social action

Contains thirty, real-life stories about children doing heroic things, arranged by themes, including saving the environment, standing up for themselves, helping others, overcoming challenges, and using talents and creativity.

Through assignments for English class, seventeen-year-old James Hoff rants against consumerism and his classmates' apathy, puzzles over his feelings for his ex-girlfriend, and expresses disdain for his emotionally-distant parents.

Helzberg Diamonds CEO Jeffrey Comment shares the stories of the children he has met while playing Santa at pediatric hospitals throughout the country.

The book tells how gun violence affects all of us and how we can be part of the solution.

Includes real-life stories, hands-on activities, and up-to-date resources that inspire kids to make significant social changes in the world around them such as fighting hunger and poverty, promoting health and human rights, and saving the environment.

Resource guide for children for learning political action skills that can help them make a difference in solving social problems at the community, state, and national levels.

A collection of essays about children who have made notable achievements, arranged in the categories "Taking a Stand," "Reaching Out to Others," "Healing the Earth," and "Creating a Safer Future," accompanied by a handbook for young activists.

High school freshman Willa holds fundraising events at her family's Cape Cod inn to save the local library and to hook up romantically with JFK (Joseph Frances Kennelly).

Anne Firth Murray encourages readers to turn their visions of a better world into reality, drawing on her own experiences as founder of The Global Fund for Women to offer advice on how people can encourage change and fulfill their dreams.

Describes the author's efforts with other activist youths to provide relief in countries throughout the world, revealing the methods that enabled her successes and discussing how to network for effective philanthropic results..