Riot

Bryan Grant lives in the small town of Blue Ash, Minnesota. His dad has been employed by the local paper mill and his mom is a teacher. Trouble is brewing as the paper mill has hired nonunion employees to construct a new mill. Bryan's father is a leader of the union members and outsiders who commit vandalism, and finally riot to protect their interests. Bryan secretly videotaped the riot, and now has incriminating evidence against his father. What should he do? Based on actual events at International Falls in 1989, and written by Mary Casanova, this was a finalist for the Minnesota Book Award in 1997. It could be used as a discussion starter in social studies classes.