Thinking Critically: School Shootings and Violence

December 1, 2019
Grades 7-10 Focusing on current and divisive topics, the Thinking Critically series (3 new titles) provides readers with informative background information on each topic discussed, along with facts and statements used to support each side of the issues presented. School Shootings and Violence focuses on arguments for and against metal detectors in schools, whether school staff should carry weapons, and if schools should offer mental health counseling, as well as the media's role in school shootings. Each title provides separate chapters discussing different issues within the larger topic, with arguments provided for and against each individual issue. Quotes, facts, and illustrated charts are integrated into the text, which concludes with source notes and a list of related organizations. Each chapter is well organized, beginning with a summary of arguments for and against its highlighted topic, and the cases included will keep readers wanting to learn more. An informative series that will allow readers to consider the many sides of important issues confronting people today.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2019, American Library Association.)