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Quick Reads: Non-Fiction - TEEN

Strathcona County Library

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  • The Power of Style

    How Fashion and Beauty Are Being Used to Reclaim Cultures

    Allaire, Christian
    Style is not just the clothes on our backs--it is self-expression, representation, and transformation. As a fashion-obsessed Ojibwe teen, Christian Allaire rarely saw anyone that looked like him in the magazines or movies he sought out…
    BookToronto, ON : Annick Press, [2021]. — TEEN 391 ALLA
  • In this moving, personal story, professional skateboarder Leo Baker shares their journey within the sport and the importance of authenticity and allyship as a non-binary athlete. Pocket Change Collective is a series of small books with…
    BookNew York : Penguin Workshop, 2021. — 306.768 BAK 2021
  • Ensnared in the Wolf's Lair

    Inside the 1944 Plot to Kill Hitler and the Ghost Children of His Revenge

    Bausum, Ann
    The stories of the children whose families were torn apart as a result of a failed attempt to assassinate Hitler in 1944.
    BookWashington : National Geographic Kids, 2021. — 943.086 BAU 2021
  • Panic attacks happen when people feel intense fear and anxiety. Their heart beats faster, and they may have trouble breathing. Frequent panic attacks are a sign of panic disorder. Understanding Panic Attacks explores what causes panic…
    BookSan Diego, CA : ReferencePoint Press, [2021] — 616.8522 MEN 2021
  • From drugs and alcohol to pervasive use of electronic devices, more teens are exhibiting addictive behaviors. What's the Big Deal About Addictions? provides teens with lecture-free, reliable, and factual information about a range of…
    BookMinneapolis : Free Spirit Publishing, [2021] — 613.8 CRI 2021
  • Naked

    Not Your Average Sex Encyclopedia

    Daguzan Bernier, Myriam,
    This inclusive nonfiction dictionary introduces teens to practical information about sexuality from A to Z. It includes 150 words and is illustrated throughout.
    BookCuster : Orca Book Publishers, 2022. — TEEN 613.9071 DAGU
  • The climate crisis is the issue of our time. Scientists have warned for over 100 years that burning fossil fuels and destroying nature will warm the earth's atmosphere and affect the climate in adverse ways: more severe and intense…
    BookCuster : Orca Book Publishers, 2022. — 363.738 ERI 2022
  • Young Oracle Tarot

    An Initiation Into Tarot's Mystic Wisdom

    Ferguson, Suki
    For hundreds of years, people have sought answers to life's big questions in tarot cards. This book will help young truth-seekers use the cards to navigate their own trials and triumphs , from family life , friendships and relationships ,…
    BookBeverly, MA : Wide Eyed Editions, 2022. — 133.32424 FER 2022
  • When Dogs Heal

    Powerful Stories of People Living With HIV and the Dogs That Saved Them

    Freidin, Jesse, 1981-
    The best medicine may not always be found at a pharmacy or in a doctor's office. Sometimes it comes in the form of a four-legged friend. Three well-known leaders in their fields--award-winning dog photographer Jesse Freidin, adolescent…
    BookMinneapolis : Zest Books, [2021] — 362.19697 FRE 2021
  • Running on Empty

    Sleeplessness in American Teens

    Goldsmith, Connie, 1945-
    Young adults need eight to ten hours of sleep each night, yet nearly half fail to get the sleep they need, and nearly a third have fallen asleep in school due to insufficient sleep. So many Americans--both teens and adults--lack quality…
    BookMinneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books , [2021] — 618.92849 GOL 2021
  • Understanding Corona Viruses

    SARS, MERS, and the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Goldsmith, Connie, 1945-
    While many scientists believed influenza would cause the next great pandemic, no one was prepared for the new strain of coronavirus that appeared in 2019. SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has infiltrated every country and put…
    BookMinneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books , [2022] — 362.1962 GOL 2022
  • People with disabilities (PWDs) have the same aspirations for their lives as you do for yours. The difference is that PWDs don't have the same access to education, employment, housing, transportation and healthcare in order to achieve…
    BookVictoria, BC : Orca Book Publishers, 2021. — TEEN 362.4 LEAV
  • According to the World Health Organization, one in three women will be sexually or physically assaulted in her lifetime. These rates are very similar for non-binary people and other feminized people, too. This is rape culture, and young…
    BookToronto : Press, 2021. — 613.9071 RAT 2021
  • How do we give young people the tools they need to actively dismantle racism and create a better world for everyone? From the author of the groundbreaking NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER, Me and White Supremacy, Layla Saad's young readers'…
    BookNapreville, Illinois : Sourcebooks, [2022] — 305.809 SAA 2022
  • Science and the Skeptic

    Discerning Fact From Fiction

    Zimmer, Marc
    Fake news, pseudoscience, and quackery have become scourges, spreading through society from social media all the way to Congress. The line between entertainment and reality, between fact and fiction, has become blurred. Some of the most…
    BookMinneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books, [2022] — 500 ZIM 2022