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Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Lexile measure
920L
Language
English
Description
"In Knit a Hat, Take a Knee, young readers are taken through their #resistance ABCs. Through lyrically sparse writing, Rob Sanders introduces abstract concepts like "fighting for what you believe in" and turns them into something actionable"--
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
A firsthand account and incisive analysis of modern protest, revealing internet-fueled social movements' greatest strengths and frequent challenges To understand a thwarted Turkish coup, an anti-Wall Street encampment, and a packed Tahrir Square, we must first comprehend the power and the weaknesses of using new technologies to mobilize large numbers of people. Tufekci explains the nuanced trajectories of modern protests-how they form, how they operate...
Author
Publisher
Atheneum
Pub. Date
[1993]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
820L
Language
English
Description
Spending the summer in Florida with her stepfather's sister who operates a "meals-on-wheels" van, twelve-year-old Chloe and her aunt become involved in a controversy surrounding the wearing of T-back bathing suits.
Series
Social movements protest and contention volume 21
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Author
Series
Studies in critical social sciences volume Volume 65
Publisher
Brill
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
550L
Language
English
Description
Ramona is very serious about beach volleyball, and she is frustrated with her summer league team--but when she learns that a plastics company is going to build a factory in their park, she realizes that it will take the whole team to try and save their court.
30) Dress coded
Author
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
760L
Language
English
Description
"An eighth grader starts a podcast to protest the unfair dress code enforcement at her middle school and sparks a rebellion."--
Olivia was yelled at for wearing a tank top when she had to keep her sweatshirt wrapped around her waist. Liza got dress coded and Molly didn't, even though they were wearing the exact same outfit. Jessica was pulled over by the principal, missed a math quiz, and her teacher gave her an F. Molly starts a podcast protesting...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
1020L
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.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Language
English
Description
"The Dawn of the Arab Uprisings sheds light on the historical background and initial impact of the mass uprisings which have shaken the Arab world since December 2010. The book brings together the best writers from the online journal Jadaliyya, which has established itself as an unparalleled source of information and critical analysis on the Middle East. The authors, many of whom live in the countries affected, provide unique understanding and first-hand...
Author
Publisher
Melville House
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Today's new direct action campaigns require a new, down-to-earth guide to effective campaigning. George Lakey's How We Win is that timely guide. The Women's March of January 21, 2017, was estimated at four million people - the largest assembly of activist protest in U.S. history. Many of those assembled were in the streets for the first time, or returning after a period of inactivity. Lakey, a lifelong activist, helps us understand our political...
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 ... artivist De Nichols"--