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Reviewed on June 1, 2015 | Middle to High school
Gr 5 Up—Informative and inspiring, this collection of 72 stories from American history demonstrate the impact that teenagers have been able to make when they believe in a cause. Barrett exposes readers to the defiance and activism of adolescents who are often overlooked in history books, from 16-year-old Sybil Ludington's midnight ride warning the countryside of a British attack in 1777 to the 2014 counterdemonstration organized by Wilson High School students (in Washington, DC) in response...Log In or Sign Up to Read More