Fagbøger for børn og unge: politik

Hiphop var i starten en undergrunds-kultur. Den opstod nemlig blandt unge sorte amerikanere, som følte sig udenfor eller 'på bunden' af samfundet. Men med tiden har hiphop spredt sig til mange lande, og ikke mindst musikken er blevet mere og mere populær.Hvis du godt kan lide hiphop og rap, kender du måske allerede navne som Snoop Dogg, Eminem, MC Einar, Suspekt og Tessa? Ellers kan du møde dem og flere andre her i bogen.

In this young readers adaptation of his adult memoir Dear America, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and undocumented immigrant Jose Antonio Vargas tells his story, in light of the 12 million undocumented immigrants currently in the United States. Jose Antonio Vargas was only twelve years old when he was brought to the United States from the Philippines to live with his grandparents. He didnt know it, but he was sent to the U.S. illegally.When he applied for a learners permit, he learned the truth, and he spent the next almost twenty years keeping his immigration status a secret. Hiding in plain sight, he was writing for some of the most prestigious news organizations in the country. Only after publicly admitting his undocumented statusrisking his career and personal safetywas Vargas able to live his truth.This book asks questions including, How do you define who is an American? How do we decide who gets to be a citizen? What happens to those who enter the U.S. without documentation?By telling his personal story and presenting facts without easy answers, Jose Antonio Vargas sheds light on an issue that couldnt be more relevant.

Klimakampen er en allestedsnærværende diskussion lige nu og med god grund. Denne bog tager læseren i hånden, fortæller om klimakampens historie og sætter fokus på de personer, der har været med til at kickstarte de unges oprør og protest mod den måde, vi behandler vores jord på.