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Accelerated Reader is a program based on the fact that students become more motivated to read if they are tested on the content of the books they have read and are rewarded for correct answers. Students read each book, individually take the test on the computer, and receive gratification when they score well. Schools using the Accelerated Reader program have seen a significant increase in reading among their students.

Globally and locally, teens are confronted with a wide variety of social issues and difficult political realities. These titles are excellent for community service learning and tolerance building.

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Gr. 8-12. Is anyone buying a globe these days, rather than waiting to see when the ink on the borders can be permanent? Is anyone asking what is really happening to the lives of those affected by geopolitical change? Rosen's eloquent introduction precedes 12 fiction and nonfiction selections that illustrate the test of the human spirit when homelands no longer mean security. An international collection of writers places us in the caravan of souls, beset by sorrow and squalor, en route to a "better life." The drama of it all does not obscure the information. Teachers in various disciplines will appreciate the simple maps introducing each entry, and will be able to make good use of this volume in the Icarus World Issues series. (Reviewed Nov. 1, 1992)0823913643Gary Young