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"Going beyond the story of America as a country "discovered" by a few brave men in the "New World," Indigenous human rights advocate Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz reveals the roles that settler colonialism and policies of American Indian genocide played in forming our national identity. The original academic text is fully adapted by renowned curriculum experts Debbie Reese and Jean Mendoza, for middle-grade and young adult readers to include discussion topics,...
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“We don’t see color.” “I didn’t know Black people liked Star Wars!” “What hood are you from?” As a student in a largely white high school, Frederick Joseph often simply let wince-worthy moments go. When he grew older, he saw them as missed opportunities to stand up for himself and bring awareness to those who didn’t see the hurt they caused. Here, Joseph speaks to the reader as he wishes he’d spoken to his friends, unpacking hurtful...
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"Senator Kamala Harris's commitment to speaking truth is informed by her upbringing. The daughter of immigrants, she was raised in an Oakland, California community that cared deeply about social justice; her parents -- an esteemed economist from Jamaica and an admired cancer researcher from India -- met as activists in the civil rights movement when they were graduate students at Berkeley. Growing up, Harris herself never hid her passion for justice,...
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"Over-prescription of painkillers has led to opioid addiction among people in all segments of American society. This in turn has increased addiction to other opioids, such as heroin and fentanyl. The Opioid Crisis examines why opioid abuse has become one of the most urgent public health issues of our time."--Amazon.com.
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"Ruth David was growing up in a small village in Germany when Adolf Hitler rose to power in the 1930s. Under the Nazi Party, Jewish families like Ruth's experienced rising anti-Semitic restrictions and attacks. Just going to school became dangerous. By November 1938, anti-Semitism erupted into Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass, and unleashed a wave of violence and forced arrests. Days later, desperate volunteers sprang into action to organize...
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"Explores recent events and new ideas in an effort to explain what's taking place, why it matters, and what efforts are being made to address cell phone addiction. Personal accounts along with facts and quotes from authoritative sources help readers gain a vivid understanding of these issues from a public health perspective."--Back cover.
15) Childhood trauma
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Only since the 1990s have researchers and health officials known about the alarmingly high prevalence of childhood trauma, and the harm it can cause. Trauma during childhood has been associated with numerous mental disorders and physical illnesses among children, adolescents, and adults, and a growing number of experts are calling it a public health crisis. The prevalence of childhood trauma is covered, as is how it affects children and adolescents,...
17) Gun violence
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"Explores recent events and new ideas in an effort to explain what's taking place, why it matters, and what efforts are being made to address gun violence. Personal accounts along with facts and quotes from authoritative sources help readers gain a vivid understanding of these issues from a public health perspective."--Back cover.
18) Uninvited
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When seventeen-year-old Davy Hamilton tests positive for Homicidal Tendency Syndrome, everyone believes it is only a matter of time before she murders someone.
20) Edgar Allan Poe
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"An exploration of the life and work of 19th-century American writer Edgar Allan Poe, whose poetry is known for its lonely and macabre themes, songlike rhythms, and sense of longing"--
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