Poisoned water : how the citizens of Flint, Michigan, fought for their lives and warned the nation /
Cooper, Candy J., 1955-
Poisoned water : how the citizens of Flint, Michigan, fought for their lives and warned the nation / How the citizens of Flint, Michigan, fought for their lives and warned the nation : poisoned water by Candy J Cooper with Marc Aronson. - 243 pages : map, illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes index.
Prologue -- Roots and margins -- Pure, natural, mineral -- "The water is biting them" -- To the dome -- Big worries here -- Ten thousand children -- A good guess -- Water out of control -- Trust fall -- "The big red flag" -- A whistle blows -- Denial -- Convergence -- Blood speaks -- A tipping point -- A world rocked -- Surrender -- A ceaseless trail -- "A gaggle of bottled waters" -- Blame without end -- "We can save ourselves" -- Coming back where? -- Roaring uphill -- "My destiny is dismal" -- "But a flint holds fire" / by Andrea Ramsey.
Flint, Michigan had been built up, then abandoned, by General Motors. In 2014, as part of a plan to save money, government officials decided that Flint would temporarily switch its water supply from Lake Huron to the Flint River. Within months, many residents broke out in rashes. Children stopped growing. Some people were hospitalized with mysterious illnesses; others died. Despite the murky, foul-smelling liquid pouring from the city's faucets, officials refused to listen. Through interviews with residents and intensive research into legal records and news accounts, Cooper and Aronson show not just how the crisis unfolded, but also the history of racism and segregation that led up to it, and how the people of Flint fought-- and are still fighting-- for clean water and healthy lives.
Grades 10-12. Bloomsbury Children's Books.
9781547602322 1547602325
Bloomsbury Childrens Books, C/O Mps 16365 James Madison Hwy, Gordonsville, VA, USA, 22942 SAN 631-5011
2019045874
Lead poisoning--Michigan--Flint.
Drinking water--Lead content--Michigan--Flint.
Water quality management--Michigan--Flint.
Flint (Mich.)--History--21st century.
Poisoned water : how the citizens of Flint, Michigan, fought for their lives and warned the nation / How the citizens of Flint, Michigan, fought for their lives and warned the nation : poisoned water by Candy J Cooper with Marc Aronson. - 243 pages : map, illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes index.
Prologue -- Roots and margins -- Pure, natural, mineral -- "The water is biting them" -- To the dome -- Big worries here -- Ten thousand children -- A good guess -- Water out of control -- Trust fall -- "The big red flag" -- A whistle blows -- Denial -- Convergence -- Blood speaks -- A tipping point -- A world rocked -- Surrender -- A ceaseless trail -- "A gaggle of bottled waters" -- Blame without end -- "We can save ourselves" -- Coming back where? -- Roaring uphill -- "My destiny is dismal" -- "But a flint holds fire" / by Andrea Ramsey.
Flint, Michigan had been built up, then abandoned, by General Motors. In 2014, as part of a plan to save money, government officials decided that Flint would temporarily switch its water supply from Lake Huron to the Flint River. Within months, many residents broke out in rashes. Children stopped growing. Some people were hospitalized with mysterious illnesses; others died. Despite the murky, foul-smelling liquid pouring from the city's faucets, officials refused to listen. Through interviews with residents and intensive research into legal records and news accounts, Cooper and Aronson show not just how the crisis unfolded, but also the history of racism and segregation that led up to it, and how the people of Flint fought-- and are still fighting-- for clean water and healthy lives.
Grades 10-12. Bloomsbury Children's Books.
9781547602322 1547602325
Bloomsbury Childrens Books, C/O Mps 16365 James Madison Hwy, Gordonsville, VA, USA, 22942 SAN 631-5011
2019045874
Lead poisoning--Michigan--Flint.
Drinking water--Lead content--Michigan--Flint.
Water quality management--Michigan--Flint.
Flint (Mich.)--History--21st century.