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Gr. 5-9. Fueled by passionate resistance to the war in Iraq, more than 150 children's writers and artists from across the world have contributed to this anthology of poems, essays, stories, memoirs, and black-and-white pictures calling for peace. Some entries are little more than purposive messages, but many reach beyond propaganda to call up the particulars of people caught up in conflict and make powerful connections across time and place. One story goes back to the Crusades, but most take place during the last 50 years, focusing on young people in Nigeria, Kosovo, Cyprus, South Africa, Holocaust Europe, and other places. In Anna Levine's story, for example, two teenagers--one a Palestinian, the other an Israeli--face off in an alley, but after a bomb goes off nearby, they help one another to safety. The best art and writing bring the suffering close to home. Readers will find lots to talk about here, both in and out of the classroom. All profits go to UNICEF.
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