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Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"MSNBC's Mehdi Hasan isn't one to avoid arguments. He relishes them, as the lifeblood of democracy and the only surefire way to establish the truth. Arguments help us solve problems, uncover new ideas we might not have considered, and nudge our disagreements toward mutual understanding. A good argument, made in good faith, has intrinsic value-and can also simply be fun. Arguments are everywhere-and especially given the fierce debates we're all embroiled...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
1998
Description
"The Argument Culture is about a pervasive warlike atmosphere that makes us approach anything we need to accomplish as a fight between two opposing sides. The argument culture urges us to regard the world - and the people in it - in an adversarial frame of mind. It rests on the assumption that opposition is the best way to get anything done: The best way to explore an idea is to set up a debate; the best way to cover the news is to find spokespeople...
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 11
Description
"A life-long speech competitor, Leela loves nothing more than crushing the competition, all while wearing a smile. But when she meets the incorrigible Firoze Darcy, a debater from an elitist private school, Leela can't stand him. Unfortunately, he'll be competing in the state league, so their paths are set to collide. But why attempt to tolerate Firoze when Leela can one-up him? The situation is more complicated than Leela anticipated, though, and...
Author
Publisher
Jimmy Patterson Books/Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
©2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 6
Description
"Middle school student by day. Secret detective by night. I've spent my whole life watching my detective dad solve crimes. Now that I've cracked a few cases of my own, I'm ready to go even bigger. Crime. Weapons. Bad guys. It can be a dangerous job. Which is why I'm forced to sneak out of the house. But let's keep that between us..."
Author
Series
Sunny volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Sunny is starting to understand the ins and outs of middle school... but she still feels more out than in. Most kids have a thing they do outside of class, like football or track or cheerleading. Sunny isn't quarterback material, and her cheer attempts are... not the best. So what can she do?
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