Scandiffio offers poignant stories about young people around the world and their fight for the right to receive a good education. While the author offers the expected--stories from India and a host of "third world" countries--we also get stories of youngsters in the United States. A refreshing, heartwarming read.

Fight to Learn by Laura Scandiffio brings interest and excitement to going to school. While most people have heard of Malala, they may not have heard of all of the great people in Scandiffio's book: people helping to change education for poverty-stricken Indians and Roma, Pakistanis denied an education because of their gender, children ripped away from schools becoming soldiers, and separate, but not equal, schools on First Nation land.

Liked that the book was divided into different challenges children face rather than by geography. It even included an example in the U.S. I also liked that the book highlighted the people, many of whom are children, who are finding solutions to this issue.

A fantastic resource for older students.

I received an ARC copy from Annick Press via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review

An excellent book that I hope to share with my class.

Annick press is fast becoming my 'go to' publisher for their excellent nonfiction books. What makes them a cut above the rest is the fact that although Canadian based they have an international view. This book is no exception. Grouping issues preventing children from accessing the education they have a right to by cause and then not just focusing on the "poor 3rd world" but also highlighting the problems in USA & Canada makes this book special. Of course the text is also well written and compelling (I must confess to having started with the idea of skimming through it, but then getting totally engrossed and actually reading it cover to cover !) graphics/ design interesting.

An important read and one I look forward to sharing. Particularly like that it includes young people in Canada and the States that fought to learn. And in some cases those fights continue, so this is a good place to start discussions.