What does it mean to be free? Top authors donate their talents to explore the question in a compelling collection to benefit Amnesty International.

A boy who thinks that school is "slavery" learns the true meaning of the word when he stumbles on a secret child-labor factory. A Palestinian boy, mute from trauma, releases kites over a wall to a hilltop settlement, each bearing a message of peace.

This inspiring, engaging anthology gathers an international roster of authors to explore such themes as asylum, law, education, and faith from a riveting tale of an attempt to find drinking water after Hurricane Katrina; to a chilling look at a future where microchips track every citizen s every move; to a hilarious police interrogation involving the London Tower, the Crown Jewels, and a Ghanaian boy with a passion for playing marbles. Features an introduction by British writer Jacqueline Wilson.

With stories by:

• David Almond
• Ibtisam Barakat 
• Malorie Blackman
• Theresa Breslin 
• Eoin Colfer
• Roddy Doyle 
• Ursula Dubosarsky
• Jamila Gavin 
• Margaret Mahy
• Patricia McCormick 
• Michael Morpurgo
• Sarah Mussi 
• Meja Mwangi
• Rita Williams-Garcia