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Join the Earth Patrol! Written to help parents begin conversations with their children about a challenging and important topic, Something Happened to Our Planet describes the narrator's efforts to help the planet with her friends, by advocating for re-usable plates at her school. This...

From Newbery Honor- and Coretta Scott King Author Award-winning, New York Times bestselling author Renée Watson comes a heartwarming and inspiring novel for middle schoolers about finding deep roots and exploring the past, the present, and the places that make us who we are....

Someone You Love Has Cancer: A Child's Guide to Understanding provides a platform for conversation between parents and children, as well as teachers and their students. This educational poem was written to empower children and ease their anxiety by opening meaningful conversations based on...

First comes surrogacy, then comes the messy gay breakup in Tom Pyun's tragi-comic debut novel that asks, is it ever too late to finally face yourself and grow up?Winston Kang and Jared Cahill seem like the perfect couple. When they check in for their...

Dislocated in her own skin after a sexual assault, Isabella DeSendi wrestles with the thorny border between desire and appetite in her incandescent debut collection. Poised between her Cuban matrilineage and her first-generation adolescence in America, between assimilation and reclamation, between owning her own...

A mother's love leads to a mother's dream -- every mother's dream -- for her child to live life to its fullest. A deceptively simple, powerful ode to the potential of love and the potential in life, Someday is the book you'll want to...

An independent analysis of the events of September 11, 2001. Includes historical and geo-political background and examines the motivation of the people who played key roles in the destruction of the evidence and the obstruction of justice for the families of the victims.Author: Christopher...

Solo Faces exposes the obsession that draws climbers away from civilization to test themselves against the most intimidating and inaccessible mountains in the world. James Salter's novel captures the adventure of Gary, a roofer of churches, who feels restrained by conventions and flat ground....

One of our most acclaimed authors takes on a legendary literary character, James Bond -- producing a smart and stylish narrative of international espionage, conspiracy, and war It's 1969, and, just having celebrated his 45th birthday, British agent James Bond -- 007 -- is...

A new, collectable anthology of futurist reads, featuring solarpunk stories to give a hope that empowers individuals and communities to work together for a better future. In this near future anthology, Solarpunk explores the many ways individuals and resilient groups can fight gentrification, expropriation,...

Imagine waking up to the gentle noises of the city, and moving through your day with complete confidence that you will get where you need to go quickly and efficiently. Soft City is about ease and comfort, where density has a human dimension, adapting...

The much-anticipated cookbook--an exquisite collection of Persian recipes--from the James Beard-nominated chef of Sofreh, one of Brooklyn's most acclaimed restaurants. A Best Book of the Year: Los Angeles Times, Epicurious "I got lost in the flavors of Nasim's mint oil, saffron rice pudding, and...

Sock Architecture is perfect for both experienced and novice sock knitters. This thorough, imaginative collection of sock shapes and patterns gives you the tools to construct an astounding variety of custom socks. All heels and toes are carefully explained and clearly photographed, and you...

Featuring chapters written by leading scholars in the social work discipline, the second edition of Social Welfare Policy: Regulation and Resistance among People of Color examines how American social welfare policies, both historical and current, have sought to control the lives of marginalized populations....

In the medi val stage of evolution of the production of commodities, the question as to the owner of the product of labour could not arise. The individual producer, as a rule, had, from raw material belonging to himself, and generally his own handiwork,...

"To make man the master of his own form of social organization--to make him free--is the historical mission of the modern proletariat," writes Engels. Here socialism is placed on a scientific foundation, the product of the lawful operations of capitalism itself and the struggles...

Support students by helping them identify and practice positive behaviors and develop empathy with Social and Emotional Learning Activities! Research shows that SEL experiences improve student achievement, reduce stress, and increase positive behaviors such as kindness, gratitude, and empathy. Social and Emotional Learning Activities...

Captain Bunn founded SOAR to develop effective methods for dealing with flight anxiety. Therapists who have found this phobia difficult to treat will find everything they need to give their clients success. Anxious flyers who have "tried everything" to no avail can look forward...

Making soap at home means being able to choose natural ingredients to nourish the body - but knowing what to do with those ingredients can be daunting. This easy-to-follow starter guide to making cold-processed soap walks beginners step-by-step through producing luxurious handmade soaps from...

From New York Times bestselling author Hannah Shaw--also known as Kitten Lady--comes the fourth book in the heartwarming Adventures in Fosterland chapter book series following an imperious little kitten! Snowpea loves keeping her kingdom just how she likes it in Fosterland. And when she's...