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Author
Publisher
Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
This companion book to the writer's Free Lunch and Punching Bag weaves humor, heartbreak, and hope into life-affirming poems that honor his grandmother's legacy. In his award-winning memoir Free Lunch, the writer's abuela features as a source of love and support. In this companion-in-verse, he captures and celebrates the powerful presence a woman he could always count on - to give him warm hugs and ear kisses, to teach him precious words in Spanish,...
Author
Publisher
Arcturus Publishing Limited
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Use the ancient discipline of astrology to discover the secrets of zodiac signs, and harness the power of the planets to uncover insights about your personality and life. Inside you will find everything you need to explore the hidden wisdom of the cosmos, and shine a light on your own life.
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"This book addresses the hows and whys of coming out, as well as potential concerns teenagers may have--including how to know when you're ready to come out, who to tell first, and how to deal with unsupportive people. First-hand accounts from teenagers provide personal insight throughout"--
Author
Publisher
ReferencePoint Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Teens around the country have been experiencing anxiety and depression at surging rates. Parents, schools, and communities must work together to raise awareness of the crisis and find broad solutions for youth. But teens who are struggling with anxiety or other difficult emotions should be aware they are not alone with their feelings, and it is possible to get better"--
Author
Publisher
BenBella Books, Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Unmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the Worlds Most Notorious Diaries is the true story of a young-adult blockbuster . . . of a terror that stalked 1980s America . . . and of the ruthless charlatan behind both"--
In 1971, the anonymously published Go ask Alice-- the supposed diary of a middle-class addict-- reinvented the young adult genre with a blistering portray of sex, psychosis, and teenage self-destruction. In 1979 Jay's...
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"This eye-opening YA narrative nonfiction follows three first-generation college students as they navigate their first year -- and ultimately a global pandemic"--
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Lizzie and Karl's mother is a zoo keeper; the family has become attached to an orphaned elephant named Marlene, who will be destroyed as a precautionary measure so she and the other animals don't run wild should the zoo be hit by bombs. The family persuades the zoo director to let Marlene stay in their garden instead. When the city is bombed, the family flees with thousands of others, but how can they walk the same route when they have an elephant
...Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Teens today are dealing with stress at an unprecedented level, but they are not alone. This valuable resource offers practical coping strategies, useful resources, and insight from fellow teenagers to help young adults recognize and manage stress factors in their lives"--
Author
Publisher
Twenty-First Century Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Deep space holds materials left over from the formation of the solar system. Astronomers have been making exciting discoveries on the outermost fringes and the New Horizons spacecraft brings new insights into the origins of the sun and planets"--
The cold, dark world that lies at the farthest reaches of our solar system holds a vast collection of secrets. For the most of human history, we had no idea anything was out there. Utilizing photographs...
Author
Publisher
ALA Editions
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"This resource discusses the best titles in LGBTQAI+ literature for children and teens and offers guidance on how to share this literature in ways that encourage understanding and acceptance among parents, administrators, and the wider community"--
11) Spirit legacy
Author
Series
Publisher
Lily Faire Publishing
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
College student Jess Ballard's mother has gone-dead under mysterious circumstances; her life uprooted to stay with estranged relatives she's never met; ... and there's something odd about some of the people she's been meeting at school: They're dead! Aided by Tia, her neurotic roommate, and Dr. David Pierce, a ghost-hunting professor, Jess must unravel the mystery behind her hauntings. But the closer she gets to the truth, the more danger shadows...
12) Banned books for kids: reading lists and activities for teaching kids to read censored literature
Author
Publisher
American Library Association, Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"In our polarized environment, the censorship and outright banning of children's books that some people deem to be controversial or objectionable remains a major concern for schools, libraries, and communities across the United States. Intellectual freedom champion, the American Library Association, created Teaching Banned Books to Kids, a guide that includes both contemporary books that have been banned and classic literature that continues to be...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Studio, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
This book profiles twenty-six authors with original and distinctive approaches to literature and language. From a man who used vanity license plates to tell stories and a woman who made new poems by subtracting letters from published works, to people who studied word origins and variations, this is a celebration of the adventurers who have explored language with a sense of curiosity and playfulness. -- Adapted from provided information and jacket....
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
"When a high school student started a private Instagram account that used racist and sexist memes to make his friends laugh, he thought of it as "edgy" humor. Over time, the edge got sharper. Then a few other kids found out about the account. Pretty soon, everyone knew. Ultimately no one in the small town of Albany, California, was safe from the repercussions of the account's discovery. Not the girls targeted by the posts. Not the boy who created...
Author
Publisher
Tantor Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Meredith's family's annual game of assassin at Martha's Vineyard during a summer wedding is the perfect chance to honor her sister's legacy, and finally join the world again. But when she forms an alliance with a cute groomsman, she's at risk of losing both the game . . . and her heart. When Meredith Fox lost her sister, Claire, eighteen months ago, she shut everyone out. But this summer she's determined to join the world again. The annual family...
17) In limbo
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Ever since Deborah (Jung-Jin) Lee emigrated from South Korea to the United States, she's felt her otherness. For a while, her English wasn't perfect. Her teachers can't pronounce her Korean name. Her face and her eyes--especially her eyes--feel wrong. In high school, everything gets harder. Friendships change and end, she falls behind in classes, and fights with her mom escalate. Caught in limbo, with nowhere safe to go, Deb finds her mental health...
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Bullied by her classmates, Sarah, a Korean American girl growing up in a rural community with few Asian neighbors, channels her rage into her art and cosplay until it threatens to explode.
"Sarah has always struggled to fit in. Born in South Korea and adopted at birth by a white couple, she grows up in a rural community with few Asian neighbors. People whisper in the supermarket. Classmates bully her. She has trouble containing her anger in these...
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