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Author
Series
Chaos walking volume 1
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Formats
Description
Pursued by power-hungry Prentiss and mad minister Aaron, young Todd and Viola set out across New World searching for answers about his colony's true past and seeking a way to warn the ship bringing hopeful settlers from Old World.
Author
Publisher
Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
xii, 444 pages ; 24 cm
Description
"A dozen of the best conversations from the podcast Making Sense, on topics that range from the nature of consciousness and free will, to politics and extremism, to acting ethically"--
Author
Series
The Unwanteds volume 4
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
478 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Description
Divided by their society into Wanted and Unwanted at thirteen, estranged twin brothers Aaron and Alex have both run into trouble--as mage of Artime, Alex must defend the island from attack, while Aaron continues to scheme to take over the islands and get rid of the Unwanteds altogether.
Author
Series
The Unwanteds volume 5
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
452 pages ; 22 cm
Description
Alex and his friends from Artimé are stranded on a newly-discovered island, and they are not alone, while in Quill, his twin Aaron's power base grows as he joins with an unlikely ally in a risky plan to finally conquer Artimé.
6) Bleak House
Author
Description
Bleak House defies a single description. It is a mystery story, in which Esther Summerson discovers the truth about her birth and her unknown mother's tragic life. It is a murder story, which comes to a climax in a thrilling chase, led by one of the earliest detectives in English fiction, Inspector Bucket.
Author
Series
The Unwanteds volume 2
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
406 p. ; 22 cm.
Description
As the Wanteds, Unwanteds, and Necessaries struggle to adjust to changes in their society, Mr. Today begins training fourteen-year-old Alex to replace him as Artime's leader one day while Alex's disgraced twin, Aaron, connives to take over Quill.
Author
Formats
Description
Social justice is not justice-it is a dogma that divides society into identity groups and foments division, anger, and desire for vengeance. Unfortunately, social justice has permeated America; and as it turns out, it is not a philosophy that appeals to the better angels of our nature. In practice, social justice is outright disdainful of the kind of blind, objective justice toward which Western civilization has striven since there was such a thing...
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm.
Description
"Explore how Americans have worked to change our society through the history of the United States. Discover the inspiring stories behind Americans' campaigns for change, from the Declaration of Independence to the fight to abolish slavery and to secure votes for women. Learn about those who inspired these movements, from Sojourner Truth to Martin Luther King Jr. and Dolores Huerta. Explore the American story from the perspectives of the diverse voices...
11) Persist
Author
Publisher
Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
304 pages ; 24 cm
Description
"In Persist, Warren writes about six perspectives that have influenced her life and advocacy. She's a mother who learned from wrenching personal experience why child care is so essential. She's a teacher who has known since grade school the value of a good and affordable education. She's a planner who understands that every complex problem requires a comprehensive response. She's a fighter who discovered the hard way that nobody gives up power willingly....
12) Ben X
Series
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
1 DVD (93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"As an alternative to getting bullied at school, an autistic teenager retreats into the world of online role-playing games. Ben X is the character's name but spoken quickly in Dutch as benniks, meaning I am nothing." International Movie Data Base.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
xvi, 237 p. : ill., map ; 22 cm.
Description
In "Ill Fares The Land," Tony Judt, one of our leading historians and thinkers, reveals how we have arrived at our present dangerously confused moment and offers the language we need to address our common needs, rejecting the nihilistic individualism of the far right and the debunked socialism of the past. To find a way forward, Judt argues that we must look to our not so distant past and to social democracy in action: to re-enshrining fairness over...
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