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Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First Scribner hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
451 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
In the early 1900s, Sylvie Pelletier leaves her family's Colorado mountain cabin to start work at a wealthy mine-owner's manor house and is fascinated by he luxury around her until she discovers the family's philosophy is at odds with the unfair labor practices that built their fortune.
Series
Reference shelf volume 89, no. 6
Publisher
Grey House Publishing
Pub. Date
2017
Physical Desc
xiii, 197 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Provides the text of representative American speeches in 2016-2017 in the areas of political campaigns, graduation, and civil rights and social justice.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2018
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 voume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Through lyrically sparse writing, Rob Sanders introduces abstract concepts like "fighting for what you believe in" and turns them into something actionable.
Author
Series
Mysteries of trash and treasure volume 1
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Colin and Nevaeh find vintage letters that lead to interlocking mysteries from the 1970s and '80s, and they learn about "women's lib," the ERA, and other social issues from that time in history-and the way echoes from that era affect Colin and Nevaeh themselves. When Colin finds a shoebox full of letters hidden in a stranger's attic, he knows he's supposed to throw them away. That's his summer job, getting rid of junk. But Colin wants to rescue the...
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2018
Edition
First paperback edition.
Physical Desc
306 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Mass incarceration and aggressive police tactics -- and their impact on people of color -- are feeding outrage and a consensus that something must be done. But what if we only know half the story? In Locking Up Our Own, the Yale legal scholar and former public defender James Forman, Jr. weighs the tragic role that some African Americans themselves played in escalating the war on crime.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
""The first thing I can remember," Ben said, "I drew." As an observant young child growing up in Lithuania, Ben Shahn yearns to draw everything he sees--and, after seeing his father banished by the Czar for demanding workers' rights, he develops a keen sense of justice, too. So when Ben and the rest of his family make their way to America, Ben brings with him both his sharp artistic eye and his desire to fight for what's right. As he grows, he speaks...
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
Jean Valjean is paroled after serving 19 years in prison for stealing some bread. He tries to steal silverware from a missionary, but is set straight by a bishop. Nine years later, Valjean is now a wealthy industrialist and mayor. He eventually befriends Fantine, a single mother turned prostitute and risks all when he helps her after she's nearly arrested by police officer Javert. Javert was a guard at the prison Valjean was in and is suspicious...
Author
Publisher
What on Earth
Pub. Date
2022
Physical Desc
56 pages.
Language
English
Description
tâs Up to Us is based on the Terra Carta, a roadmap to sustainability issued by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales and his Sustainable Markets Initiative. The story explains in lyrical text how Nature operates in a world without humans. It then shows the damaging impact People have had on the Planet. It finishes by proposing a series of new pledges that we can all make â a Terra Carta â to help solve the problems.
Author
Series
Publisher
Rourke
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
31 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Introduces young readers to volunteering, discussing how to become involved in projects that are important to them, organizing to make the changes that they want to see, and more.
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
"In Tales of Two Americas, some of the literary world's most exciting writers look beyond numbers and wages to convey what it feels like to live in this divided nation. Their extraordinarily powerful stories, essays, and poems demonstrate how boundaries break down when experiences are shared, and that in sharing our stories we can help to alleviate a suffering that touches so many people."--Page 4 of cover.
Author
Publisher
Lerner Pub Group
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume, unpaged.
Language
English
Description
Henrietta Szold provides a model for social justice, how to work for it, not matter the obstacles. Her determination and spirit remain an inspiration to women all over the world.
14) V is for voting
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt Books For Young Readers
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"A timely picture book that acts as an introduction to civics for young readers"--
Author
Publisher
ALA Editions
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
186 p.
Language
English
Description
This book offers thought-provoking ideas and actionable advice from librarians who have implemented replicable and scalable initiatives that have helped their institutions understand and address issues surrounding the concepts of diversity, equity, and inclusion.