Poverty & Homelessness

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Being Homeless: Stories from Survivors

From the Series It Happened to Me

Becoming homeless happens—but how does it feel when it happens to you? Being homeless is a devastating and life-changing experience that happens to thousands of young people every year.… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1040
  • ATOS: 6.3
  • Dewey: 362.5
  • Copyright: 2022
6 titles

Debates en marcha (Issues in Action) (Read Woke ™ Books en español) — Hardcover Set

From the Series Debates en marcha (Issues in Action) (Read Woke ™ Books en español)

Podrás analizar temas difíciles que afectan a nuestra sociedad, desde la violencia con armas hasta la inmigración. Aprenderás cómo surgieron los problemas y escucharás a las personas menos… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2022
  • Hardcover
  • List Price: $183.90
  • Your Price: $137.93
  • 6 titles

Focus on the Great Depression

From the Series History in Pictures (Read Woke ™ Books)

The Great Depression was a major economic crash that hit the US in the late 1920s. While many people suffered from the crash, Black Americans were hit especially hard. Photographs from the… Read More →

  • Lexile: 850
  • ATOS: 5.3
  • Dewey: 330.973/0916
  • Copyright: 2023

Food for Hope: How John van Hengel Invented Food Banks for the Hungry

Hunger continues to be an international problem. This true story of how one ordinary person did something extraordinary shows how everyone can do something to make a difference. Readers will Read More →

  • Dewey: 920
  • Copyright: 2023

Freedom from Want

From the Series The Four Freedoms

"Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" is a quote from the U.S. Constitution most Americans know by heart. The right to have a healthy peacetime life-- to be free from want, hunger,… Read More →

  • Lexile: 720
  • ATOS: 4.9
  • Dewey: 344.73
  • Copyright: 2014
6 titles

History in Pictures (Read Woke ™ Books) — Hardcover Set

From the Series History in Pictures (Read Woke ™ Books)

Analyze historical events in US history with a focus on photos that help tell stories of people from underrepresented groups. Readers are asked to think critically about who took the photos,… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2023
  • Hardcover
  • List Price: $183.90
  • Your Price: $137.93
  • 6 titles

Income Inequality and the Fight over Wealth Distribution

From the Series Issues in Action (Read Woke ™ Books)

In America, the amount of money people earn for doing the same job isn't always equal. The United States only recently made it illegal to pay men more than women for the same job, and the… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1110
  • ATOS: 6.4
  • Dewey: 339.2/20973
  • Copyright: 2022
6 titles

Issues in Action (Read Woke ™ Books) — Hardcover Set

From the Series Issues in Action (Read Woke ™ Books)

Investigate hard topics facing our society—from gun violence to immigration. Learn how problems developed and hear from underrepresented persons involved in these struggles. Reflection… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2022
  • Hardcover
  • List Price: $183.90
  • Your Price: $137.93
  • 6 titles
6 titles

It Happened to Me — Hardcover Set

From the Series It Happened to Me

Sometimes, painful experiences happen. It Happened to Me explores painful life crises that affect many young people through poignant diary entries from composite teens who have experienced… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2022
  • Hardcover
  • List Price: $191.94
  • Your Price: $143.95
  • 6 titles

La desigualdad en los ingresos y la lucha por la distribución de la riqueza (Income Inequality and the Fight over Wealth Distribution)

From the Series Debates en marcha (Issues in Action) (Read Woke ™ Books en español)

En Estados Unidos, la cantidad de dinero que las personas ganan por hacer el mismo trabajo no siempre es la misma. Hasta hace poco no era ilegal pagarles más a los hombres que a las mujeres… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1030
  • Dewey: 339.2/20973
  • Copyright: 2022

La epidemia de los opioides y la crisis de las adicciones (The Opioid Epidemic and the Addiction Crisis)

From the Series Debates en marcha (Issues in Action) (Read Woke ™ Books en español)

Los opioides son sustancias que las personas han tomado durante siglos para aliviar el dolor, pero también son altamente adictivas. En los últimos años, se ha visto en Estados Unidos un… Read More →

  • Lexile: 960
  • Dewey: 362.290973
  • Copyright: 2022
Cover: Piece by Piece: Ernestine's Gift for President Roosevelt
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Piece by Piece: Ernestine's Gift for President Roosevelt

During the Great Depression, Ernestine Guerrero's family didn't have much. The Mexican American teen was so grateful for the government food aid they received in San Antonio, Texas, that she Read More →

  • Dewey: 973.917
  • Copyright: 2023
Fall 2024

Pieza a pieza (Piece by Piece): El obsequio de Ernestine para el presidente Roosevelt (Ernestine's Gift for President Roosevelt)

Durante la Gran Depresión, la familia de Ernestine Guerrero no tenía mucho. La adolescente estadounidense de origen mexicano estaba tan agradecida por la ayuda alimentaria que el gobierno… Read More →

  • Dewey: 976.4/35100468720904
  • Copyright: 2024

The Opioid Epidemic and the Addiction Crisis

From the Series Issues in Action (Read Woke ™ Books)

The US has seen an alarming rise in the numbers of people addicted to and overdosing on opioid drugs, including oxycodone, codeine, fentanyl, and heroin. Learn about history of the opioid… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1040
  • ATOS: 6.3
  • Dewey: 362.290973
  • Copyright: 2022