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1) The campaign
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Twelve-year-old Maddie runs her babysitter Janet's campaign to become mayor of their city and protect arts funding.
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This guidebook offers instruction and guidance to spark creativity and inspire action in your local communities. First learn how to get inspired and how to inspire others, as well as the importance of embracing diverse perspectives and how to handle conflict diplomatically. Then discover how to channel your inspiration into creative outlets, such as organizing community events or meetings, using social media to affect change, and contacting your government...
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Infographic presentation that describes ways to be a global citizen, discussing what it means to be a citizen in the world, various aspects of society, assorted liberal social issues of concern, ways to communicate in the world, and how to take up a cause in order to make a difference.
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Modern presidents face resistance from a split nation. Political Resistance in the Current Age covers movements that resisted recent presidential administrations from George W. Bush to Donald Trump, what inspired the movements, and the change they brought about.
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"For over 200 years, people have marched, gone to jail, risked their lives, and even died trying to get the right to vote in the United States. Others, hungry to acquire or hold onto power, have gone to extraordinary lengths to prevent people from casting ballots or outright stolen votes and sometimes entire elections. Perfect for students who want to know more about voting rights, this nonfiction book contains an extensive view of suffrage from the...
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Seventh-graders Jin, Alexandra, and Elvin come from very different backgrounds and circumstances, but they all live in Harlem, and when Elvin's grandfather is attacked they band together to find out who is responsible--and the search leads them to an enigmatic artist whose missing masterpieces are worth a fortune, and into conflict with an ambitious politician who wants to turn Harlem into an historic amusement park.