of Toni Cade Bambara, Duane Big Eagle, Robert Cormier, Langston Hughes, Gish Jen, Francisco Jimenez, Mary K. Mazotti, Toshio Mori, Grace Paley, and others.

Persea 1993 152 PP. Paper

$7.95 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Be The Change - Your Guide To Freeing Slaves

And Changing The World

BY ZACH HUNTER
Zach Hunter may only be fifteen, but he's taking on issues that affect the world-and he's making a change. Find out how Zach is working to end slavery, and how you can make a change in the things you see wrong with our world. Zach Hunter is a teenage abolitionist and activist, spending much of his time working to end modern-day slavery around the world and fighting other problems in the world today. When he was twelve, he started a campaign called Loose Change to Loosen Chains, helping to raise awareness and money to free people from slavery.

Zondervan 2007 160 PP. Paper

$10.00 (in stock)

The Forbidden Schoolhouse

The True And Dramatic Story Of Prudence Crandall And Her Students

BY SUZANNE JURMAIN
They threw rocks and rotten eggs at the school windows. Villagers refused to sell Miss Crandall groceries or let her students attend the town church. Mysteriously, her schoolhouse was set on fire-by whom and how remains a mystery. The town authorities dragged her to jail and put her on trial for breaking the law. Her crime? Trying to teach African American girls geography, history, reading, philosophy, and chemistry; trying to open and maintain one of the first African American schools in America. This account of the Crandall and her elegant white schoolhouse will give readers a glimpse of what it is like to try to change the world when few agree with you.

Houghton Mifflin 2005 160 PP. Cloth

$19.00 (in stock)

Glbtq

The Survival Guide For Queer And Questioning Teens

BY KELLY HUEGEL
All teens face many challenges. For gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (GLBTQ) teens, these challenges may include prejudice, discrimination, homophobic remarks, and violence in their communities, schools, and sometimes their own families. In this frank, sensitive book, Kelly Huegel offers practical advice, knowing encouragement, accessible resources, and first-person comments from GLBTQ teens. Topics include coming out, facing prejudice and pressure, getting support, staying safe and healthy, surviving and thriving in high school, and more.

Free Spirit 2003 224 PP. Paper

$15.95 (in stock)

It's Our World, Too

Young People Who Are Making A Difference - How They Do It - How You Can, Too

BY PHILLIP HOOSE, FOREWORD BY PETE SEEGER
"Two books in one: first, fourteen fascinating accounts of children working for human rights . . . Second, a handbook for young activists . . ." - Kirkus Reviews

Sunburst 2002 176 PP. Paper

$13.95 (in stock)

It's Your World - If You Don't Like It, Change It

Activism For Teenagers

BY MIKKI HALPIN
"Animal rights, racism, war protest, AIDS, school violence and bullying, women's rights, and promoting tolerance are among the topics covered here. Halpin provides basic information about each one and then makes myriad suggestions for action at home, in the community, the 'five-minute activist,' etc.The ideas are easy to implement....This is an important book that will empower any young adult who would like to make a difference." - School Library Journal

Simon & Schuster 2004 304 PP. Paper

$9.99 (in stock)

The Kids' Guide To Working Out Conflicts

How To Keep Cool, Stay Safe, And Get Along

BY NAOMI DREW
"Drew presents effective tools for improving conflict-resolution skills. Survey responses from more than 1000 middle school students provide the basis for her analyses of conflict issues. Scenarios are presented with tips on how to keep calm and become a problem solver. The author encourages readers to identify personal-conflict triggers and practice anger-management techniques that will result in the reduction of stress and a growth in confidence. Common problems, such as misunderstandings and teasing, are addressed, as are the more serious issues of bullying and sexual harassment."-School Library Journal

Free Spirit 2004 144 PP. Paper

$13.95 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Lives That Speak

Stories Of Twentieth Century Quakers

BY THE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION COMMITTEE OF FRIENDS GENERAL CONFERENCE, EDITED BY MARNIE CLARKE
What do Steve Angell, Elise Boulding, Bayard Rustin and Signe Wilkinson have in common? These Friends and the 12 others included in Lives That Speak each lived their unique witness to making peace and working for justice. Designed for students in the 4th to 8th grade these stories provide young people with models of courage, creativity and caring. Each chapter has questions to ponder, follow up activities and suggested further reading.

Quaker Press of FGC 2004 168 PP Paper

$14.95 (in stock)

No Easy Answers

Bayard Rustin And The Civil Rights Movement

BY CALVIN CRAIG MILLER
A school library format hardback. Miller combines the life story of a great social activist with the history of the struggle for civil rights in the 40's and 50's, Rustin's impassioned call for nonviolent protest, and his role in organizing both the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the 1963 March on Washington. Rustin, a global peace leader who traveled to India and many African countries, returned from abroad to serve on a prison chain gang for his activism. His personal story is just as moving as his political one: his homosexuality played a large role in his being banished from the limelight.-Hazel Rochman Grades 6 -10.

Morgan Reynolds 2005 160 PP. Cloth

$28.95 (in stock)

Stolen Voices

Young People's War Diaries From World War I To Iraq

EDITED BY ZLATA FILIPOVI'C AND MELANIE CHALLENGER
Zlata Filipovic's diary of her harrowing war experiences in the Balkans, published in 1993, made her a globally recognized spokesperson for children affected by military conflict. In Stolen Voices, she and co-editor Melanie Challenger have gathered fifteen diaries of young people coping with war, from World War I to the struggle in Iraq that continues today. Profoundly affecting testimonies of shattered youth and the gritty particulars of war in the tradition of Anne Frank, this extraordinary collection - the first of its kind - is sure to leave a lasting impression on young and old readers alike.

Penguin Books 2006 320 PP. Paper

$14.00 (in stock)

Time For Peace

BY JANET GANGULI
In the current world climate of violence, terrorism and war, it is critical for young people to study peace and the ways peace exists in the world. Geared toward readers in middle school Time for Peace takes a lively, fully illustrated and international approach to peacemaking. The author explores the roots of violence and true alternatives to force, as well as profiling many peacemakers. First Day Scool, classroom teachers, as well as parents, will find this an invaluable tool in working with young people.

Quaker Press of FGC 2003 64 PP. Paper

$4.50 (in stock)

Who Am I?

BY KATHERINE PATERSON
Who Am I? explores with young readers what it means to be a child of God. Within the context of biblical teaching and the Christian faith, Katherine Paterson discusses common, basic questions that she herself has grappled with for a long time: Where in the World Is God?, What about Me?, Where Do I Belong?, Who Is My Neighbor?, What Is My Purpose?

Eerdmans 2009 92 PP. Paper

$10.00 (in stock)