1.
Series:
A Cave in the Clouds
A Young Woman's Escape from ISIS
Hardcover
Badeeah Hassan Ahmed
9781773212357
$18.95
YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION
Grade (CAN) from 11
Apr 09, 2019
Captured by ISIS, her bravery and faith became her pathway to freedom. Badeeah Hassan was just 18 when she witnessed firsthand the horrors of the 2014 genocide of the Yazidi people by ISIS forces. Captured by ISIS, known locally as Daesh, Badeeah was among hundreds forced into a brutal human trafficking network made up of women and girls of Yazidi ethnicity, a much-persecuted minority culture of Iraq. Badeeah’s story takes her to Syria where she is sold to a high-ranking ISIS commander known as Al Amriki, the American, kept as a house slave,...
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2.
Series:
A Cave in the Clouds
A Young Woman's Escape from ISIS
Paperback
Badeeah Hassan Ahmed
9781773212340
$12.95
YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION
Grade (CAN) from 11
Apr 09, 2019
Captured by ISIS, her bravery and faith became her pathway to freedom. Badeeah Hassan was just 18 when she witnessed firsthand the horrors of the 2014 genocide of the Yazidi people by ISIS forces. Captured by ISIS, known locally as Daesh, Badeeah was among hundreds forced into a brutal human trafficking network made up of women and girls of Yazidi ethnicity, a much-persecuted minority culture of Iraq. Badeeah’s story takes her to Syria where she is sold to a high-ranking ISIS commander known as Al Amriki, the American, kept as a house slave,...
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3.
Series:
Life Sucks
How to Deal with the Way Life Is, Was, and Always Will Be Unfair
Hardcover
Michael I. Bennett
9781524787905
$23.99
YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION
Age (years) from 12
Apr 09, 2019
From New York Times best-selling authors Michael I. Bennett, MD and Sarah Bennett--a book for teens that shows readers that we all deal with crap in our lives and how to laugh at some of the things we can't control.Being a teenager can suck. Your friends can become enemies, and your enemies can become friends. Your family can drive you crazy. School and teachers can be a drag. Your body is constantly changing. And everyone seems to tell you to "just be you." But just who is that? With their open and honest approach, father-daughter team Michael...
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4.
Series:
Strangers Assume My Girlfriend Is My Nurse
Hardcover
Shane Burcaw
9781626727700
$24.99
YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION
Age (years) from 14 - 18
Apr 30, 2019
With his signature wit, twenty-something author, blogger, and entrepreneur Shane Burcaw is back with an essay collection about living a full life in a body that many people perceive as a tragedy. From anecdotes about first introductions where people patted him on the head instead of shaking his hand, to stories of passersby mistaking his able-bodied girlfriend for a nurse, Shane tackles awkward situations and assumptions with humor and grace.On the surface, these essays are about day-to-day life as a wheelchair user with a degenerative disease,...
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5.
Series: Green Card Youth Voices
Immigration Stories from a St. Paul High School
Green Card Youth Voices
Paperback
Tea Rozman Clark
9781949523041
$29.95
YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION
Age (years) from 12
May 03, 2019
"Green Card Youth Voices: Immigration Stories from a St. Paul High School" is a collection of thirty personal essays written by immigrant students from LEAP High School in St. Paul, Minnesota. Includded with each essay is a link to a first-persona video narrative. Comming from thirteen different countries, these young people share their life journeys in their own words. Some fled xenophobia, others came to be reunited with family, and all left behind loved ones: parents, children, friends. Throughout it all, each of these young people exhibits ...
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6.
Series:
The Great Nijinsky
God of Dance
Hardcover
Lynn Curlee
9781580898003
$23.99
YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION
Age (years) from 12
Apr 09, 2019
Dance prodigy, sex symbol, gay pioneer, cultural icon--Vaslav Nijinsky rose to fame as the star of the Ballets Russes in Paris before mental illness stole his career and the last thirty years of his life. A tragic story of a great genius, this compelling work of narrative nonfiction chronicles a life of obsessive artistry, celebrity, and notoriety.With one grand leap off the stage at the 1909 premiere of the Ballets Russes's inaugural season, Nijinsky became an overnight sensation and the century's first superstar, in the days before moving pic...
