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The Summer of Telling Tales

Laura Summers

The Summer of Telling Tales

There are two ways to keep a secret: silence or liesI can feel the anger bubbling up inside me. 'Grace, we've got a brand new life now. We can be anyone we want.''So what happens when your new friends find out you've just spun them a story?''They won't. I'm not going to let anyone spoil things. Never again.'Ellie and Grace have left their old life behind. The future seems better, brighter, more exciting. But as their past threatens to catch up...

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Laura Summers

Politicking and Emergent Media

Charles Musser

Politicking and Emergent Media

Presidential campaigns of the twenty-first century were not the first to mobilize an array of new media forms in efforts to gain electoral victory. In Politicking and Emergent Media, distinguished historian Charles Musser looks at four US presidential campaigns during the long 1890s (1888–1900) as Republicans and Democrats deployed a variety of media forms to promote their candidates and platforms. New York—the crucial swing state as well as the home of Wall Street,...

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Charles Musser

One Land, Two States

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One Land, Two States

One Land, Two States imagines a new vision for Israel and Palestine in a situation where the peace process has failed to deliver an end of conflict. «If the land cannot be shared by geographical division, and if a one-state solution remains unacceptable,» the book asks, «can the land be shared in some other way?» Leading Palestinian and Israeli experts along with international diplomats and scholars answer this timely question by examining a scenario with two parallel state structures, both...

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Sewing Hope

Sarah Adler-Milstein

Sewing Hope

Sewing Hope offers the first account of a bold challenge to apparel-industry sweatshops. The Alta Gracia factory in the Dominican Republic is the anti-sweatshop. It boasts a living wage three times the legal minimum, high health and safety standards, and a legitimate union—all verified by an independent monitor. It is the only apparel factory in the global south to meet these criteria. The Alta Gracia business model represents an alternative to the industry’s usual...

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Sarah Adler-Milstein

Alef Is for Allah

Jamal J. Elias

Alef Is for Allah

Alef Is for Allah is the first groundbreaking study of the emotional space occupied by children in modern Islamic societies. Focusing primarily on visual representations of children from modern Turkey, Iran, and Pakistan, the book examines these materials to investigate concepts such as innocence, cuteness, gender, virtue, and devotion, as well as community, nationhood, violence, and sacrifice. In addition to exploring a subject that has never been studied comparatively before, Alef Is for Allah...

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Jamal J. Elias

Blind Spot

M.D. Salmaan Keshavjee

Blind Spot

Neoliberalism has been the defining paradigm in global health since the latter part of the twentieth century. What started as an untested and unproven theory that the creation of unfettered markets would give rise to political democracy led to policies that promoted the belief that private markets were the optimal agents for the distribution of social goods, including health care. A vivid illustration of the infiltration of neoliberal ideology into the design and...

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M.D. Salmaan Keshavjee

Strategies of Segregation

David G. García

Strategies of Segregation

Strategies of Segregation unearths the ideological and structural architecture of enduring racial inequality within and beyond schools in Oxnard, California. In this meticulously researched narrative spanning 1903 to 1974, David G. García excavates an extensive array of archival sources to expose a separate and unequal school system and its purposeful links with racially restrictive housing covenants. He recovers powerful oral accounts of Mexican Americans and African...

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David G. García

American Studies

Philip J. Deloria

American Studies

American Studies has long been a home for adventurous students seeking to understand the culture and politics of the United States. This welcoming spirit has found appeal around the world, but at the heart of the field is an identity crisis. Nearly every effort to articulate an American Studies methodology has been rejected for fear of losing intellectual flexibility and freedom. But what if these fears are misplaced? Providing a fresh look at American Studies in practice, this book contends...

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Philip J. Deloria

Burning Dislike

Martin Sanchez-Jankowski

Burning Dislike

Violence in schools has more potential to involve large numbers of students, produce injuries, disrupt instructional time, and cause property damage than any other form of youth violence. Burning Dislike is the first book to use direct observation of everyday violent interactions to explore ethnic conflict in high schools. Why do young people engage in violence while in school? What is it about ethnicity that leads to fights? Through the use of two...

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Martin Sanchez-Jankowski

Constructions of Terrorism

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Constructions of Terrorism

Discussions about the meaning of terrorism are enduring in everyday language, government policy, news reporting, and international politics.  And disagreements about both the definition and the class of violent events that constitute terrorism contribute to the difficulty of formulating effective responses aimed at the prevention and management of the threat of terrorism and the development of counterterrorism policies.  Constructions of Terrorism...

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Living with Difference

David W. Montgomery

Living with Difference

Whether looking at divided cities or working with populations on the margins of society, a growing number of engaged academics have reached out to communities around the world to address the practical problems of living with difference. This book explores the challenges and necessities of accommodating difference, however difficult and uncomfortable such accommodation may be. Drawing on fourteen years of theoretical insights and unique pedagogy, CEDAR—Communities Engaging with...

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David W. Montgomery

A Brighter Tomorrow

McDonald, Megan

A Brighter Tomorrow

What if you suddenly found yourself in Julie’s world–sunny San Francisco in the 1970s? How would you feel with lots of changes happening at once, and what could you do to make things change for the better? Join Julie on this adventure where the two of you can challenge the boys to a basketball contest, or spend a day at the beach and rescue a baby sea otter. Your journey back in time can take whatever twists and turns you choose, as you select from a variety of exciting options in this...

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McDonald, Megan

Shadows on Society Hill

Evelyn Coleman

Shadows on Society Hill

Addy is overjoyed when Poppa's new boss offers the Walker family a home of their own on his property in Philadelphia's elegant Society Hill neighborhood. But Addy soon discovers that their new home holds frightening secrets, and one leads straight back to the North Carolina plantation where she and her family were slaves only two years before. Can Addy uncover the truth before her family loses everything, even with someone determined to stop her? Includes an Inside Addy's World...

