| Gunstories: Life-Changing Experiences with Guns Contributor(s): Atkin, S. Beth (Author), Atkin, S. Beth (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0060526610 ISBN-13: 9780060526610 Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2007 Annotation: Guns are a fact of life for young people growing up in the United States. In a series of evocative and stirring interviews and photographs, Atkin presents an array of young people who candidly share the mixed consequences of guns in their lives. Told in their own voices, these are their remarkable stories. Photos. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Nonfiction | Social Topics - Violence - Young Adult Nonfiction | Social Topics - Self-esteem & Self-reliance - Young Adult Nonfiction | Girls & Women |
| Dewey: 363.330 |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 5.76" W x 8" (0.48 lbs) 256 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 106835 Reading Level: 6.2 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Guns are a fact of life for young people growing up in the United States. They are found in homes--for protection, sport, and hunting. Guns are also on the street--for defense and security, and in gang-related uses. Guns can cause accidents, and even deaths, while they can also nurture self-esteem and athletic abilities. The impact of guns on young people's lives is undebatable--and often dramatic. S. Beth Atkin's evocative photographs and candid interviews share the remarkable stories--told in their own voices--of an array of young people's life-changing experiences with guns. |
Contributor Bio(s): Atkin, S. Beth: - Photo (c) Kate Burkart Writer and photographer S. Beth Atkin, is the author of Gunstories: Life-Changing Experiences with Guns, Voices from the Fields: Children of Migrant Farmworkers Tell Their Stories and Voices from the Streets: Young Former Gang Members Tell Their Stories. Included in the awards she has received are: ALA: Best Books for Young Adults; Hungry Mind Review; Children's Books of Distinction American Booksellers Association: Pick of the List; and Booklist: Editor's Choice. Her books are used nationally in schools, universities and libraries to help youth and adults understand more fully issues concerning violence, discrimination, firearm use and regulations teen pregnancy, language barriers, firearm use and regulations, gangs, child labor, and many family issues. She lectures nationwide about her books and these topics. Ms. Atkin's work has been utilized in radio, T.V., videos, plays and numerous book and magazine publications. She was previously a visiting fellow at the Institute of International Studies, University of California, Berkeley and co-produced Connecting Students to the World which utilizes distinguished visitors who come to the university and connects them to inner city students through live web chat sessions. Her books are implemented in the program. Ms. Atkin was the bi-cultural curriculum editor at California State University, Monterey Bay, National Science Foundation project, utilizing the Internet to motivate Latino/Hispanic high school students in science courses. |