Mountains Beyond Mountains (Adapted for Young People)
by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
This young readers' adaptation of Tracy Kidder's book describes how in medical school Dr. Farmer found his life's calling, to diagnose and cure infectious diseases and to bring the lifesaving tools of modern medicine to those who need them most. Traces the efforts of Dr. Paul Farmer to transform healthcare on a global scale, documenting his visits to some of the world's most impoverished regions and the unconventional methods that enabled him to improve and save lives.
Love With All Your Heart Teen Devotional (Lifeway Students Devotions)
Cosas de tetras. Aprendiendo a volar sin alas / Things about Quadriplegics: Lear ning to Fly Without Wings
by O'Dell Scott Dahl
Que se te rompan las alas no es motivo suficiente para dejar de volar. A Alan le encantaban el deporte y las piruetas aéreas. Pero un buen día de 2018, la vida decidió ponerle un enorme obstáculo: una mala caída le produjo una lesión medular y las piernas dejaron de responderle. Ahora es tetrapléjico. Y también un modelo de superación, de no rendirse, de darle a su vida una nueva perspectiva para continuar adelante, experiencias que cuenta en sus redes sociales. En este libro, Alan nos d...
Teens make mistakes. Sometimes fatal ones. In today’s world, parents and educators are often baffled about how to impart values and discuss the virtues of conscientiousness, rational thinking, and empathy into wired, stressed, and over-stimulated teens! Through an engaging and relatable story, "Taming CHAOS" teaches a step-by-step process for making good decisions. "Taming CHAOS" encourages a healthy conversation with teenagers on the process of “decision-making,” acknowledging that the...
Youth Empowerment for Black Teen Girls from Famous Black Women“It’s time for us Black girls and Black women to be empowered, and I’m glad we have Fievre to show us the way.”―Monique Jones, author of The Book of Awesome Black Americans #1 Best Seller in Teen & Young Adult Nonfiction on Prejudice Even strong, fearless, and badass Black teen girls and Black women need empowering words of affirmation. Now more than ever, we must give our minds and bodies the TLC they deserve because Black women e...
With acerbic wit & a hilarious voice, Shane Burcaw's YA memoir describes the challenges he faces as a 20-year-old with muscular atrophy. From awkward handshakes to trying to finding a girlfriend and everything in between.
Wisdom, Stature, And Favor Teen Devotional (Lifeway Students Devotions)
Now adapted for young readers, Vice President Kamala Harris's empowering memoir about the values and inspirations that guided her life. With her election to the vice presidency, her election to the U.S. Senate, and her position as attorney general of California, Kamala Harris has blazed trails throughout her entire political career. But how did she achieve her goals? What values and influences guided and inspired her along the way? In this young readers edition of Kamala Harris’s memoir, we l...
Join Lioness Leah Williamson, Arsenal and England women’s football player, as she shows girls that they can be a leader at any age, and that huge things can happen when they believe in themselves!In the summer of 2022 Leah led the Lionesses to victory in the European Championships – now she wants to show kids that they can achieve anything they put your mind to, both on and off the pitch, no matter what other people say.This positive guide for life will inspire young girls to lead like a pro, an...
Capitalism and Moral Responsibility (Introducing Issues with Opposing Viewpoints)