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Books in Taking a Stand series

  • The Standing Rock Sioux Challenge the Dakota Access Pipeline

    Clara MacCarald

    Hardcover (Focus Readers, Jan. 1, 2019)
    Explores the history, events, and aftermath of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribes protest of the Dakota Access Pipeline. Through insightful text, In Their Own Words special features, and critical thinking questions, this title will introduce readers to a modern example of social activism.
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  • Larry Itliong Leads the Way for Farmworkers' Rights

    Rose Zilka

    Paperback (Focus Readers, Jan. 1, 2019)
    Explores the history, events, and aftermath of Larry Itliong's role in the fight for farmworkers' rights. Through insightful text, In Their Own Words special features, and critical thinking questions, this title will introduce readers to a historic example of social activism.
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  • Refusing to Crumble: The Danish Resistance in World War II

    Michael Burgan

    Library Binding (Compass Point Books, Jan. 1, 2010)
    In April 1940, German forces invaded Denmark under the false pretenses of preserving Danish neutrality during World War II and protecting them from possible Allied attacks. Knowing they lacked the military power to resist, the Danes gave in. While there was little direct change in daily life, most Danes had a sense that freedom was lost. When a new Danish government began more active cooperation with the Nazis, many Danes had already begun a resistance movement aimed at sabotaging the German war effort. They worked to save Jews from the German death camps and free their country from the Nazi invaders.
  • Sophie Scholl Fights Hitlers Regime

    Clara MacCarald

    Paperback (Focus Readers, Jan. 1, 2019)
    Explores the history, events, and aftermath of Sophie Scholl's fight against Hitler's regime. Through insightful text, In Their Own Words special features, and critical thinking questions, this title will introduce readers to a historic example of social activism.
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  • The Standing Rock Sioux Challenge the Dakota Access Pipeline

    Clara MacCarald

    Paperback (Focus Readers, Jan. 1, 2019)
    Explores the history, events, and aftermath of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribes protest of the Dakota Access Pipeline. Through insightful text, In Their Own Words special features, and critical thinking questions, this title will introduce readers to a modern example of social activism.
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  • Freedom Fighter: William Wallace and Scotland's Battle for Independence

    Don Nardo

    Library Binding (Compass Point Books, Jan. 1, 2010)
    William Wallace has been revered as a beloved Scottish hero for more than 700 years. In his fight for an independent Scotland, Wallace became an outlaw and a freedom fighter battling against English oppression. Whether on the battlefield or pleading for help from France and other nations, Wallace’s passion for his country and for freedom were obvious and they would make him a legend.
  • Larry Itliong Leads the Way for Farmworkers' Rights

    Rose Zilka

    Hardcover (Focus Readers, Jan. 1, 2019)
    Explores the history, events, and aftermath of Larry Itliong's role in the fight for farmworkers' rights. Through insightful text, In Their Own Words special features, and critical thinking questions, this title will introduce readers to a historic example of social activism.
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  • Sophie Scholl Fights Hitlers Regime

    Clara MacCarald

    Hardcover (Focus Readers, Jan. 1, 2019)
    Explores the history, events, and aftermath of Sophie Scholl's fight against Hitler's regime. Through insightful text, In Their Own Words special features, and critical thinking questions, this title will introduce readers to a historic example of social activism.
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  • Parkland Students Challenge the National Rifle Association

    Rebecca Rowell

    Paperback (Focus Readers, Jan. 1, 2019)
    Explores the history, events, and future implications of the Parkland students' protest against gun violence. Through insightful text, In Their Own Words special features, and critical thinking questions, this title will introduce readers to a modern example of social activism.
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  • United in Cause: The Sons of Liberty

    Don Nardo

    Library Binding (Compass Point Books, Jan. 1, 2010)
    In the 1760s, British colonists in North America grew increasingly angry about taxes they felt were unfair. The Sons of Liberty was the result of this anger. The group's motto was No taxation without representation. Starting with just a handful of members, the group soon grew to more than 2,000. The Sons of Liberty organized protests as well as boycotts against taxed products with the hope the British government would repeal the taxes. But in time it became clear the only option the colonists had was war, the Revolutionary War.
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  • Taking a Stand Against Sexism and Sex Discrimination

    Trudy J. Hammer

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Sept. 1, 1990)
    A concise history of the women's rights movement from the Seneca Falls Women's Rights Convention to the present leads into an examination of traditional sex roles and their historical precedents
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  • Taking a Stand

    Clara MacCarald, Rebecca Rowell, Rose Zilka

    Paperback (Focus Readers, Jan. 1, 2019)
    Taking a Stand offers readers an in-depth look at important social issues in history and the determined individuals and groups who stood up and spoke out. Each title in the series explores the historical context of the issue, the goals of the people taking a stand, and the actions and events that paved the way for change.
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