Yared, Christine A.
Summary: "Gerry Crane had hit his stride. A talented high school music teacher, he was loved by students and parents--lauded as one of the best teachers at his school. Gerry had reconciled his conservative religious upbringing with his identity as a gay man, finding an affirming spiritual home in a local church. He enjoyed a close circle of loving friends and had found the love of his life. In October...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penning History, LLC 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Soc Pol YaredMartin, Rachel Louise
Summary: "An intimate portrait of a small Southern town living through tumultuous times, this propulsive piece of forgotten civil rights history--about the first school to attempt court-ordered desegregation in the wake of Brown v. Board--will forever change how you think of the end of racial segregation in America. In graduate school, Rachel Martin volunteered with a Southern oral history project. One...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 379.2 MARTurner, Myra Faye
Summary: "In 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that schools had to allow Black students to attend previously all-white schools. On September 4, 1957, nine Black students were set to attend Little Rock Central High in Little Rock, Arkansas. But when they arrived, an angry mob of white people spat at them and hurled racist insults. They were also prevented from entering the school by the National Guard....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 379.2 TURSummary: "Featuring art and writing from the students of the Parkland tragedy, this is a raw look at the events of February 14, and a poignant representation of grief, healing, and hope. The students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School share their emotional journeys that began on February 14, 2018, and continue today. This revealing and unfiltered look at teens living in the wake of tragedy is a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 363 LERMorgan, Genevieve
Summary: "This updated and revised edition gives teens a comprehensive overview of the choices available to them after graduating high school, from colleges to workforce, and advice on how to follow each path"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zest Books 2020
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Publisher / Publication Date: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 378.198 OSHMooney, Carla
Summary: "This book explores academic anxiety and how it affects people both mentally and physically, examining the causes and symptoms of academic anxiety as well as strategies to overcome it. Features include a glossary, online resources, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Essential Library, an imprint of ABDO Publishing 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 373.18 MOOLassieur, Allison
Summary: This encyclopedia offers readers the chance to explore the 63 national parks in the United States and its territories. Alongside photos of the parks, the text highlights each park's history, points of interest, and things to do. Features include glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Encyclopedias, an imprint of Abdo Reference 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J917.3 LASSlater, Dashka
Summary: "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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 371.829 SLAWilson, Victoria.
Contents: U.S. census records -- Indian census, registers, and rolls -- Addresses -- Church records -- School records -- Bureau of Indian Affairs - - Military records -- Land records -- At the courthouse -- Cemeteries -- Students at Mount Pleasant in 1900 -- Students at Holy Childhood in 1920 -- Bay Mills surname index -- Company K, 1st Michigan Sharpshooters.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kinseekers Publications 1997
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1 available in Reference, Call number: GEN 929.3 WILAlikhan, Salima
Summary: During World War II, Germany's Nazi forces stormed across Europe, committing horrific crimes against Jewish people and others. In 1942, 21-year-old Sophie Scholl formed a student-led, anti-Nazi organization called the White Rose. Their goal: distribute informational pamphlets to draw public attention to Nazi crimes--and, ultimately, stop them. Scholl's activism and resistance eventually led to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 SCHONeal, Anthony
Summary: "What every parent needs to know in order to pay cash for college. Most people believe that student loans are the only way to pay for college. That's why we have a $1.5 trillion student loan crisis in the US and over 40 million Americans are saddled with student loan debt. But there is another way. Debt Free Degree teaches parents how their kid can graduate from college without debt, even if...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ramsey Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 378.3 ONETougas, Shelley.
Summary: Explores and analyzes the historical context and significance of the newspaper photograph of African American Elizabeth Eckford trying to enter Little Rock, Arkansas's all-white Central High School in 1957.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Compass Point Books 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 323.1196 TOURubin, Susan Goldman
Summary: Twelve diverse actors, directors, writers, editors, designers, and producers fought against sexism, racism and prejudice to have their voices heard and changed the industry forever.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 920 RUBDenby, David
Summary: "It's no secret that millions of American teenagers, caught up in social media, television, movies, and games, don't read seriously-they associate sustained reading with duty or work, not with pleasure. This indifference has become a grievous loss to ourstanding as a great nation--and a personal loss, too, for millions of teenagers who may turn into adults with limited understanding of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 800 DENArmstrong, Jennifer Keishin
Summary: "From the New York times bestselling author of Seinfeldia comes the totally fetch story of one of the most iconic teen comedies of all time, Mean Girls, revealing how it happened, how it defined a generation, "like, invented" meme culture, and why it just won't go away, filled with exclusive interviews from the director, cast, and crew"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow 2024
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Summary: Gene Luen Yang turns the spotlight on his life, his family, and the high school where he teaches especially the high school's basketball team, the Dragons.
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 921 YANCopies Available at Peninsula
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA GRAPHIC YANSander, Richard Henry
Summary: Argues that affirmative action actually harms minority students and that the movement started in the late 1960s is only a symbolic change that has become mired in posturing, concealment, and pork-barrel earmarks.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 379.26 SANHewitt, Seán
Summary: "When Seán Hewitt meets Elias, the two fall headlong into a love story. But as Elias struggles with severe mental illness, they soon come face-to-face with crisis. All Down Darkness Wide is a perceptive and unflinching meditation on the burden of living in a world that too often sets happiness and queer life at odds, and a tender and honest portrayal of what it's like to be caught in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HEWITT, SEAN HEWLajimodiere, Denise K.
Summary: Education professor Denise Lajimodiere's interest in American Indian boarding school survivors stories evolved from recording her father and other family members speaking of their experiences. The journey to record survivors stories led her through the Dakotas and Minnesota and into the personal and private space of boarding school survivors. While there, she heard stories that they had never...
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Publisher / Publication Date: North Dakota State University Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 371.829 LAJAlgeo, Matthew.
Summary: Recounts the summer of 1893 when President Grover Cleveland disappeared for five days, covering up a surgery to remove cancer from his palate and jaw.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CLEVELAND, GROVER ALGDuberman, Martin B
Summary: "In December 1995, the FDA approved the release of protease inhibitors, the first effective treatment for AIDS. For countless people, the drug offered a reprieve from what had been a death sentence; for others, it was too late. In the United States alone, over 318,000 people had died from AIDS-related complications--among them were the singer Michael Callen and the poet Essex Hemphill. ...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Perseus Distribution Services 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.9792 DUBBlack, Wayne
Summary: "Is your child safe at school? Who makes the decisions about your child's safety and security when you send them off to school each day? What does a truly safe school look like? Does your school have an adequate security plan? How can we prevent the unthinkable?... In this comprehensive guidebook for parents and professionals, Wayne Black utilizes over forty-five years of security experience in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viva Editions, an imprint of Start Midnight 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 371.7 BLATelgemeier, Raina
Summary: Callie loves theater. And while she would totally try out for her middle school's production of Moon Over Mississippi, she's a terrible singer. Instead she's the set designer for the stage crew, and this year she's determined to create a set worthy of Broadway on a middle-school budget. But how can she, when she doesn't know much about carpentry, ticket sales are down, and the crew members are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix/Scholastic 2012