What's the Name of That Book??? discussion

Taking a Stand Against Human Rights Abuses
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SOLVED: Non-Fiction > SOLVED. High School Book on Human Rights and Violations [s]

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message 1: by Jasmine (new)

Jasmine | 10 comments Hi :) I've been searching for this book since 2007-2008 in high school. I cannot remember the name of it or the author. I remember it had a blue cover and plastic on the cover. It wasn't a very long book but the content was age appropriate for middle to high schoolers. It had several stories: one was about the murder of Steve Biko in South Africa (also included a black and white photograph of him), a story about a little boy in Uruguay being abducted from the street by police while out riding his bike (he was beaten to death I believe), one story about a man whose government experimented on him and left him practically a vegetable (think it was somewhere like the Soviet Union or the Ukraine but not sure), and one story about a woman either in the Sudan or an Asian country being illegally detained for months/years without a trial. The book posed the question, "What are human rights?" and answered the question. It also included ways for ordinary people to help others become aware of human rights violations: it included three I think (wrote them down but cannot find them). If anyone can help then I'd be very grateful.


message 2: by Kris (new)

Kris | 55035 comments Mod
Here are some possibilities using Worldcat.org:

www.worldcat.org/advancedsearch -- Subject: "human rights", 1977-2008, Juvenile, Non-Fiction, Book, English

For example:
Human Rights by Fiona MacDonald?
Human Rights: Who Decides? by Ann Kramer?


message 3: by Jasmine (new)

Jasmine | 10 comments Hi Kris. Thank you for responding so soon. I checked out the book by Ann Kramer and don't believe it is the right one. I found several others listed on the site you provided that may be the right book and found them on amazon to contact the seller. Hopefully they could help me. Will keep going down the list to see if anything pops out. Thank you again for your help.


message 4: by Kris (new)

Kris | 55035 comments Mod
You're welcome. Good luck with the search. Let us know how it goes.


message 5: by Jasmine (new)

Jasmine | 10 comments Thanks and I will.


message 6: by Jasmine (new)

Jasmine | 10 comments Kris wrote: "You're welcome. Good luck with the search. Let us know how it goes."

Hi again Kris. I did finally find the book and ordered it online. Thank you again for your help.


message 7: by Kris (new)

Kris | 55035 comments Mod
Glad you found your book, Jasmine. Thanks for letting us know.

What's the title and author?


message 8: by Jasmine (new)

Jasmine | 10 comments Kris wrote: "Glad you found your book, Jasmine. Thanks for letting us know.

What's the title and author?"


Thanks Kris. It is called "Taking A Stand Against Human Rights Abuses" by Michael Kronenwetter.


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