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Your rights (H wise guides)
Par Anita Naik. 1999
This guide tells children what rights they do and don't have in common situations. It covers laws relating to health,…
education, family, sex, work, the police and leisure. It also contains detailed contact addresses for getting further information and help in the UK and Republic of Ireland. For junior high readers.Chief Justice John Marshall
Par Charles M. Wetterer, Margaret K. Wetterer, Kurt K. C. Walters. 2007
Profiles John Marshall, who was appointed chief justice of the Supreme Court by President John Adams in 1801 and served…
for thirty-four years, a time in which the Court became as powerful and influential as the other branches of governmentCaught!: nabbing history's most wanted
Par Georgia Bragg, Kevin O'Malley. 2019
Profiles fourteen famous crooks and troublemakers, from gangster Al Capone to sword-wielding artist Caravaggio, and discusses their nefarious deeds and…
how they were eventually caught. Some violence. For grades 4-7. 2019Bonnie and Clyde: the making of a legend
Par Karen Blumenthal. 2018
A chronicle of the lives of notorious outlaws Bonnie Parker (1910-1934) and Clyde Barrow (1909-1934). Debunks some of the myths…
surrounding the couple. Spins a tale of love, car chases, kidnappings, and murder set against the backdrop of the Great Depression. Some violence. For senior high and older readers. 2018The truth as told by Mason Buttle
Par Leslie Connor. 2018
As he grieves his best friend Benny's death, Mason and his friend Calvin, who are targeted by the neighborhood bullies,…
create an underground haven for themselves. But when Calvin goes missing, Mason finds himself in trouble. For grades 5-8. 2018The 57 bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives
Par Dashka Slater. 2017
Recounts the true story of Sasha, a white, middle-class, agender teen, who was set on fire by Richard, a black…
teen from a crime-plagued neighborhood, while riding the 57 bus in Oakland, California. Strong language and some violence. For senior high and older readers. 2017Fault lines in the Constitution: the framers, their fights, and the flaws that affect us today
Par Cynthia Levinson. 2017
Chasing King's killer: the hunt for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassin
Par James L Swanson. 2018
Recounts the rise of Baptist minister and civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968), the events that led up…
to his murder, the hunt for assassin James Earl Ray, and the aftermath. Some violence and some strong language. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2018Legalizing marijuana: Legalizing Marijuana (Thinking critically)
Par John Allen. 2015
Examines the debate surrounding the growing movement to legalize marijuana for medical and/or recreational use. Presents both sides of the…
issue, looks at the benefits and costs, provides facts and dispels myths, and lists additional resources. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2015Sniffer dogs: how dogs (and their noses) save the world
Par Nancy Castaldo, Nancy F Castaldo, Nancy F. Castaldo. 2014
Describes how detection dogs are able to use their noses to find everything from people, both alive and dead, to…
explosives and orca whale poop. Highlights how these special working dogs help humans every day. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2014Lincoln's grave robbers
Par Steve Sheinkin. 2012
Recounts the adventures of a group of counterfeiters, particularly Benjamin Boyd, in Chicago in the late 1800s. Follows the Secret…
Service's pursuit of the criminals, Boyd's capture, and his accomplices' scheme to steal Abraham Lincoln's body and trade it for Boyd's freedom. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2012Discovering Wes Moore
Par Wes Moore. 2012
John's Hopkins graduate recounts his Bronx upbringing and discovery of a man who shares his name. Details the decisions the…
other Wes Moore made, including dealing drugs and shooting a cop, that led to a life sentence in prison. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2012Bones never lie: how forensics helps solve history's mysteries
Par Elizabeth MacLeod, Tina Holdcroft. 2013
Explores the ways that modern science uncovered the truth behind the suspicious deaths of historical figures such as King Tut,…
Napoleon, and the Russian princess Anastasia. Includes glossary and a timeline of advances in forensics. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2013Can I see your I.D.?: true stories of false identities
Par Chris Barton. 2011
Recounts the cases of ten imposters who assumed false identities for money or kicks, to expose injustice, to escape persecution,…
or other reasons. Includes the arrest of sixteen-year-old Keron Thomas, who impersonated a New York City subway motorman for the thrill of driving a train. For grades 6-9. 2011Americans with Disabilities Act (Landmark Legislation Ser.)
Par Susan Dudley Gold. 2011
Describes the history of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, including how people with disabilities and their supporters fought…
over the decades to win civil rights and how the piece of legislation became a law.First apartment smarts (Get Smart with Your Money Ser.)
Par Ann Byers. 2010
Guide for first-time renters. Suggests creating a plan to address needs, wants, and concerns and constructing a practical budget. Offers…
housing-search strategies, resources, checklists, tips for moving in, and more. For senior high and older readers. 2010Racial profiling: everyday inequality
Par Alison Marie Behnke. 2017
Explores the history of inequality, the many manifestations of racial profiling that arise inside and outside of the criminal justice…
system, and the consequences. Uses case studies to explain these social injustices, and calls for change. Some violence. For senior high and older readers. 2017Thurgood Marshall: a twentieth-century life (Up Close Ser.)
Par Chris Crowe. 2008
Biography traces the career of the civil rights lawyer and first African American justice on the United States Supreme Court.…
Describes Thurgood Marshall (1908-1993) growing up under segregation and winning the landmark 1954 desegregation case of Oliver Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. For grades 6-9. 2008Faces from the past: forgotten people of North America
Par James M. Deem. 2012
Case studies detail the reconstruction of skulls uncovered by archaeologists. Provides information about each excavation, the history of the site,…
and theories about the person's final moments. Includes Nevada's Spirit Cave Man, who lived 10,500 years ago, and skeletons from Albany's Almshouse Cemetery. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2012America's Unwritten Constitution: The Precedents and Principles We Live By
Par Akhil Reed Amar. 2012
Despite its venerated place atop American law and politics, our written Constitution does not enumerate all of the rules and…
rights, principles and procedures that actually govern modern America. The document makes no explicit mention of cherished concepts like the separation of powers and the rule of law. On some issues, the plain meaning of the text misleads. For example, the text seems to say that the vice president presides over his own impeachment trialbut surely this cannot beright. As esteemed legal scholar Akhil Reed Amar explains inAmerica’s Unwritten Constitution, the solution to many constitutional puzzles lies not solely within the written document, but beyond itin the vast trove of values, precedents, and practices that complement and complete the terse text. In this sequel toAmerica’s Constitution: A Biography, Amar takes readers on a tour of our nation’sunwrittenConstitution, showing how America’s foundational document cannot be understood in textual isolation. Proper constitutional interpretation depends on a variety of factors, such as the precedents set by early presidents and Congresses; common practices of modern American citizens; venerable judicial decisions; and particularly privileged sources of inspiration and guidance, including theFederalistpapers, William Blackstone’sCommentaries on the Laws of England, the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, and Martin Luther King, Jr. ’s I Have a Dream” speech. These diverse supplements are indispensible instruments for making sense of the written Constitution. When used correctly, these extra-textual aids support and enrich the written document without supplanting it. An authoritative work by one of America’s preeminent legal scholars,America’s Unwritten Constitutionpresents a bold new vision of the American constitutional system, showing how the complementary relationship between the Constitution’s written and unwritten components is one of America’s greatest and most enduring strengths.