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7.
Series:
A Quick & Easy Guide to Queer & Trans Identities
Paperback
Mady G.
9781620105863
$12.99
YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION
Apr 23, 2019
A great starting point for anyone curious about queer and trans life, and helpful for those already on their own journeys!In this quick and easy guide to queer and trans identities, cartoonists Mady G and JR Zuckerberg guide you through the basics of the LGBT+ world! Covering essential topics like sexuality, gender identity, coming out, and navigating relationships, this guide explains the spectrum of human experience through informative comics, interviews, worksheets, and imaginative examples. A great starting point for anyone curious about qu...
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8.
Series:
Polar Explorer
Hardcover
Jade Hameister
9781250317681
$23.50
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 8 - 12
Apr 02, 2019
Polar Explorer is an inspiring and empowering story by sixteen-year-old Jade Hameister, chronicling her feat of being the youngest person to complete the Polar Hat Trick...From her first trip to Everest Base Camp as a young woman, Jade Hameister knew what she wanted to achieve - the impossible.Jade began her quest to complete the Polar Hat Trick in April 2016 when she was fourteen. She became the youngest person to ski to the North Pole from anywhere outside the last degree - the point where most people begin - and was named Australian Geograph...
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9.
Series: Green Card Youth Voices
Immigration Stories from a Fargo High School
Green Card Youth Voices
Paperback
Tea Rozman Clark
9781949523027
$29.95
YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION
Age (years) from 12
Apr 19, 2019
“Green Card Youth Voices: Immigration Stories from a Fargo High School” is a collection of thirty personal essays written by students from Fargo South High School. Included with each essay is a first-person video narrative. These are the memories, realities, and hopes of young people from twenty-two different countries, who by the turning of countless events were brought together into one classroom. In their own voices, these students describe their childhoods, reasons for leaving,first impressions of this land and dreams of how they will contr...
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10.
Series:
Girl Mogul
Dream It. Do It. Change the World
Hardcover
Tiffany Pham
9781250298966
$25.99
YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION
Age (years) from 14 - 18
Apr 02, 2019
"If you know an aspirational teen who's destined for the big leagues, or if you just want to make sure you're doing everything right in today's weird economy,Girl Mogul is the perfect book to help." —BustleWelcome toGirl Mogul! No matter who you are or where you come from, this book can help you define success, envision it, and make it happen—in school, in your personal life, and at work. Get ready to awaken all the awesomeness that is already inside of you.You are fierce.You are bold.You are unique.You are driven.You are inspiring.YOU ARE A GI...
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11.
Series: Green Card Youth Voices
Immigration Stories from an Atlanta High School
Green Card Youth Voices
Paperback
Tea Rozman Clark
9781949523058
$29.95
YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION
Age (years) from 12
Apr 19, 2019
“Green Card Youth Voices: Immigration Stories from an Atlanta High School” is a collection of twenty-one personal essays written by refugee and immigrant students, and one current teacher, from Cross Keys High School, Clarkston High School, and DeKalb International Student Center in Atlanta, Georgia. Each personal essay is accompanied by a full-color portrait and a QR code that links to individual online video narratives that contain deep, personal insight. The young people in thisbook--including six DACA recipients--come from thirteen differen...
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12.
Series: Green Card Youth Voices
Immigration Stories from a Minneapolis High School
Green Card Youth Voices
Paperback
Tea Rozman Clark
9781949523003
$29.95
YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION
Age (years) from 12
May 03, 2019
Green Card Youth Voices: Immigration Stories from a Minneapolis High School is a unique collection of thirty personal essays written by students from Wellstone International High School. Coming from thirteen different countries, these youth share stories of family, school, change, and dreams. The broad range of experiences and the honesty with which these young people tell their stories is captured here with inspiring clarity. Although their reasons for immigrating are vast, a common thread united them; despite tremendous tribulation, these you...
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