Here I Stand: Stories that Speak for Freedom by Amnesty International UK

Here I Stand: Stories that Speak for Freedom

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

320 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction poetry politics short stories emotional reflective medium-paced

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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 highe...

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reflective 87%
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informative 62%
inspiring 50%
challenging 37%
hopeful 25%
sad 25%
tense 12%

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fast 20%

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