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Here I stand : stories that speak for freedom / edited by Amnesty International UK ; Neil Gaiman [and 27 others]. - London : Walker Books and Subsidiaries, 2017. - 320 pages; 20 cm.

Full list of contributors: Tony Birch, John Boyne, Sita Brahmachari, Kevin Brooks, Kate Charlesworth, Sarah Crossan, Neil Gaiman, Jack Gantos, Ryan Gattis, Matt Haig, Frances Hardinge, Jackie Kay, AL Kennedy, Liz Kessler, Elizabeth Laird, Amy Leon, Sabrina Mahfouz, Chelsea Manning, Chibundu Onuzo, Bali Rai, Chris Riddell, Mary and Bryan Talbot, Christie Watson and Tim Wynne-Jones.


With contributions from Frances Hardinge, Sarah Crossan, Matt Haig, Neil Gaiman and many more. Did you know that ...government spies can turn on your phone and use the microphone to listen to your conversations? ...that lesbian and gay relationships are illegal in 78 countries and can be punished by death? ...that Amnesty recently recorded the highest number of executions globally for more than 25 years? Through short stories and poetry, twenty-five leading authors and illustrators explore the top human rights issues facing young people today. Now is the time to take a stand and make a difference.

ISBN: 9781406373646 (pbk.) 1406373648 (pbk.)

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB732688 bnb

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Political prisoners--Fiction.
Freedom--Fiction
Human rights--Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Short stories, English.

Dewey Class. No.: 823.92080358