In the News: Set 1

Readers will take a rigorous look at controversial issues and conditions such as starvation in Africa, devastating hurricanes and tsunamis, suicide bombers, frightening pandemics, and domestic spying and wiretapping. How do we approach these issues as a people, both historically and currently? What are governments and interest groups doing to ensure forward momentum? Where do we fail in our global consciousness when disasters strike, and where do we thrive? This fact-filled, straightforward collection gives teen readers the information they need to understand these globally-significant issues.