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Eric Walters

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    In this high-interest accessible novel for middle-grade readers, Ian learns that the company that makes the uniforms for his school uses child labour.

128 pages
ATOS: 4.3
Grade Readability: 4.1
Interest Age: 10 to 14
Lexile: 600
2023
ISBN: 9781459834606

The principal announces that the school is implementing uniforms, and Ian finds himself caught in a conflict.

Julia, the student body president and Ian's friend, wants Ian to devise a plan to fight the decision, but the principal is determined to convince Ian the uniforms are a good idea. Ian doesn't see the problem with uniforms and wants nothing to do with the issue, but while doing research for a social-justice class, Ian learns that the manufacturer of the uniforms is on the top-ten list in the industry for human-rights violations. When he tells the principal their clothing is being made in sweatshops using child labour, all he gets is a reminder that the penalty for refusing to wear the uniforms is expulsion. Ian finds himself caught in a whole new conflict—one with himself.