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Squids will be squids: fresh morals, beastly fables
Par Jon Scieszka. 1998
Eighteen modern fables with fresh morals about bossy, sneaky, funny, annoying, "dim-bulb" people--all disguised as animals to avoid hurting anyone's…
feelings. Topics include homework, using the telephone on the right occasion, friendship, and dinner-table talk. For grades 3-6The world out there: becoming part of the lesbian and gay community
Par Michael Ford. 1996
The author presents a young adult's guide to understanding and becoming a part of the gay and lesbian community. Discusses…
dating, sex, music, information sources, and educational opportunities. Offers portraits of gay subcultures in major American cities. For senior high and older readersConsumer rites: the buying & selling of American holidays
Par Leigh Schmidt. 1995
A social study of the origin and evolution of U.S. holidays into highly commercialized events that clash with religious practices…
and the original intent. Includes chapters on Christmas and Easter, and covers Mother's, Father's, and St. Valentine's Days, as well as Halloween. Provides brief information on recent innovations such as Kwanzaa and Earth DayHeroin
Par Geraldine Woods. 1994
Discusses the history and usage of the powerful narcotic drug derived from opium poppies. Explains various aspects of addiction and…
describes treatments used to kick the habit. For junior and senior high readersLost in the system
Par Charlotte Lopez. 1996
Lopez, who became Miss Teen USA in 1992, tells of spending her entire childhood in foster care after being taken…
as a toddler from a mother she describes as mentally unbalanced. Although her sister is adopted by their foster parents, Lopez is seventeen before she is adopted by another couple. Some strong languageLes putains du diable: le procès en sorcellerie des femmes
Par Armelle Le Bras-Chopard. 2006
"[...] Du XVe à la fin du XVIIe siècle, les aveux des sorcières, rapportés par les inquisiteurs et les magistrats,…
alimentent la démonologie : c'est par l'accouplement avec Satan que les sorcières obtiendraient leurs pouvoirs maléfiques. La sorcellerie : un "crime" de femmes? Elles ont fourni 80% des condamnés au bûcher. Pour Armelle Le Bras-Chopard, loin d'être secondaires, la féminité et le fantasme de sa dangerosité seraient le mobile même de cette persécution. Un phénomène plus politique que religieux, aboutissant à la construction au masculin de l'Etat moderne, et qui disparaîtra une fois les femmes assujetties sous la Loi. Aujourd'hui, avec la place grandissante des femmes dans l'espace public, les sorcières seraient-elles de retour? Pourquoi avoir peur de la mixité des sexes? Il ne s'agit pas de "partager le gâteau", simplement d'en modifier la recette, sans craindre qu'une sorcière y introduise quelque poison diabolique!" -- 4e de couvSocial smarts: manners for today's kids
Par Elizabeth James. 1996
The other America: poverty in the United States
Par Michael Harrington. 1962
Originally written in 1962, the book depicts the poverty that existed in the United States at that time. The author…
surveys social classes and focuses on unskilled workers, the aged, and racial minorities from coast to coast. In an afterword to the 1981 edition, he analyzes subsequent events. Introduction written in 1993 by Irving HoweGay rights
Par Judith Galas. 1996
This history of the modern gay rights movement looks at such topics as the struggle for family rights, discrimination in…
the workplace, gays in the military, referendums and legislation, and the impact of AIDS. Includes organizations to contact and suggestions for further reading. For junior and senior high readersForty-one essays by gay and lesbian youth ranging in age from twelve to twenty-four. The authors relate their experiences in…
dealing with their sexuality and the difficulties encountered in "coming out" to family and friends and finding a network of support. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. For senior high and older readersFist, stick, knife, gun: a personal history of violence in America
Par Geoffrey Canada. 1995
Canada recounts his experiences growing up in the South Bronx and the culture of violence that governed daily survival. He…
reflects on the increase of inner-city youth violence and discusses programs such as New York's Beacon Schools as a way to help America's troubled youth. Strong language and violenceThe words of Martin Luther King, Jr (The Newmarket Words Of Pocket Edition Series)
Par Martin King. 1987
Selections from King's speeches and writing arranged in seven areas of concern: the community of man, racism, civil rights, justice…
and freedom, faith and religion, nonviolence, and peace. Introduction by Coretta Scott King provides personal and historical background for King's words. Also includes a chronology of his lifeOscar Wilde (Lives of notable gay men and lesbians)
Par Jeff Nunokawa. 1995
Shows how Wilde achieved fame in London as a poet, playwright, and the author of The Picture of Dorian Gray…
(BR 9281), though he was later imprisoned for his homosexuality. Born in 1854 to a prominent Irish family, Wilde first gained notoriety at Oxford for his flamboyant manner and nontraditional religious views. For senior high and older readersThe "children of Perestroika": Moscow teenagers talk about their lives and the future
Par Deborah Adelman. 1992
Interviews conducted in 1989 with eleven Moscow teenagers from various educational and socioeconomic backgrounds. These youths discuss their concerns about…
the tremendous social, political, and economic upheaval brought on by Gorbachev's sweeping reforms. For senior high and older readersSaving our sons: raising Black children in a turbulent world
Par Marita Golden. 1995
An African American mother tells of her ten-year life in America after her divorce in Nigeria. She contrasts her son's…
relative safety overseas against the perils that beset young black males in America. She depicts actual cases of violence to dramatize her message and provide insights into the issue. Strong languageThe "children of Perestroika" come of age: young people of Moscow talk about life in the new Russia
Par Deborah Adelman. 1994
Adelman returns to Moscow in 1993 to reinterview the eleven teens featured in The Children of Perestroika (BR 10842). Now…
approaching adulthood, these Russian youths discuss their concerns about the huge social and economic changes initiated by Gorbachev in 1985. For senior high and older readersThe good society: the humane agenda
Par John Galbraith. 1996
Contending that big governments arise from the people's need for services, economist Galbraith explores the nature and elements of a…
"good society" that he finds practically achievable. He posits the essential human needs of personal liberty, basic well-being, social and ethnic equality, and individual opportunity, while offering a liberal blueprint for building a safer and better futureOù sont partis les cheveux de papi? (Collection Histoires de vivre)
Par Martina Djogo. 2023
Quand il était jeune, le grand-papa de Milo avait beaucoup de cheveux. Une vraie bande de durs à défriser! Avec…
la guerre, le départ du pays et d’autres soucis, papi a aujourd’hui un coco tout lisse. Où sont donc partis les cheveux de papi ? Un récit tout léger et tout doux qui fait découvrir aux enfants la réalité d’une famille d’immigrants.Willa Cather (Lives of notable gay men and lesbians)
Par Sharon O'Brien. 1995
Born in 1873, Willa Cather supported herself as a journalist and a teacher before becoming a published novelist and winning…
the Pulitzer Prize for One of Ours (DB 27930). O'Brien, who uses Cather's letters as evidence that she was a lesbian, also discusses the author's intense relationships with other women and her gender-bending practices. For high school and older readersFoster care (The Changing family)
Par Nancy Millichap. 1994
Description of the foster care system includes history, governing laws, controversies, and alternatives. Also covers reasons children are placed in…
foster care, what it is like for them, and the roles of the case workers and the foster parents. For junior and senior high and older readers