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Thien's first memory isn't a sight or a sound. It's the sweetness of watermelon and the saltiness of fish. It's the taste of the foods he ate while adrift at sea as his family fled Vietnam. After the Pham family arrives at a refugee camp in Thailand, they struggle to survive. Things don't get much easier once they resettle in California. And through each chapter of their lives, food takes on a new meaning. Strawberries come to signify struggle as Thien's mom and dad look for work. Potato chips...

This young adult adaptation of the New York Times bestselling White Rage is essential antiracist reading for teens.An NAACP Image Award finalistA Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the YearA NYPL Best Book for Teens History texts often teach that the United States has made a straight line of progress toward Black equality. The reality is more complex: milestones like the end of slavery, school integration, and equal voting rights have all been met with racist legal and political maneuverings meant to l...

The New York Times bestseller and National Book Award finalist Killers of the Flower Moon is now adapted for young readers. This book is an essential resource for young readers to learn about the Reign of Terror against the Osage people--one of history's most ruthless and shocking crimes.   In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma, thanks to the oil that was discovered beneath their land. Then, one by one, the Osage began to die under...

The Current Controversies series examines today's most important social and political issues. Each volume presents a diverse selection of primary sources representing all sides of the debate in question.

Oprah Winfrey has attained a level of influence and achievement that is rare even among celebrities. The hardship and poverty that she endured during the early years of her life taught her many lessons. By the time she was 20, she had become the first African American and the first woman to anchor the television news in Nashville, Tennessee. After she moved to Chicago, she reached international celebrity status by hosting The Oprah Winfrey Show. Honored for her excellence in broadcasting and her...

This is an illustrated recent survey on the USA which is part of a new series on countries around the world. The book provides essential background information about the States - their location, geography and climate, the history of the people, their customs, traditions and religions. However, the emphasis will be on the States today - their agriculture, trade and industry and influence and relations with other countries - including travel and communication, and the various lifestyles of the peo...

Originally a small Spanish settlement, Los Angeles is the largest city on the west coast of the Americas and the second largest in the United States. Its dry, warm climate is comfortable year-round, but it also makes the city dependent on water brought in from hundreds of miles away. Los Angeles is home to the world's most profitable film industry, Hollywood, along with some of the world's richest people. A common destination for migrants, it also has the largest population of Hispanic residents...

The Environment offers a balanced, clearly written introduction to some of the most challenging problems facing the United States.

Part of an eight-volume series offering young people a view of the ancient tribes of North America, this book describes the way of life of the Indian group that lived in the harsh area of the plateau and the great basin. Tribes featured include the Paiute, Shoshoni, Ute, Modoc, Yakima and Flathead. The book details the roots (tribal family trees and tribal languages), clothing, shelter, hunting, first contact with the whites, tribal wars, folklore and myths, religion and religious ceremonies of...

A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Brendan Kiely starts a conversation with white kids about race in this “well-executed and long overdue” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) introduction to white privilege and why allyship is so vital. Talking about racism can be hard, but... Most kids of color grow up doing it. They have “The Talk” with their families—the honest talk about survival in a racist world. But white kids don’t. The...

An Empowering Antiracist Book for Teens"Resilient Black Girl is a timely and powerful book for our Black girls and girls of color to reclaim their confidence and be beacons of courage and hope for generations to come."―Shanicia Boswell, author, Oh Sis, You’re Pregnant! #1 New Release in Social Activists, Maturing, Women, and Teen & Young Adult 21st Century United States History As a social justice book for teens and a book about racism, Resilient Black Girl provides Black teen girls a better u...

Sometimes history is made by a dyslexic, mischievous boy who hates school, is a descendant of one of Frederick Douglass’ half-sisters, and whose Pops was a Buffalo Soldier. In I Wanted to be a Pilot, one of the less than 100 living Documented Original Tuskegee Airmen, Franklin J. Macon, tells the lively stories of how he overcame life’s obstacles to become a Tuskegee Airman. Soar through history with Franklin as he conquers dyslexia, finds mischief, and grows up to change the course of America...