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The Real Rosalind: The Truth about Rosalind Franklin’s DNA Discovery and How It Was Erased
$19.99 Add to cartShe was called angry, irascible, and combative. But more than anything else? She was correct.
Ask most people what they know about DNA and they might be able to tell you some basics: It exists inside
- Author: Dunn, Debbie Loren
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: April 07 2026
- ISBN10: 9798765627709
- Language: English
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99 Things to Do Before You Finish High School (Revised and Updated)
$18.99 Add to cartBeing in high school is about a lot more than going to high school.
It’s about discovering new places, hobbies, and people–and opening your eyes to the world. This book teaches the stuff teens won’
- Author: Jenkins, Steven
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: March 03 2026
- ISBN10: 9798348025113
- Language: English
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Lullabies for the Insomniacs: A Memoir in Verse
$15.99 Add to cartA teen with bipolar disorder fights for survival in Ella Grace Foutz’s memoir in verse.
Foutz weaves an intimate and gripping chronicle of her experience with mental illness. Amidst the turbulence of
- Author: Foutz, Ella Grace
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: November 04 2025
- ISBN10: 9798765671306
- Language: English
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Arm in Arm: The Grimk? Sisters’ Fight for Abolition and Women’s Rights
$19.99 Add to cartSisters Sarah and Angelina Grimk? grew up in wealth and privilege in early nineteenth century Charleston, South Carolina. Following the standards of the time, they should have known nothing but prospe
- Author: Carpenter, Angelica Shirley
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: September 09 2025
- ISBN10: 9798765627433
- Language: English
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Ban This!: How One School Fought Two Book Bans and Won (and How You Can Too)
$18.99 Add to cart“Each demand to ban a book is a demand to deny each person’s constitutionally protected right to choose and read books that raise important issues and lift up the voices of those who are often silence
- Author: Ellis, Christina
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: September 16 2025
- ISBN10: 9798765629987
- Language: English
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Debunk It! Fake News Edition: How to Stay Sane in a World of Misinformation
$14.99 Add to cartWe live in an era of misinformation, much of it spread by authority figures, including politicians, religious leaders, broadcasters, and, of course, apps and websites.
In this second edition, author J
- Author: Grant, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: September 30 2019
- ISBN10: 1942186592
- Language: English
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Speaking on Climate: A Guide to Speechwriting for a Better Future
$18.99 Add to cartA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
What makes a good speech? Better yet, what makes an effective speech?
A speech can inform, entertain, educate. But effective speeches inspire an audie
- Author: Nielsen, Rune Kier
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: April 15 2025
- ISBN10: 9.79877E+12
- Language: English
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A Deathly Compendium of Poisonous Plants: Wicked Weeds and Sinister Seeds
$18.99 Add to cart“Should you encounter any of the plants in this book, do not treat them lightly. They can kill you. Or cause you unbearable agony. Or land you in jail. Consider yourself warned.”
Explore the strang
- Author: Hirsch, Rebecca E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: October 22 2024
- ISBN10: 9798765625248
- Language: English
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A Hot Mess: How the Climate Crisis Is Changing Our World
$16.99 Read moreA fascinating exploration of the potential effects of climate change for a YA audience
- Author: Fleischer, Jeff
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: November 02 2021
- ISBN10: 154159777X
- Language: English
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The Gender Binary Is a Big Lie: Infinite Identities Around the World
$19.99 Add to cartWhat if you discovered that the whole concept of a gender binary is an illusion?
While many people identify as men or women, that is not all there is. The idea that all humans fall into one of two ge
- Series: Queer History Project
- Author: Wind, Lee
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: August 06 2024
- ISBN10: 1728414547
- Language: English
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Civic Minded: What Everyone Should Know about the Us Government
$19.99 Add to cartHow do student loans work? What do sanctions do? Where does federal spending go, and who decides on the budget?
Author and established journalist Jeff Fleischer digs into these and other relevant ci
- Author: Fleischer, Jeff
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: October 01 2024
- ISBN10: 9798765611500
- Language: English
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Know Your Rights and Claim Them: A Guide for Youth
$14.99 Read more“This book is a guide for every young person who believes in a better world for all”–Malala Yousafzai
Adults are aware of their universal human rights of freedom and equality, but children often are
- Author: Amnesty International
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 05 2021
- ISBN10: 1728449650
- Language: English
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The Weird World of Words: A Guided Tour
$11.99 Read moreDid you know that ‘Almost’ is the longest word in the English language with all of its letters in alphabetical order ? Or that ‘Stewardesses’ is the longest word you can type solely with your left han
- Author: Symons, Mitchell
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: May 26 2015
- ISBN10: 1936976935
- Language: English
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Votes of Confidence, 2nd Edition: A Young Person’s Guide to American Elections
$14.99 Read moreEvery two years, media coverage of American elections turns into a horse-race story about who’s leading the polls and who said what when.
Give young adult readers clear explanations about how our ele
- Author: Fleischer, Jeff
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: March 03 2020
- ISBN10: 154157897X
- Language: English
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Alice + Freda Forever: A Murder in Memphis
$18.99 Add to cartAlice + Freda Forever is a gut-wrenching story of love, death, and the dangers of intolerance.“–Bustle
In 1892, America was obsessed with a teenage murderess, but it wasn’t her crime that shocked th
- Author: Coe, Alexis
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 223
- Publish Date: August 01 2014
- ISBN10: 1936976609
- Language: English
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Finding Refuge: Real-Life Immigration Stories from Young People
$14.99 Read moreWhen you read about war in your history book or hear about it in the news, do you ever wonder what happens to the families and children in the places experiencing war? Many families in these situatio
- Author: Rouse, Victorya
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: September 07 2021
- ISBN10: 1541581601
- Language: English
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How to Do It Now Because It’s Not Going Away: An Expert Guide to Getting Stuff Done
$14.99 Read moreWith distance learning, teens are having to manage their time and attention now more than ever.
Procrastination is especially tough for young adults. Getting started is overwhelming, it’s hard to g
- Author: Josel, Leslie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: October 06 2020
- ISBN10: 154158161X
- Language: English
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Teen Innovators: Nine Young People Engineering a Better World with Creative Inventions
$19.99 Read moreTeen Innovators tells the stories of discovery and the inventions of nine young students.
For example, twelve-year-old Gitanjali Rao, appalled by the tragedy in Flint, Michigan, found a cheaper, mor
- Author: Estes, Fred
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: September 06 2022
- ISBN10: 172841721X
- Language: English
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Where’s My Stuff? 2nd Edition: The Ultimate Teen Organizing Guide
$14.99 Add to cartA comprehensive guide for young adults on how to organize schoolwork, lockers, bedrooms, and even schedules. Take a quiz to identify your organizing style and get great advice about making decisions,
- Author: Martin, Lesley
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 120
- Publish Date: January 07 2020
- ISBN10: 1541578953
- Language: English
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Glowing Bunnies!?: Why We’re Making Hybrids, Chimeras, and Clones
$19.99 Read moreOur brave new world is here.
With modern genetic technologies, science fiction’s “what if?” has become the scientist’s “why not?” Bioengineering has the potential to remake animals in almost any way
- Author: Campbell, Jeff
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: May 03 2022
- ISBN10: 1541599306
- Language: English
