Generation Fix
Young Ideas for a Better World
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- $5.99
Publisher Description
Stories of real teens creating change show readers how they too can make the world a better place.
GENERATION FIX is the only kid's book that features real life stories of kids doing incredible things to make the world a better place. Capturing kids ideas on how to solve the problems that we face in this world - hunger, homelessness, violence, discrimination, and problems with health care, education, and the environment - the book also inspires them to take action with their own ideas and resources. GENERATION FIX profiles 20+ kids who have changed the world by taking action on their ideas. Each chapter also includes resources and activities for kids to get involved right now in their communities and a place for kids to write down their own solutions to world problems. The book will include smart, funny, and dead serious ideas for kids across the country who are brainstorming methods for improving the world.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
columnist Elizabeth Rusch aims to inspire a younger audience. The spiral-bound volume contains 15 true tales of kids like Hannah Jukovsky, Test Boycotter, Ryan Tripp, Organ Donation Advocate, and Davon and Charlie King Jr., Racial Profiling Plaintiffs. The "All About Volunteering" section rounds out the volume with an extensive listing of volunteer organizations and awards programs, some of which offer scholarships.