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Author
Publisher
ReferencePoint Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"People with self-injury disorder are compelled to harm themselves to cope with anxiety or pain. Dealing with Self-Injury Disorder explores what this disorder is like, how it affects people's lives, and today's best treatment options"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
1040L
Language
English
Description
In curiously parallel lives, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr were both orphaned at an early age. Both were brilliant students who attended college - one at Princeton, the other at Columbia - and studied law. Both were young staff officers under General George Washington, and both became war heroes. Politics beckoned them, and each served in the newly formed government of the fledgling nation. Why, then, did these two face each other at dawn in a...
Author
Series
Scarecrow studies in young adult literature volume no. 38
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
BrightPoint Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Protect Yourself Online examines the risks and benefits of using the internet today. Readers will learn the history of important online issues, the warning signs of common online dangers, and the ways in which they can get online safely and responsibly"--
Author
Publisher
Olive Branch Press, an imprint of Interlink Publishing Group, Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Palestinian youth and the fight for their village Silwan is a Palestinian village located just outside the ancient walls of the Old City of Jerusalem. Determined to Stay: Voices of Silwan is a moving story of a village and its people. As Silwani youth and community members share their lives with us, their village becomes an easily accessible way to understand Palestinian history and current reality. Written with young people in mind, the richly illustrated...
Author
Series
Publisher
Instant Help Books, an imprint of New Harbinger Publications, Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Millions of teens struggle with sleep and feel exhausted as a result. Goodnight Mind for Teens will help teens cope with the anxious and over-stimulating thoughts that can lead to insomnia, identify and work with their own circadian rhythm, and set up a new sleep schedule so they can improve their alertness, feel more energetic, and be in a better mood throughout the day"--
Author
Publisher
ReferencePoint Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
..."Anime is Japanese animation. Once a manga series gets popular, it is usually adopted into an anime (pronounced AH-nee-may). There was a time when manga and anime were completely unknown to the world outside Japan. Japanese artists started producing modern-day manga in the mid-1900s. The word manga means "whimsical pictures," and refers to all Japanese comics. There are many genres of anime and manga, including science fiction, romance, horror,...
Author
Publisher
Seven Stories Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"During the recent presidential election, "media literacy" became a buzzword that signified the threat media manipulation posed to democratic processes. Meanwhile, statistical research has shown that 8 to 18 year-olds pack more than eleven hours with some form of media into each day by "media multitasking." Young people are not only eager and interested to learn about and discuss the realities of media ownership, production, and distribution, they...
Author
Publisher
Watson-Guptill Publications
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"An easy-to-follow, step-by-step manga drawing instruction book from fan favorite manga artist and painter Camilla d'Errico, featuring 32 lessons on illustrating cute, cool, and quirky characters in the Pop Surrealist style with pencils"--
Publisher
Algonquin Young Readers, an imprint of Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Thirty-seven contributors--including model Tyra Banks, gymnast Aly Raisman, and bestselling YA authors--explore the world in their unique bodies through essays, lists, comics, and art, from the award-winning editor of (Don't) Call Me Crazy"--
We all experience the world in a body, but we don't usually take the time to explore what it really means to have and live in one. In this collection of essays, lists, comics and art, readers will explore how...
Author
Series
Publisher
Nomad Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Lexile measure
1040L
Language
English
Description
"After the Civil War, Americans struggled to repair the divided nation. How does a country rebuild the infrastructure, government, and economy of a huge region while taking steps to resolve the status of 4 million newly freed slaves? In Reconstruction: The Rebuilding of the United States After the Civil War, middle schoolers examine the era from 1865 to 1877, a time when the United States wrestled with questions that still plague the country today:...
119) Human trafficking
Author
Series
Publisher
Rosen Pub
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Discusses the extent and effects of human trafficking, the term that is used today for modern-day slavery, which takes place in almost every country in the world.
120) Manifest destiny: a primary source history of America's territorial expansion in the 19th century
Author
Publisher
Rosen Pub. Group
Pub. Date
2005.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Explores the history of America's territorial expansion, the ways in which it was done, and the term 'manifest destiny' that was popularized by newspaper editor John O'Sullivan in 1845.
