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Publisher
Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
Covering the most important material taught in high school American history class, Fast Track: U.S. History breaks need-to-know content into accessible, easily understood lessons. Inside this book, you'll find: Clear, concise summaries of the most important events, people, and concepts in United States history. Maps, timelines, and charts for quick visual reference Easy-to-follow content organization and illustrations With its friendly, straightforward...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 5
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"Malala Yousafzai introduces some of the people behind the statistics and news stories we read or hear every day about the millions of people displaced worldwide. Malala's experiences visiting refugee camps caused her to reconsider her own displacement-- first as an Internally Displaced Person when she was a young child in Pakistan, and then as an international activist who could travel anywhere in the world except to the home she loved. In We Are...
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Publisher
AuthorHouse
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
"Young adults and teenagers often find themselves the first responders until an adult can be located and called for. This book is designed to be read and discussed with parents or teachers in order to promote knowledge and understanding of what actions can be taken by the young reader. This book will help young adults memorize a practical and systematic approach to helping perform the steps of first aid" -- Page [4] cover.
Author
Publisher
Future Horizons Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
"AWKWARD: The Social Dos and Don'ts of Being a Young Adult breaks down family, friends, work, and community social situations to help provide tips on socially acceptable behavior in everyday situations. Each situation includes examples of dos and don'ts to target different perspectives and learning styles. The "do" section is intended to teach specific actions that can be performed to help a situation go well, and the "don't" section is intended to...
Publisher
Algonquin
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
"An anthology of essays and illustrations that illuminate mental health topics in a straightforward way"--
To understand mental health, we need to talk openly about it. This collection explores a wide range of topics, from the authors' personal experiences with mental illness and understanding how our brains are wired, to exploring the do's and don'ts of talking about mental health."--Adapted from back cover
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Pub. Date
2020.
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Description
Throughout the years, Gloria Steinem is perhaps the single-most iconic figure associated with women's rights, her name practically synonymous with the word "feminism." Documenting everything from her boundary-pushing journalistic career to the foundation of Ms. magazine to being awarded the 2013 Presidential Medal of Freedom, Winifred Conkling's Ms. Gloria Steinem: A Life is a meticulously researched YA biography that is sure to satisfy even the most...
Author
Publisher
Shiloh Run Press, an imprint of Barbour Puglishing, Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
Author and youth culture expert, Jonathan McKee, and his daughter Alyssa McKee, uncover forty random realizations they've discovered over the last five years. Screens provide fun platforms to connect with faraway friends; and sometimes the people we love the most are the people we ignore all day. Jonathan and Alyssa help young adults navigate face-to-face communication in a screen-to-screen world too! Maybe they'll help you navigate face-to-face communication...
Publisher
Algonquin Young Readers, an imprint of Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
"Thirty-seven contributors--including model Tyra Banks, gymnast Aly Raisman, and bestselling YA authors--explore the world in their unique bodies through essays, lists, comics, and art, from the award-winning editor of (Don't) Call Me Crazy"--
We all experience the world in a body, but we don't usually take the time to explore what it really means to have and live in one. In this collection of essays, lists, comics and art, readers will explore how...
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Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"Since the late 1800s, it has been believed that Native American civilization has been wiped from the United States. The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee argues that Native American culture is far from defeated-if anything, it is thriving as much today as it was one hundred years ago. The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee looks at Native American culture as it exists today-and the fight to preserve language and traditions"--
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Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
1991
Description
Your one-stop guide to writing and selling books for children
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Publisher
KCP Loft
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
"After the 2016 election of U.S. President Donald Trump, women of all ages literally took to the streets, setting off a wave of activism that's developed into a flood of women seeking elected office. IN GOOD HANDS speaks to young women eager to take part in the political system and make change from the inside out. The text begins with a series of engaging and approachable profiles of women who have run for office. They come from across the political...
Author
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 11
Description
"Bianca Cooper, a normal sixteen-year-old student, escapes into the world of Minecraft after getting into a terrible car accident. Soon, however, she realizes she is trapped inside the game, and the in-game characters who have been attacking her resemble figures from her real life."--
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Publisher
WordFire Press, LLC
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
This book tells the story of a precocious young girl who uses her intelligence and accelerating technology to solve humanity's grandest challenges. Now if only we can find more courageous visionaries like Danielle. Written as an alternative history, Danielle's journey as a driven young girl brings her face to face with many important figures from recent history and our modern world. Told through the eyes of Danielle's equally remarkable sister Claire,...
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