Reviews

An absorbing book which in the age-old tradition of story telling, gets the point over to its young readers that not everyone in the world has the freedom they treat so lightly
*Newbury Weekly News*

Containing truly outstanding contributions from Morpurgo, Rita Williams-Garcia
and Margaret Mahy, the collection delivers tales that leave the reader, as Mahy
puts it, `with heads that spin inside with the surprise of life and the thrill
of words that jostled and danced freely – no matter what country you happened to
live in.
*INIS*

Frequently thought-provoking, these stories adeptly highlight the universal importance of human rights.
*Publisher's Weekly*

Gr 7 Up-This anthology advocates for the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It has the bonus of literary merit, and-another plus-it's highly readable. Don't let the cause or political weight of the title scare readers away. Popular YA authors use their exemplary storytelling skills to present stories set in a variety of countries, including Africa, Palestine, Jerusalem, Ireland, the United States, and England. Rita Williams-Garcia's jaunty short-story-in-verse style belies the contrasting events of the Hurricane Katrina debacle. Three high school teens, bolstered by their marching-band spirit, set off to find water for their families in New Orleans. What transpires is a devastating dose of reality as they witness rescue and governance gone wrong. In David Almond's "Klaus Vogel and the Bad Lads," a pack of boys takes on the persona of tough blokes shoving about an English neighborhood during the late 1940s. Active and impulsive, they fall in with the oldest, coolest, meanest guy on the block. But when a new boy arrives from Germany, allegiances and dynamics shift. Independent Klaus is small but confident, and he risks standing up for himself. Strength of character is exposed, the group's status quo is broken, and the ability to say "no" is celebrated. Each selection cites the article(s) from the Declaration to which it relates.-Alison Follos, North Country School, Lake Placid, NY Copyright 2010 Reed Business Information.

An absorbing book which in the age-old tradition of story telling, gets the point over to its young readers that not everyone in the world has the freedom they treat so lightly * Newbury Weekly News *
Containing truly outstanding contributions from Morpurgo, Rita Williams-Garcia and Margaret Mahy, the collection delivers tales that leave the reader, as Mahy puts it, `with heads that spin inside with the surprise of life and the thrill of words that jostled and danced freely - no matter what country you happened to live in. * INIS *
Frequently thought-provoking, these stories adeptly highlight the universal importance of human rights. * Publisher's Weekly *