Focus on Current Events: Protests (Paperback)

Having a solid understanding of current events is more important than ever. This timely series explores some of the most high-profile topics in today’s news. Each book offers a history of the topic, an analysis of the people and events that shaped it, and an overview of the debates and controversies surrounding the topic.

This book explores how people use boycotts, strikes, and other forms of collective action to call for change, highlighting examples from historic protests and the movements they helped fuel as well as the systems and policies people continue to challenge today. The book also includes a table of contents, two infographics, informative sidebars, two Case Study special features, quiz questions, a glossary, additional resources, and an index.

School Library Journal

Each topic is presented to make it more accessible….Good overviews of trending topics and current events.