Shattered by Eric Walters

Have you ever left an assignment to the last minute? Well, this is exactly what Ian has done. He has left his social studies assignment to the last minute, now in order to pass his social studies glass he has to do community volunteer service. He chooses to work at a place called, “The Club” because he thinks it sound cool. He can’t believe his rotten luck when the place turns out to be a soup kitchen for the homeless. Not only is that bad, but it is also located in a really sketchy part of town. While he is going to do his first shift, Ian is almost mugged by three teenagers. A really fierce and frightening homeless mans comes to Ian’s defense with a pipe. Later, the same guy shows up at the soup kitchen, and as Ian gets to know him he find out he was a peacekeeper stationed in Rwanda. This book is about learning to get past social discrimination here in our own towns, as well as around the world.