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Breadwinner series volume 4
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Patvana is a teenage girl in Afghanistan found by the military in a school that has been bombed.
2) Bitter end
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When seventeen-year-old Alex starts dating Cole, a new boy at her high school, her two closest friends increasingly mistrust him as the relationship grows more serious.
3) iBoy
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Sixteen-year-old Tom Harvey was an ordinary Londoner until an attack that caused fragments of an iPhone to be embedded in his brain, giving him incredible knowledge and power, but using that power against the gang that attacked him and a friend could have deadly consequences.
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2021 National Book Award Longlists, Finalists, & WINNERS
2022 Youth Media Awards
Caldecott Medal | Winners and Honorees | 2020-Current
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2022 Youth Media Awards
Caldecott Medal | Winners and Honorees | 2020-Current
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"Celebrated author Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrator Floyd Cooper provide a powerful look at the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our nation's history"--Provided by publisher
On May 31 and June 1, 1921, an armed mob looted homes and businesses as Black families fled. The police did nothing to protect Greenwood, and as many as three hundred African Americans were killed, most buried in unmarked graves....
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The perfect tool to teach children how to respond to insecurities surrounding being left-handed. I Am Left-Handed provides parents, grandparents, teachers, and caregivers the opportunity to speak with children about this important topic. How do you actually know whether you are left- or right-handed? Everyone has a "strong" side, after all. But what exactly does that mean, and how do you know which one works better for you? Why is it that so...
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* "Provocative, powerful, breathtakingly beautiful." -Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review * "Both timely and timeless, evoking war and its aftermath without losing sight of hope."-Booklist, Starred Review * " Stark images in black and white lead this sympathetic wordless picture book about a girl who's enduring the war in Ukraine."-Foreword Magazine, Starred Review "Breathtaking" - Ruta Sepetys, author of Between Shades of Gray "A beautiful and heartbreaking...
10) Fourmile
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"A mysterious stranger arrives at a boy's rundown Alabama farm home, just as a dangerous situation is unfolding for the twelve-year-old and his widowed mother"--
11) Mary underwater
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Gaining courage from Joan of Arc, fourteen-year-old Mary Murphy navigates the waters of Chesapeake Bay in a submersible built with her friend, Kip, escaping the home where her violent father has just returned from prison. Includes facts about domestic violence and submersibles.
13) ISIS Hostages
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In August 2014, ISIS surged onto the global stage with the horrific killing of a journalist who had been held hostage by the group. The gruesome video was followed by several others as ISIS sought to capture and maintain the attention of the world media and encourage recruits to join them. ISIS's treatment of hostages has led some to take their own lives instead of being captured. But not all hostages are equal under the Islamic State. This book will...
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Avant, Paulo, son frère Sam ainsi que leurs amis Pierrot et Maria vivaient dans un milieu familial violent. Ils avaient souvent peur. Aujourd'hui, tout ça est bien fini. Ils sont heureux. Un samedi d'automne, ensemble, ils s'inventent une aventure de chevaliers. Ils fabriquent le Roi de la Cour et lui confient leur histoire.
15) Juzo
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"La justicia ha de ser ciega, para así guiarse tan solo por la verdad de su misma condición."
¿Venganza? Yo lo llamo equilibrio. Y si el orden no es capaz de lograrlo, seré yo quien lo haga. Y he de asegurarles que no tendré piedad con quien nunca la tuvo. No perdonaré a quien no lo hizo. Y mucho menos dejaré vivir a aquél que privó a alguien de ello.
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Depuis la séparation de ses parents, Justine essaie tant bien que mal d'améliorer sa relation avec eux et de s'acclimater à ses deux familles recomposées. En grandissant, elle affronte seule les difficultés du quotidien et combat le sentiment de n'avoir sa place nulle part.
Puis, le jour de ses seize ans, tout bascule. Ne contrlant plus rien, elle voit rouge et déchaîne sa colère. Désormais, ses mains sont tachées du sang de sa victime....
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High school psychology students will read about what motivates the criminals behind cult murders. After introducing the wide range of cults that exist in the world, this book focuses on those cults that often feature violence, abuse, ritual death, and mass murder. Religious, doomsday, and terrorist cults are just some of the cults covered in this detailed book. Historical accounts of cult murders are followed by descriptions of the psychology of the...
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The idea that many teens have of gangs is one that is outdated and often influenced by television and movies. But this "hidden story" of gangs and gang violence delves deeper into gangs, breaking down some of the stereotypes and showing readers some of the reasons why gangs exist and what is being done to combat some of the violence. All types of gangs are explored, going beyond the basic ideas and into the lesser known elements of gang violence.
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Violence in the media is a major topic of debate, and video games are often at the center of these debates. Are they too violent? Does playing a violent video game have any impact on a young person becoming violent themselves? Readers are encouraged to form their own answers to these challenging questions and to back them up with facts from the enlightening text. A detailed graphic organizer, vivid photographs, and helpful fact boxes are also included...
20) Gun Violence
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Gun violence doesn't have to be an unapproachable topic. This high interest, low reading level resource utilizes easily comprehensible timelines, maps, and reflective photographs to deliver an approachable guide to the complex issue of gun violence. Teens will gain insight into the history of gun violence as the narrative delves into the various social, economic, and cultural factors that have built the current landscape. Ending with an overview of...
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