My Lists
Featured Lists
Yes You Can!
Your Guide to Becoming an Activist
By Drake, Jane & Love, Ann
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-88776-942-9
- Publisher
- Tundra Books
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on December 1, 2010 | Grades 5-up
Gr 7 Up—Young people who want to effect change are guided by a sequence of nine steps and inspirational examples of grassroots activism. Step one, "I'm fed up," describes the story of Peter Benenson, an Englishman whose outrage at hearing Portuguese college students had been jailed for drinking a toast to liberty in public ultimately led to the formation of Amnesty International. The story is followed by checklists that ask readers to choose behaviors to help define their own ethical self-portrait. Other steps cover...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
