Book Review: The kid's guide to social action by Barbara A. Lewis

How to solve the social problems you choose, and turn creative thinking into social action If you want to change the world but don't know how to get started, this is the book for you. The Kid's Guide to Social Actionis wealth of information and resources on all the ways for young people to make their voices heard and show and older generation their determination to make the world a better place. There is coverage on how to organize, get funding, get media attention, publicize, lobby, picket, boycott, protest, and get problems solved

There are also inspiring stories of other youth activists and their successes. These accounts leave the reader with the great impression that they can do the same, that he only thing that makes the successful activists different from anyone else is that they chose to take a stand, on issues from the homeless, to human rights, to the environment. A mixture of inspiration, stories, cartoons, and excellent writing combined to make Ralph Nader call it "The liveliest practical civics book for young students in print"

This book might as well have been titled "anyone's" guide, because the information within is useful to people of all ages. It is written in language that young people can understand, without talking down to them. In addition there are pages of photocopiable forms of petitions, proclamations, congressional telephone numbers other activist resources. In an age when young people are looked at as apathetic, if not destructive, the Kid's Guide to Social Action shows that youth can make a difference and change all of society for the better.

Free Spirit Publishing

ISBN 1-57542-038-4 (pbk.)

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