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Series
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
From the New York Times bestselling author of Avatar, the Last Airbender: The Rise of Kyoshi and Avatar, the Last Airbender: The Shadow of Kyoshi comes the thrilling third chapter in the Chronicles of the Avatar series. Yangchen's inexperience may prove to be her greatest asset.
Plagued by the voices of Avatars before her for as long as she can remember, Yangchen has not yet earned the respect felt for Avatar Szeto, her predecessor. In an
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Publisher
Tumblehome Learning, Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Larry Scheckel is an award-winning science teacher and lecturer who makes complex topics easy to understand. Here you'll find entertaining answers to 101 questions you didn't even know you had, such as, "Why does glue stick?" "Why is milk white?" "What would happen if you put human DNA into another creature?" and "How are metals made?" The wide-ranging questions and answers will make readers eager to learn more." --
Author
Publisher
Instant Help Books, an imprint of New Harbinger Publications, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Racial trauma can reverberate for generations, and lead to anxiety, irritability, anger, rage, depression, low self-esteem, shame, and guilt. Teens are especially vulnerable to racial trauma, as they are still developing a sense of self and identity. The Racial Trauma Handbook for Teens provides readers with evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) skills to heal the wounds of personal and intergenerational trauma, increase self-awareness,...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"The first practical guide of its kind that helps students transition smoothly from high school to college. The transition from high school--and home--to college can be stressful. Students and parents often arrive on campus unprepared for what college is really like. Academic standards and expectations are different from high school; families aren't present to serve as 'scaffolding' for students; and first-years have to do what they call 'adulting.'...
8047) Student world atlas
Publisher
National Geographic Partners LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"From the cartographic experts at National Geographic comes the latest edition of its award-winning student atlas, with everything kids want and need to know about our changing world. Dynamic, user-friendly content includes photos, facts, charts, graphics, and full-color political, physical, and thematic maps on important topics. Completely updated maps and statistics ensure that kids have all the latest information as they learn more about current...
8049) Policing in America
Series
Publisher
Greenhaven Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Police officers are responsible for maintaining law and order to ensure everyone's safety and well-being. In doing so, they often put their lives on the line, making it a dangerous and challenging profession to take on. However, in contemporary America, police forces are criticized for disproportionately targeting people of color, offering indemnity to the small percentage of police officers that act unlawfully or otherwise irresponsibly, and using...
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Series
Publisher
Cavendish Square
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Tennis is one of the few sports that have allowed women to display their athletic talents for a period of decades. In all that time, no one has shown a greater combination of skill, speed, power, and drive than Serena Williams. An African American, she has risen to the top in a white-dominated sport. Off the court, she has opened an acclaimed clothing line that has made her a trend-setter in two occupations." --
Author
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Cooking should be fun, and this highly entertaining Japanese cookbook for beginners is packed full of humor and whimsical illustrations. Japanese Cooking with Manga started out as "Gourmand Gohan," a hand-drawn and hand-bound edition that the three co-authors circulated among their friends in Barcelona. Each author has a unique take on Japanese food preparation, but they are all equally passionate about food and how it brings people together. Simple...
8052) The book of awesome Black women: sheroes, boundary breakers, and females who changed the world
Author
Publisher
Mango Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Shares mini biographies of sheroes like Sojourner Truth, Anita Hill, Simone Biles, and more, highlighting Black women in all arenas--many of whom have been omitted from history books"--
Author
Publisher
Free Spirit Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"This frank and humorous guide helps teens learn how to lead a safe and healthy digital life, join the resistance, and protect themselves from Big Tech's attempted takeover of their brain, body, emotions, privacy, and future"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Pitchstone Publishing
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Drawing on her own deeply personal experiences, Ania Bula explores what it is like to live with unseen chronic disabilities. She paints a vibrant picture of what it is like to be diagnosed with two life-long debilitating conditions as a young adult and relates the challenges and frustrations of dealing with predatory alternative medicine practitioners, arrogant doctors, indifferent bureaucracies, and well-meaning friends and family who always seem...
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Series
Publisher
ReferencePoint Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Systemic racism is subtle-and perhaps more widespread than blatant racism. In a way it can be seen as a collective racial prejudice, in which White people, often unwittingly, behave in ways that harm Black people. The United States has constructed a system of law enforcement in which the races are treated unequally. Any reform of the criminal justice system must begin with an end to systemic racism"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"The champion Paralympic swimmer, born in Russia with a condition that would result in the amputation of both legs below her knee, presents a photographic memoir of the life-changing moments that helped shape who she is today." --
Author
Publisher
Instant Help Books, an imprint of New Harbinger Publications Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Black girls living in predominantly White environments face unique challenges on the road to adulthood. In Finding Her Voice, three racial justice experts and advocates offer Black teen girls important self-empowerment skills, and provide activities and exercises to help teen readers challenge dominant culture, cultivate self-compassion, and build resilience in a world filled with microaggressions and discrimination"--
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