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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations in 1948, recognizes the individual's right "to a standard of living adequate for the health and wellbeing of himself and his family, including food, clothing, housing, and medical care." More than sixty years later, despite the rapid advancement of science and technology and the proliferation of humanitarian efforts, inadequate nutrition remains a major health and social problem...
Author
Series
Safehold volume 6
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
When the Republic of Siddermark is threatened by wars triggered by the Charis kingdom's declaration of independence from the Church of God Awaiting, Vicar Clytahn, King Cayleb, Queen Sharleyan and Merlin Arthawes struggle to prevent widespread starvationwhile protecting their people from violent attacks.
Author
Series
International humanitarian law volume Volume 46
Publisher
Brill Nijhoff
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
7) Soundless
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 12
Lexile measure
870L
Language
English
Description
For as long as Fei can remember, no one in her village has been able to hear. Rocky terrain and frequent avalanches make it impossible to leave the village, so Fei and her people are at the mercy of a zipline that carries food up the treacherous cliffs from Beiguo, a mysterious faraway kingdom. When villagers begin to lose their sight, deliveries from the zipline shrink. Many go hungry. Fei and all the people she loves are plunged into crisis, with...
Author
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"This book examines the practical techniques humanitarians have used to manage and measure starvation, from Victorian soup kitchens to space-age, high-protein foods. Tracing the evolution of these techniques since the start of the nineteenth century, the book argues that humanitarianism is not a simple story of progress and improvement, but is profoundly shaped by sociopolitical conditions"--
Author
Publisher
Atheneum
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
1210L
Language
English
Description
Summer, 1991. The people of Cuba are living in el periodo especial en tiempos de paz - the special period in times of peace. That's what the government insists that this era must be called, but the reality behind these words is starvation. Hunger has made Liana brave: she finds the courage to skip a summer of so-called volunteer farm labor, even though she risks government retribution. Amado also refuses to comply, so he wanders alone, trying to discover...
14) Fatal harvest
Author
Series
Fatal harvest volume 1
Publisher
Tyndale House
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
15) Scurry
Author
Publisher
Image Comics, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Lexile measure
GN 240L
Language
English
Description
"A group of house mice struggle to survive a long and strange winter. The humans are gone, the sun is rarely seen, and a cold, dark rain befouls everything it touches. The mice, long dependent on humans for food, stubbornly cling to their old ways, looting the nearby abandoned houses for any scraps they can find. Once, there was plenty to eat, but now the scavengers return empty-handed, or not at all. Food is scarce, but danger is everywhere. Poison...
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Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2022.
Lexile measure
HL 590L
Language
English
Description
When her best friend disappears in the summer of 1942, Liza resolves to rescue her no matter the cost, entangling herself in an increasingly dangerous web with two former classmates, one a member of the militia and other other forced to live in Leningrad's tunnels.
19) Victims of Ireland's great famine: the bioarchaeology of mass burials at Kilkenny Union Workhouse
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Publisher
University Press of Florida
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
20) The Donner Party
Publisher
First Look Studios
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
A group of people, nicknamed 'Forlorn Hope, ' find themselves lost, freezing, and without any source of food when they are steered off course in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. With the threat of death and imminent starvation hanging over their heads, they are forced to sacrifice one another as a source of nourishment. Surviving only on the flesh of the fallen members of their party, the remaining travelers must weigh their consciences against their...