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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 →
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 →
Spotlight on Social Justice — Hardcover Set
From the Series Spotlight on Social Justice
Give readers an in-depth primer of prominent civics issues in North America. Each book covers the history of its respective topic, what modern concerns are and whether or how they’ve changed, 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 →
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 →
Asteroids and Comets: Use Your STEM Skills to Explore Mysterious Space Objects
From the Series Mission: Space Science
Comets and asteroids swoop through our solar system, inspiring fascination and fear. But what are these spectacular space bodies, where do they come from, and how can we monitor them? Comets 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 →
Beyond the Solar System: Use Your STEM Skills to Explore Outer Space
From the Series Mission: Space Science
Beyond our solar system is an enormous expanse of stars, other solar systems, glittering galaxies, matter-eating black holes, and other fascinating space mysteries. But what do we know about… 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 →
Cloud Computing
From the Series How High-Tech Changed the World
Every day, hundreds of millions of people around the world use computer apps such as Dropbox, Gmail, iCloud, and Spotify. When people use these Internet-based services, they are making use… Read More →
Communism: From Marxism to North Korea
From the Series Political Systems in Action
Communism is a political idea based on sharing wealth and removing social class. But how does this work in action? This fascinating title looks at communism, its history, and its place in… 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 →
Dealing with Disorders and Disease — Hardcover Set
From the Series Dealing with Disorders and Disease
This detailed and insightful series will provide readers with a thorough understanding of diseases and disorders that affect many young people, and it is also an invaluable source of… Read More →
Democracy: From Ancient Greece to the American Dream
From the Series Political Systems in Action
A democracy is a form of government in which ordinary people take part in running their country and is the bedrock of many Western governments. But how does this idea work in action? This… Read More →