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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Traces the efforts of Dr. Paul Farmer to transform healthcare on a global scale, documenting his visits to some of the world's most impoverished regions and the unconventional methods that enabled him to improve and save lives.
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Publisher
Zest Books
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 9.2 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
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Description
"Updated for the 2024 election cycle, this revised edition provides a compelling primer of how US election processes came to be and how they work"-- Provided by publisher.
Every four years, coverage of the presidential election turns into a horse-race story about who’s leading the polls and who said what when. Social media and online news have made it easier to spread false information (even by accident) and harder to know what’s accurate. It...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 9.1 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
"The life and career of the fiercely principled Supreme Court Justice, now a popular icon, with dramatic accounts of her landmark cases that moved the needle on legal protection of human rights, illustrated with b/w archival photographs"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
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"The memoir of a boy named Sungju who grew up in North Korea and, at the age of twelve, was forced to live on the streets and fend for himself after his parents disappeared. Finally, after years of being homeless and living with a gang, Sungju is reunited with his maternal grandparents and, eventually, his father"-- Provided by publisher.
"Every Falling Star, the first book to portray contemporary North Korea to a young audience, is the intense memoir...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
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AMC - Black History Month
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Jones Library's Antiracism Book List - Books for Teens
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Description
The thief known as racism is all around. The construct of race has always been used to gain and keep power, to create dynamics that separate and silence. Racist ideas are woven into a fabric of this country, and the first step to building an antiracist America is acknowledging America's racist past and present. This book takes you on that journey, showing you racist ideas started and were spread, and how they can discredited. Through a gripping, fast-paced,...
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
An anthology of fourteen stories by young adult authors from around the world, on such themes as asylum, law, education, and faith, compiled in honor of the sixtieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A social studies title for young adults that examines the history of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and more (LGBTQ+) community in the United States of America. Includes sidebars, real-person profiles, a glossary, a timeline, and further resources"-- Provided by publisher.
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Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books, a capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Discover 25 women who challenged the status quo and fought for what they believed in. From all corners of the world, these women show us that barriers are meant to be broken and obstacles can be overcome. Learn about some of the fierce women who persevered in the face of adversity to fight for what they thought was right.
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Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Four-time #1 bestselling author and veteran television news journalist Bill O'Reilly has more than 5 million copies of his books in print to date! His first book for young fans, The O'Reilly Factor for Kids, held the honorable distinction of being the #1 bestselling nonfiction title for kids in 2005 according to Nielsen's The Book Standard.Back again with a dialogue on rights that will have everyone talking, O'Reilly and his coauthor Charles Flowers...
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Series
Publisher
Scholastic Focus
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 10 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"On December 7, 1941 -- "a date which will live in infamy" -- the Japanese navy launched an attack on the American military bases at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The next day, President Franklin Roosevelt declared war on Japan, and the US Army officially entered the Second World War. Three years later, on December 18, 1944, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which enabled the Secretary of War to enforce a mass deportation of more than 100,000...
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Publisher
Calkins Creek, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Richard Perry Loving and Mildred Jeter Loving wanted to live out their married life near family in Virginia. However, the state refused to let them--because Richard was white and Mildred was black. After being arrested and charged with a crime, the Lovings were forced to leave their home--until they turned to the legal system. In one of the country's most prominent legal battles, Loving v. Virginia, the Lovings secured their future when the court...
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