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Sometimes the Girl
Eighteen-year-old Holiday needs to sort her life out. She's still shaken from her brother's recent suicide attempt; still pining over her ex, Maya; and still struggling to write again after… Read More →
Speaking on Climate: A Guide to Speechwriting for a Better Future
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection What makes a good speech? Better yet, what makes an effective speech? A speech can inform, entertain, educate. But effective speeches inspire… Read More →
Design Thinking: A Guide to Innovation
Design thinking is a six-step process used in creative problem solving to understand users, challenge assumptions, redefine problems, and create innovative solutions. As a human-centered… Read More →
The Red Car to Hollywood
Los Angeles, 1924 Sixteen-year-old Ruby Chan considers herself a modern, independent American girl. But when her secret relationship with a white boy implodes—and then is revealed to her very Read More →
Disconnected: Understanding Alzheimer's Disease
“The common perception of Alzheimer’s from people who haven’t experienced it is that it’s more like a ‘quirk’ which all elderly people experience at some point. But Alzheimer’s is so much… Read More →
Boxed Out
From the Series Hoops Academy
Murph knows he’s talented enough for the varsity basketball squad along with his twin brother. So why is he still stuck playing on the JV team? When a varsity player is injured, Murph finally Read More →
Crossing Borders: Navigating Immigration in North America
From the Series Spotlight on Social Justice
Immigration has a long history throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Tens of thousands of immigrants arrive to North America every day from countries around the globe. But the… Read More →
Fighting for Equality: Racial Justice in North America
From the Series Spotlight on Social Justice
Racial justice seeks the fair, equal treatment of everyone regardless of their race or ethnicity. Throughout history, people of color in North America have faced racial injustices such as… Read More →
From Silence to Solidarity: The Fight for LGBTQ+ Rights
From the Series Spotlight on Social Justice
The modern LGBTQ+ community has made significant progress in gaining legal rights and social acceptance compared to decades and centuries ago. However, even as progress has been made, many… Read More →
Missing Mascot
From the Series Hoops Academy
Sophie-Kim is excited to finally start her freshman basketball season at Hoops Academy. Except, something important is missing. Where is the school’s mascot, DC Wild? When Sophie-Kim learns… Read More →
Numbers Game
From the Series Hoops Academy
Things have lined up perfectly for Kaita’s senior year at Hoops Academy. She’s the varsity team captain and finally gets to wear her lucky number. But her jersey keeps going missing. Soon… Read More →
On the Line
From the Series Hoops Academy
Nadia is thrilled that she made the Hoops Academy JV basketball team. The only thing left standing in her way is Pre-Algebra. Nadia’s grades are slipping and she’s worried about being able to Read More →
Panic at Practice
From the Series Hoops Academy
School, homework, and basketball keep Tomás pretty busy. On top of everything, his dad is in the hospital, and it might be serious. It isn’t long before the pressure gets to be too much for… Read More →
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
From the Series First Avenue Classics ™
First published in 1927, Arthur Conan Doyle's final twelve Sherlock Holmes stories follow the detective Holmes and his companion, Dr. John Watson, through unique and thrilling mysteries. The… Read More →
To Arm or Disarm?: Addressing Gun Violence
From the Series Spotlight on Social Justice
Gun violence includes any violent crimes, accidental injuries, or death related to guns. Gun use is prevalent across North America—more than half of people in the United States alone know… Read More →
Win or Lose
From the Series Hoops Academy
Freshman year basketball at Hoops Academy is not going according to Trey “Mojo” Michaels’ plan. Sure, he’s the team captain, but they have yet to win a single game! Desperate to win, Mojo… Read More →
A Perfectionist's Guide to Not Being Perfect
It's hard to be happy when you've created a very narrow window of what defines success. Do you try to do everything perfectly? Do you wear yourself down and still constantly not feeling good… Read More →
Autism
From the Series Dealing with Disorders and Disease
You probably know someone with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) because it is relatively common. In the United States, one in 68 children has been identified with ASD, more commonly known as… Read More →
Autism, The Invisible Cord: A Sibling's Diary
Jenny shares her tell-all story about life with Ezra, her "exasperating, infuriating, absolutely amazing, and autistic younger brother." If living with Ezra weren't hard enough, Jenny must… Read More →
Bernice Sandler and the Fight for Title IX
From the Series Extraordinary Women in Psychology
In 1969, Bernice Sandler was finishing her doctorate in education at the University of Maryland, teaching part-time at the university, and trying to secure a full-time position. Despite her… Read More →
Bipolar Disorder
From the Series Dealing with Disorders and Disease
About 45 million people around the world have bipolar disorder. In the United States alone, around seven million adults live with the disorder. That's about 2.8 percent of the population.… Read More →
Carol Gilligan and the Search for Voice
From the Series Extraordinary Women in Psychology
Carol Gilligan has devoted her life to discovering, uncovering, and recovering voices belonging to girls and women, as well as boys and men. Through her work, she has played an enormous role Read More →
Cystic Fibrosis
From the Series Dealing with Disorders and Disease
In the United States, around 30,000 people have cystic fibrosis (CF), and one in 30 Americans is a carrier. Cystic fibrosis is a condition caused by genes that are passed from parent to… Read More →
Depression
From the Series Dealing with Disorders and Disease
About 280 million people around the world have depression. In the United States alone, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) believes that 21 million American adults had at least… Read More →