A group of doctors in France was dissatisfied with the way people were getting medical help around the world. So in 1971, they formed an organization called Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), or Doctors Without Borders. This audiobook explains some of their efforts in helping during conflicts, natural disasters, and epidemics.
Sophie and her friends are amateur filmmakers. They decide to use their passion and abilities to create a documentary about Sophie's Aunt Ting, an immigrant from Taiwan, who is learning to read and write in English.
Eleven-year-old Alex Yamada has just gotten the most challenging school assignment of her life. Her social studies teacher, Mrs. Evigan, has asked Alex to present an oral report on her family history. But Alex doesn't know a single thing about her family's Japanese-American background.
The eighth-graders at Harold H. Harkkanian Middle School have been eagerly debating where to go for their class trip. But a surprise announcement from their principal has them talking about a different issue altogether. The school board thinks the students at Harkkanian should wear uniforms!
