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• The Power of Style

  How Fashion and Beauty Are Being Used to Reclaim Cultures

  Allaire, Christian

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  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…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Pocket Change Collective. Skate for Your Life

  Baker, Leo

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  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…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ensnared in the Wolf's Lair

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

  Bausum, Ann

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  The stories of the children whose families were torn apart as a result of a failed attempt to assassinate Hitler in 1944.

• Mental Health Guides. Understanding Panic Attacks

  Burling, Alexis

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  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…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• What's the Big Deal About Addictions?

  Answers and Help for Teens

  Crist, James J.

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  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…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Naked

  Not Your Average Sex Encyclopedia

  Daguzan Bernier, Myriam,

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  This inclusive nonfiction dictionary introduces teens to practical information about sexuality from A to Z. It includes 150 words and is illustrated throughout.

• Urgent Message From a Hot Planet

  Navigating the Climate Crisis

  Eriksson, Ann, 1956-

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  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…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Young Oracle Tarot

  An Initiation Into Tarot's Mystic Wisdom

  Ferguson, Suki

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  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 ,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• When Dogs Heal

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

  Freidin, Jesse, 1981-

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  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…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Running on Empty

  Sleeplessness in American Teens

  Goldsmith, Connie, 1945-

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  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…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Understanding Corona Viruses

  SARS, MERS, and the COVID-19 Pandemic

  Goldsmith, Connie, 1945-

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  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…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Disability Experience

  Working Toward Belonging

  Leavitt, Hannalora

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  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…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fired Up About Consent

  Ratchford, Sarah

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  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…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Me and White Supremacy

  Young Readers' Edition

  Saad, Layla F,

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  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'…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Science and the Skeptic

  Discerning Fact From Fiction

  Zimmer, Marc

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  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…Read moreRead more of this annotation