Student Review By: Lindsey R. (10th grade)
Grade Range: 8th Grade and up
Genre: Historical Nonfiction
Literary Merit: Excellent

Raise Your Voice by Jeffrey Kluger describes twelve protests that changed American history. Kluger briefly tells the story of twelve great American protests in a nonbiased way. The book shows the major changes in society throughout the history of the United States. It starts in 1773 with The Boston Tea Party and goes all the way up to the more recent Dakota Access Uprising in 2016-2017. The book highlights many types of protests that occurred over the course of centuries ranging from passive and peaceful to very violent.

This book was an easy read, and also not easy to put down. History in nonfiction form usually bores me, but this book was straight to the point and made each real-life event feel exciting and immediate. The book draws you in and through each story, it makes you feel like you are experiencing each of these iconic events first hand. It shows that protests have happened throughout all of American history and will continue to happen. I found the book to be very educational and interesting at the same time.

Recommendation: I would recommend this book to those who enjoy historical nonfiction done in a more storytelling way rather than just straight facts that you would find in a typical history textbook. ( )