Explains the importance of voting and political action to teenagers; tells young people how to make their voices heard even before they are old enough to vote; and features the stories of teens who have become involved in issues of importance to themselves and their communities.
Spending the summer in Venice with his family turns confusing for Percy when he meets a beautiful, politically radical Venetian girl who wants him to help sabotage his father's engineering project in order to drive tourists out of the city.
Recounts the courageous involvement of many young people who marched, protested, were arrested, and risked their lives to end racial discrimination in the South during the 1950s and 1960s.