In the Human Rights at Risk series (5 titles), readers will have the chance to explore topics that can be difficult to speak about but are crucial to understand. Each book opens with a bullet-pointed overview of its topic and a true account of a person’s experience with it. Four chapters then follow, examining the history, current status, and possible future of the issue at hand. Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking discusses the different forms human trafficking and slavery can take, as in sex trafficking and forced marriage. With large text, well-chosen images, real stories, and source notes, this high/low series is perfect for middle- and high-school students researching these timely topics and learning to protect their rights.

Gr 7–10—This series provides an essential resource for students to grasp the urgency of human rights issues, both historically and in the present day, across the U.S. and globally. Each book opens with a bulleted summary of key topics, followed by an introduction featuring a notable case that brought attention to the subject. The chapters then explore various types of human rights violations and strategies to address them, supported by eye-opening statistics. The series also examines the laws and organizations working to safeguard at-risk populations, with graphs offering clear data visualization. Each book has a glossary, source notes, an additional resource list, and an index. VERDICT Recommended for research projects.

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