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True Stories of Teen Homelessness
Monika Davies - Cavendish Square Format: Library Binding
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Nearly two million teens face homelessness a year in the United States alone. This book shares the stories of teens who are homeless and live on the streets or in shelters, with or without their families. Readers are presented with relatable facts about a vulnerable population. They will... |
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Notorious RBG : the life and times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Irin Carmon - Dey Street Books Format: Hardcover
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"The authors make this unassuming, most studious woman come pulsing to life. . . . Notorious RBG may be a playful project, but it asks to be read seriously. . . . That I responded so personally to it is a testimony to [its] storytelling and panache." - Jennifer... |
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Race: A History Beyond Black and White
Marc Aronson - Atheneum Books for Young Readers Format: Hardcover
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Race. You know it at a glance: he's black; she's white. They're Asian; we're Latino. Racism. I'm better; she's worse. Those people do those kinds of things. We all know it's wrong to make these judgments, but they come faster than thought. Why? Where did those... |
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Animals Go to War: From Dogs to Dolphins
Connie Goldsmith - Twenty First Century Books Format: Library Binding
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In the twenty-first century, military marine mammals detect lost equipment and underwater mines. Large rats are trained to find land mines in more than 80 countries. Military working dogs search for explosive devices and other weapons and are trained to take down enemy combatants. In earlier... |
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Speak Up!: A Guide to Having Your Say and Speaking Your Mind
Halley Bondy - Zest Books Format: Print book
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Middle school is a tough time for nearly everyone, but it can be especially hard on girls. Between social and cultural pressures, academic challenges, family dynamics, changing hormones, and a growing awareness of the world around them, middle school girls often end up feeling voiceless... |
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This Land Is Our Land: A History of American Immigration
Linda Barrett Osborne - Harry N. Abrams Format: Hardcover
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A 2017 YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction finalist! American attitudes toward immigrants are paradoxical. On the one hand, we see our country as a haven for the poor and oppressed; anyone, no matter his or her background, can find freedom here and achieve the "American Dream." On the other... |
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Because They Marched: The People's Campaign for Voting Rights That Changed America
Russell Freedman - Holiday House Format: Print book
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For the 50th anniversary of the march for voting rights from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, Newbery Medalist Russell Freedman has written a riveting account of this pivotal event in the history of civil rights.In the early 1960s, tensions in the segregated South intensified. Tired of reprisals... |
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Foodprints: The Story of What We Eat
Paula Ayer - Annick Press Format: Print book
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The everyday choices we make when it comes to food don't just have an effect on us -- they also affect other people and the planet. Today's teens are more attuned to what they eat and where it comes from than any generation before them. But there's still more to know. Foodprints... |
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It's Complicated: The American Teenager
Robin Bowman - Umbrage Editions Format: Hardcover
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Robin Bowman's five-year journey into the heart of teenage America created a series of 414 "collaborative portraits," wherein she shares her discoveries of a generation now coming of age. In searing and intimate photographs, presented alongside the young people's voices... |
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