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The great philosophers: an introduction to western philosophy
Par Bryan Magee. 1987
The perilous journey of the Donner Party
Par Marian Calabro. 1999
1846. Letters and diary entries describe twelve-year-old Virginia Reed and her family's journey by wagon train to California with the…
Donner clan. The group is stranded in deep snow in the Sierra Nevada mountains, and some desperate travelers resort to cannibalism. Traces the survivors' remaining years. Grades 5-8 and older readers. 1999.The diary of a young girl: the definitive edition
Par Anne Frank, Mirjam Pressler, Susan Massotty, Otto Frank. 1997
This notebook kept by a German-born Jewish girl includes material that was omitted from the first edition in 1947. Begun…
on her thirteenth birthday, the diary is a personal, sometimes humourous, account of years spent with her family in a Dutch attic hiding from the Nazis. After Anne heard a radio appeal about the importance of such papers, she expanded the scope of her entries. High school and older. Uniform title: Achterhuis.A young person's guide to philosophy: "I think, therefore I am"
Par Jeremy Weate. 1998
What if i'm an atheist?: a teen's guide to exploring a life without religion
Par David Seidman. 2015
Guide to atheism and other forms of doubt and nonbelief. Explores the challenges of questioning the views of one's upbringing,…
establishing beliefs about religion and spirituality, and addressing the practical aspects of managing religious occasions. Some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2015Choosing to live, choosing to die: the complexities of assisted dying (Orca Issues #3)
Par Nikki Tate, Belle Wuthrich. 2019
Examines the complex issue of medical assistance in dying from multiple perspectives. Considers the context, the law, practical and philosophical…
views, the nature of suffering, and defining a good death. For junior and senior high readers. 2019A beginner's guide to immortality: from alchemy to avatars
Par Maria Birmingham, Josh Holinaty. 2015
Chronicles humanity's attempts to cheat death through elixirs or other magical substances. Highlights key individuals who were believed to be…
immortal and the mysteries surrounding their actual age, including fourteenth-century French scholar Nicolas Flamel, who is said to have created the mythical philosopher's stone. For grades 3-6. 2015Annie Oakley
Par Rachel A Koestler-Grack. 2010
Biography of the renowned sharpshooter (1860-1926), who toured with Buffalo Bill's Wild West show. Discusses Annie's difficult childhood on the…
Ohio frontier, her love of hunting, and the exhibition skills that made her the most famous woman in the country--and even impressed Chief Sitting Bull. For grades 6-9. 2010Davy Crockett
Par Judy L Hasday. 2010
Biography of American hunter, militiaman, frontiersman, and politician Davy Crockett (1786-1836). Relates his adventures in Tennessee and his decision to…
join Texas's fight for independence from Mexico, which led to Crockett's death at the Alamo. For grades 6-9. 2010Crazy Horse (Legends of the Wild West Ser.)
Par Jon Sterngass. 2010
Portrait of the Lakota Sioux warrior (ca. 1842-1877), about whom little is known. Describes his resistance to efforts to force…
his people onto reservations, his role in famous battles at Rosebud Creek and the Little Bighorn, and the importance of horses to the Plains Indians. For grades 6-9. 2010Geronimo
Par Jon Sterngass. 2010
Biography of the Chiricahua Apache war leader and shaman (1829-1909), who was a hero to his people but was vilified…
by white settlers. Discusses Geronimo's capture and long imprisonment by the U.S. government and his hatred of Mexicans for the massacre of his family. For grades 6-9. 2010To end all wars: a story of loyalty and rebellion, 1914-1918
Par Adam Hochschild. 2011
Award-winning historian examines the pro- and anti-war movements in Great Britain before and during World War I. Portrays social reformers,…
suffragettes, conscientious objectors, and other pacifists who aligned against military and political leaders and the general public. Highlights the carnage that followed. Some violence. 2011Why Orwell matters
Par Christopher Hitchens. 2002
Essayist explores the life and work of George Orwell (1903-1950), best known as the author of 1984 and Animal Farm.…
Discusses Orwell's political beliefs and the ways they were shaped by the times in which he lived. Challenges Orwell's critics and argues that his ideas remain relevant. 2002Sitting Bull
Par Ronald A Reis. 2010
Biography of Sioux Indian chief Sitting Bull (1831-1890), who witnessed the settling of the West by white pioneers who displaced…
his people. Highlights Sitting Bull's 1876 victory over General George Custer's cavalry at the Little Big Horn. For grades 6-9. 2010It gets better: coming out, overcoming bullying, and creating a life worth living
Par Dan Savage, Terry Miller. 2011
More than one hundred essays and testimonials from celebrities, politicians, and others inspired by the It Gets Better Project, which…
sex-advice columnist Dan Savage and his husband, Terry Miller, created to provide support to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth. For senior high and older readers. 2011Martín de Léon: Tejano empresario (Stars of Texas Ser. #4)
Par Judy Alter. 2007
Don Martin de Leon was the only Tejano empresario to settle a colony in Texas, in the days before statehood.…
Other empresarios, such as Moses Austin and Sterling C. Robertson, were Anglos who had been drawn to Texas by the lure of the land. De Leon established his colony in southeast Texas, near the Gulf Coast, and founded the city of Victoria. He and his four sons governed the colony. For grades 3-6King Philip, Wampanoag rebel: Wampanoag Rebel (North American Indians of Achievement Ser.North American Indians of Achievement)
Par Joe Roman, Joseph Roman. 1992
Wild at heart: mustangs and the young people fighting to save them
Par Terri Farley. 2015
The book is a synopsis of the issues surrounding wild horses' habitats, their protection and threatened existence. Terri Farley researched…
Wild Horse Annie's push for legislative protections to current stand-offs with the Bureau of Land Management. For grades 5-8