Free the Children by Craig Kielburger

Free the Children by Craig Kielburger

Craig Kielburger is an activist prodigy who, at twelve years of age, was talking to national leaders, lecturing in public forums, and following the burning passion that would not allow him to overlook cruel injustices thrust upon children around the world. Inspired by a newspaper article about a young boy who had been murdered in Pakistan, Kielburger set forth on an international crusade against child sweatshops, virtual slave labor and the abhorrent conditions to which children are widely subjected. He has met face-to-face with prime ministers, presidents, and spiritual leaders. A powerful and inspiring book about the power young people can wield to change the world, Free the Children is a must-read from a remarkable young man emerging as a premier human rights activist.

Major, Kevin: - Governor General Award winner Kevin Major has published 17 books, for both young people and adults. His first, Hold Fast, is considered a classic of Canadian young adult fiction, and was recently released as a feature film. No Man's Land, about the Newfoundland Regiment in WWI, was published in 1995 to much acclaim. Major's adaption has been brought to the stage by Rising Tide Theatre for more than a dozen seasons. A history of Newfoundland and Labrador: As Near To Heaven By Sea was a Canadian best-seller and finalist for the Pearson Non-Fiction Prize. Ann and Seamus, a verse novel, was shortlisted for a total of ten awards. It has since been turned into an opera, which has been performed internationally. New Under the Sun, the first in a trilogy of historical novels for adults and called well written, nuanced, and compelling by Canadian Literature, was nominated for an Atlantic Book Award. John Moss, writing in A Reader's Guide to the Canadian Novel, has said, Kevin Major is among the best Canadian writers of his generation. He has established himself as a figure of singular importance in our literature.

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ISBN 13	9780060930653
ISBN 10	0060930659
Title	Free the Children
Author	Craig Kielburger
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Year published	1999-11-17
Number of pages	336
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