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Read any good books lately?
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Free Audiobooks!
Listen to bestselling titles and classics this summer. Each week until September 1, you can download two free audiobooks and discuss them on this site. Check it out - you might be able to listen to your summer reading list. |
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Teen Activism Books
Want to make your mark on the world? Check out these books to find out what others are doing and get ideas for yourself!
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Be the Change: Your Guide to Freeing Slaves and Changing the World
By: Zach Hunter
Believe that slavery is a thing of the past? Think again. Find out what you can do to help individuals trapped in enslavement.
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Generation Change: Roll Up Your Sleeves and Change the World
By: Zach Hunter
Listen to Zach Hunter, teen activist, describe how to make a difference by feeding the hungry, providing clean water for the thirsty, and protecting human rights.
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Growing Up Global: Raising Children to Be At Home in the World
By: Homa Sabet Tavangar
Ever wonder how teens in other countries live? Become a global citizen with this collection of multicultural experiences. You might have more in common than you think… |
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If I Had a Hammer: Building Homes and Hopes with Habitat for Humanity
By: David Rubel
Found out what you can do to make a home a reality. Hear real-life accounts of how volunteers made dreams realities. |
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It's Your World--If You Don't Like It, Change It: Activism for Teenagers
By: Mikki Halpin
From civil liberties, to abortion, to gay rights, important issues are being raised everywhere in culture from the newspaper to favorite television shows. Become proactive where you believe it counts. |
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It's Our World, Too!: Young People Who Are Making a Difference: How They Do It - How You Can, Too!
By: Phillip M Hoose
From racial equality to world peace, read about how youths have stood up for issues they believed in.
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The Kid's Guide to Service Projects: Over 500 Service Ideas for Young People Who Want to Make a Difference
By: Barbara A. Lewis
Do you look around your community wondering when someone will improve it? You have the power! With the help of this book, you can transform the world you live in with step by step tips that include how to create press releases, flyers, and public service announcements. |
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The Teen Guide to Global Action: How to Connect with Others (Near & Far) to Create Social Change
By: Barbara A. Lewis
This collection of real-life stories from over 30 countries includes up-to-date resources and tools for you to make differences that will be felt around the globe.
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What Do You Stand For?
By: Barbara A. Lewis
Ever wonder what it is that makes you respect the people that you do? This unique book examines what it takes to have good character, from good citizenship to empathy. |
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Bucking the Sarge
by Christopher Paul Curtis
It's easy to hate the slum lord, except when she's your mother. |
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Hoot by Carl Hiassen
Nothing wrong with causing a little mischief while saving those owls, is there? |
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Hope was Here by Joan Bauer
Can a diner owner and his staff oust a corrupt mayor? |
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Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
After terrorists attack San Francisco, 17-year-old tech-smart Marcus finds that the Department of Homeland Security has the city in a stranglehold. But trading personal freedom for security does not sit well with him. |
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Notes from the Midnight Driver
by Jordan Sonnenblick
Community service turns into something kinda cool.
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Pirates of the Retail Wasteland by Adam Selzer
Leon and his friends aren't going to let their favorite coffeehouse go out of business without a fight. |
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Soccer Chick Rules by Dawn Fitzgerald
Funding for soccer and other sports are in danger, but Tess is determined to fight. |
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Straydog by Kathe Koja
Rachel finds herself at home finding homes for stray dogs. |
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Vote for Larry by Janet Tashjian
When an 18-year-old runs for President, you know he's representing the youth of America. |
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Wide Awake by David Levithan
Teens protest a presidential election, where sex & religion are called into question. |
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Read Banned Books
This page from the American Library Association features information on Challenged and Banned Books.
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