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Evelyn Coleman

Gunpowder and Tea Cakes

Kathleen Ernst

Gunpowder and Tea Cakes

“My name is Felicity Merriman,” says a girl your age. Instead of shorts or jeans, she’s wearing a long blue gown. “Have you just arrived in the city?” She must be one of the junior interpreters, you think. She’s really good, like an actor. You decide to play along. “It seems so.” Felicity nods. “Many have arrived since the royal governor schemed to steal the colonists’ gunpowder in the dark of night. Patriots have been streaming into Williamsburg like a river in flood!” What if you...

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Kathleen Ernst

Lights, Camera, Rebecca!

Jacqueline Dembar Greene

Lights, Camera, Rebecca!

Rebecca is thrilled to spend the day at a real movie studio, and when a super, spectacular opportunity presents itself, she is quick to volunteer! But how will this scene play out? Then, on a visit to Coney Island, Rebecca gets the chance to use her acting skills to lighten the mood in an embarrassing situation–and her climbing skills to rescue someone in a dangerous spot. But a factory tour makes Rebecca believe her skills are needed there, too. How can she help make things better and what part...

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Jacqueline Dembar Greene

The Puzzle of the Paper Daughter

Reiss, Kathryn

The Puzzle of the Paper Daughter

When Julie discovers a mysterious note written in Chinese, she brings it to her friend Ivy to translate. The note speaks of a story from long ago, but doesn't quite make sense. Julie suspects it may be written in a secret code. That night, the girls' beloved dolls are stolen. As Julie and Ivy search Chinatown, they decipher clues in the note that seem to link the stolen dolls to a long-lost friendship, and maybe a long-lost treasure. Can they unravel the secrets of the past before the...

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Reiss, Kathryn

Prints in the Sand

Erin Falligant

Prints in the Sand

The puka shells jingle in my hand. I don't want to lose them, so I slide the necklace over my head. But as I pull my hair out from under the string of shells, the ground drops from beneath my feet. I feel the whoosh of an ocean breeze, and then a pink mist covers my eyes . . . What if you suddenly found yourself in Nanea's hometown of Honolulu during World War Two? Together, you and Nanea could send secret messages for the war effort or work in a Victory Garden. You could learn how to...

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Erin Falligant

A Smart Girl's Guide: Liking Hersel...

Laurie Zelinger

A Smart Girl's Guide: Liking Herself

Has a bad day got you down? Is low self-esteem making you feel blue? In this advice-packed book, you'll learn how having high self-confidence can turn a good day into a great day, while having low self-esteem can turn a bad day into a nightmare. You'll learn tips for trusting yourself, ideas for boosting your self-esteem (or for keeping it up), and ways to feel your best in all kinds of situations. You are perfect just as you are, and this book will help you believe that to be true!

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Laurie Zelinger

Learning from Each Other

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Learning from Each Other

Learning from Each Other includes 20 original chapters written by well-known experts in the field of teaching and learning. Conceived for both new and experienced faculty at community colleges, four-year institutions, and research-intensive universities, the volume also addresses the interests of faculty and graduate students in programs designed to prepare future faculty and campus individuals responsible for faculty professional development. With the aim of cultivating engagement amongst...

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Beyond the Pink Tide

Macarena Gomez-Barris

Beyond the Pink Tide

How can we create a model of politics that reaches beyond the nation-state, and beyond settler-colonialism, authoritarianism, and neoliberalism? In Beyond the Pink Tide, Macarena Gómez-Barris explores the alternatives of recent sonic, artistic, activist, visual, and embodied cultural production. By focusing on radical spaces of potential, including queer, youth, trans-feminist, Indigenous, and anticapitalist movements and artistic praxis,...

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Macarena Gomez-Barris

School Rules! Projects

Emma MacLaren Henke

School Rules! Projects

School projects can feel like a very big deal. When you're faced with a report to research, a model to make, or a presentation to prepare, it can be hard to know where to start. Whatever kind of project you're working on, the secret to success (and to keeping your cool) is making a plan. This book will guide you step-by-step, whether you're reporting on the Amazon rain forest, dressing like an ancient Egyptian, or staging a super science experiment. You'll discover the best...

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Emma MacLaren Henke

The Jazzman's Trumpet

Elizabeth Cody Kimmel

The Jazzman's Trumpet

Kit can hardly believe her luck when she wins tickets to a sold-out jazz concert, and a chance to write a news story about it! But when sinister pranks threaten to cancel the show, Kit's research turns into an investigation. Then a valuable trumpet goes missing, and Kit herself is accused of theft. Can Kit prove her innocence and put a stop to the mayhem before the real thief sends the band packing? Includes an Inside Kit's World essay about the popularity of jazz and swing music...

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Elizabeth Cody Kimmel

Growing Up with Aloha

Kirby Larson

Growing Up with Aloha

Nine-year-old Nanea may be the youngest in her family, but she still wants to «dip her paddle in» and be useful. She knows she's grown-up enough to help in her grandparents' market. But before she can prove that she's ready for more responsibility, the unthinkable happens: Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, the naval base where her father works, and America is at war! With friends and family missing, and rumors of more attacks to come, Nanea worries—will life ever be the same again?

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Kirby Larson

No Go World

Ruben Andersson

No Go World

War-torn deserts, jihadist killings, trucks weighted down with contraband and migrants—from the Afghan-Pakistan borderlands to the Sahara, images of danger depict a new world disorder on the global margins. With vivid detail, Ruben Andersson traverses this terrain to provide a startling new understanding of what is happening in remote “danger zones.” Instead of buying into apocalyptic visions, Andersson takes aim at how Western states and international organizations...

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Ruben Andersson

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