Free the Children: A Young Man Fights Against Child Labor and Proves That Children Can Change the World

Here is the dramatic and moving story of one child's transformation from a normal, middle-class kid from the suburbs to an activist, fighting against child labor on the world stage of international human rights. Making headlines around the globe, Graig Keilburger and his organization, Free the Children, which he founded at the age of twelve, have brought unprecedented attention to the worldwide abuse of children's rights. Free the Childrenis a passionate and astounding story and a moving testament to the power that children and young adults have to change the world, as witnessed through the achievements of one remarkable young man.

Craig Kielburger has received the Roosevelt Freedom Medal (with Free the Children) and the State of the World Forum Award. He is ambassador to the Children's Embassy in Sarajevo and was named a Global Leader of Tomorrow at the 1998 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. He lives in Canada with his family. Kevin Major is an award-winning author. He lives with his wife and two sons in Newfoundland.