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Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
xviii, 332 pages ; 23 cm.
Description
"For decades, Lisa Fithian's work as an advocate for civil disobedience and nonviolent direct action has put her on the frontlines of change. Described by Mother Jones as "the nation's best-known protest consultant," Fithian has supported countless movements including the Battle of Seattle in 1999, rebuilding and defending communities following Hurricane Katrina, Occupy Wall Street, and the uprisings at Standing Rock and in Ferguson. For anyone who...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm.
Description
All over the world and throughout history, people have stood up to protest injustice. Open this book to explore exciting cities and discover past and present protest movements that are changing the world. From sit-ins for disability access in San Francisco to marches for Indigenous justice in Sydney, Australia, you'll travel to places where people raise their voices and raze barriers to propel change.
What exactly is a protest, and where have they...
3) Uncaged
Author
Series
Singular menace volume 1
Description
A New York Times bestseller!
John Sandford and Michele Cook debut a high-octane thriller series about a ruthless corporation, unspeakable experiments, and a fight to expose the truth. Perfect for fans of James Dashner's The Maze Runner.
Shay Remby arrives in Hollywood with $58 and a handmade knife, searching for her brother, Odin.
Odin’s a brilliant hacker but a bit of a loose cannon. He...
John Sandford and Michele Cook debut a high-octane thriller series about a ruthless corporation, unspeakable experiments, and a fight to expose the truth. Perfect for fans of James Dashner's The Maze Runner.
Shay Remby arrives in Hollywood with $58 and a handmade knife, searching for her brother, Odin.
Odin’s a brilliant hacker but a bit of a loose cannon. He...
4) The protest
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Description
"Lily and her friends organize a protest in order to save their neighborhood public garden from being demolished"--
5) No brainer
Author
Series
Diary of a wimpy kid volume 18
Pub. Date
2023.
Formats
Description
"In No Brainer, book 18 of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney, it's up to Greg to save his crumbling school before it s shuttered for good. Up until now, middle school hasn't exactly been a joyride for Greg Heffley. So when the town threatens to close the crumbling building, he's not too broken up about it. But when Greg realizes this means he's going to be sent to a different school than his best...
Author
Series
Violet Mackerel books volume 6
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
118 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Description
Violet and Rose organize a protest to save the big oak tree in Clover Park.
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
168 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Description
Bieschke guides readers through the art and history of significant protests, sit-ins, and collective acts of resistance throughout US history. Though little recorded history exists for events before the mid-1600s, anti-colonial resistance by Native Americans took the form of violent raids and warfare. Bieschke uses photos, artwork, and other visual elements to highlight the history of social action from American Indian resistance to colonists through...
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
346 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
"Central International School's annual lock-in is legendary. Bonds are made. Contests are fought. Stories are forged that will be passed down from student to student for years to come. This year's lock-in begins normally enough. Then a group of students led by Marisa Cuevas stage an ecoprotest and chain themselves to the doors, vowing to keep everyone trapped inside until their list of demands is met. Some students rally to their cause -- but others...
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
331 pages ; 25 cm
Description
"A provocative, incisive look at the building of social movements-from the 1600s to the present day-and how current technology is undermining them. We tend to think of revolutions as loud: frustrations and demands shouted in the streets. But the ideas fueling them have traditionally been conceived in much quieter spaces, in the small, secluded corners where a vanguard can whisper among themselves, imagine alternate realities, and deliberate over how...
14) Dress coded
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
303 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
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 that it's impossible to find shorts that are longer than her fingertips, and that middle school is hard enough without accusing...
Author
Series
Rocket says volume 3
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm.
Description
When Rocket finds out her town's library is closing, she rallies support from her peers, and together they lead a peaceful protest that spreads awareness and raises enough money to save their beloved library.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
74 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm
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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"--
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