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October 4, 2016October 2, 2016

Currents: A Novel

Currents: A Novel
by Eva Moraal (Author)

Booktalk: after the Great Flood when the country is divided between the safe, dry areas and those vulnerable to further flooding. The country’s population is similarly divided, with the Dry forming the wealthy elite, and the Wet the working class scratching a living in order to survive. A resistance movement arises from the Wet.

Nina is a Dry, the daughter of the Governor. In the last flood, her school was inundated and her sister drowned, and she is now forced to go to another school in the Wet area, under a false name. There she meets Max, a Wet, and they become partners for a school project. They quickly form an alliance as they fight for both justice and survival.

Snippet: The first bell sounds and before I know it, the school fills with people. One of them, a girl, bumps me and I drop my bag and my HC. My things get kicked everywhere, disappearing into a sea of legs. No point trying to collect everything till they’ve all gone.

My hands are shaking as I pick up my bag and begin stuffing my things back in it. she did that on purpose. I heard her laugh. And I wanted to be in class before all the others came in. I quickly brush away a tear. I don’t want to cry. Not here. Not now.

“Here.”

I look up and see a boy standing in front of me.

September 26, 2016September 3, 2016

Taking Action for Civil and Political Rights

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Taking Action for Civil and Political Rights (Who’s Changing the World?)
by Eric Braun (Author)

Booktalk: Do you ever worry about people being treated unfairly? Do you wish you could help make things better? The civil rights activists profiled in this book do that every day. One teenager organized a hunger strike and a protest of 120,000 people to demand voting rights. Three friends started the Black Lives Matter movement by commenting on social media. Another activist started a petition that asked teen magazines to stop altering photos of girls’ bodies. And a farmworker organized other farmworkers and consumers to ask for higher wages and better working conditions. Explore the stories of these inspiring kids and adults, and learn how to start making a difference yourself.

Snippet:
LENNOX YEARWOOD JR.
HIP-HOP VOTING ACTIVIST

Political candidates and advocacy have long worked hard to get young adults to vote. They know that young voters can be the key to winning elections. But many get-out-the-vote efforts focus on college students and young professionals.

That’s where the Reverend Lennox Yearwood Jr. comes in. He’s the founder and CEO of a group called the Hip Hop Caucus, an organization that promotes political activism among US voters using hip-hop music and culture.

It’s Nonfiction Monday!