social action

In 2035, Dahlia Grillo, a sixteen-year-old math whiz, joins with six other American teens traveling to England to meet with groups from around the world in hopes of stopping C8, the companies that control nearly everything for their own benefit.

Traces the development of an organization of volunteers, dedicated to prevention of crime in the streets and on subways, founded by New Yorker Curtis Sliwa in 1979.

Details how Adam Braun, inspired after meeting a begging young boy on the streets of India, quit his job at Bain & Company to start up the organization Pencils of Promise, which has since built more than two hundred schools around the world.

An Execution in the Family details Robert Meeropol's political odyssey from Rosenberg son to political activist in his own right, and chronicles a very personal story of self-discovery. It is the story of how he tried to balance a strong desire to live a normal life and raise a family, with a growing need to create something useful out of his nightmare childhood. It is also a poignant account of how, at age forty-three, he finally found a way to honor his parents and also be true to himself.

Recounts the time spent by Ken Budd volunteering across the globe as he sought to find purpose in his life after his father's death.

Offers that people, regardless of income, available time, age and skills, can help improve the world through giving.

True stories about 26 young people who began their own businesses, helped the homeless, and tried to save the environment.

Describes projects for the young activist, such as fighting hunger, ending poverty, and saving the environment.