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Yankee spy: Elizabeth Van Lew
Par Jeannette Covert Nolan. 1970
State out of the union: Arizona and the final showdown over the American dream
Par Jeff Biggers. 2012
Journalist supports the mobilization of Latino activists and others to fight anti-immigrant legislation, including the recall of SB 1070 proponent…
Russell Pearce, and student protests against the closing of the Mexican American Studies program in Tucson schoolsNo choirboy: murder, violence, and teenagers on death row
Par Susan Kuklin. 2008
Insight into capital punishment for teenage offenders in American prisons. Through interviews, chronicles the lives and self-reflections of inmates convicted…
of violent crimes and sentenced to die. Includes observations of social and racial inequalities and flaws in the justice system. Some violence. For senior high and older readers. 2008Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire (American worker)
Par Donna Getzinger. 2009
Examines the 1911 fire that raced through a ten-story New York City building and killed 146 people. Describes the plight…
of immigrant women working on the premises, the lack of safety precautions, and heroic efforts to save lives. Discusses the tragedy in economic and political contexts. For grades 6-9. 2008Teens in Canada (Global Connections)
Par Kitty Shea, Miriam Kaufman, Katie Van Sluys. 2008
Discusses the education, sports, and pastimes of teenagers in Canada, the United States' large, northern neighbor. Covers the ethnic and…
religious makeup of citizens, national holidays, winter recreation, and typical family activities. For grades 6-9. 2008Kids are Americans, too
Par Bill O'Reilly, Charles Flowers. 2007
Explores timely questions being debated in and out of courts today, including: Can a kid wear an anti-gay T-shirt on…
campus? Does a school newspaper have the right to bad-mouth a principal? Does a mother have the right to eavesdrop on her daughter's telephone conversations? Some of the answers will surprise you. Some will empower you. All will make you think. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2007.Coroner's journal: stalking death in Louisiana
Par Louis Cataldie. 2006
Louisiana state medical examiner shares his experiences working as a coroner beginning in 1993. Recounts memorable cases in which he…
surveyed crime scenes, collected forensic evidence, performed autopsies, and helped solve murders. Also describes tending the sick, injured, and dead following Hurricane Katrina. Violence and some strong language. 2006Civil liberties and war (Issues on Trial Ser.)
Par Jamuna Carroll. 2006
Traces the American history of restricting rights during wartime. Discusses Supreme Court cases involving suppressing speech during World War I,…
World War II evacuation of Japanese Americans, the New York Times 1971 Pentagon Papers publication, and the 2004 due-process issue for enemy combatants. For senior high and older readers. 2006Solving crimes with physics (Forensics, the science of crime-solving)
Par William Hunter. 2006
Discusses procedures used to examine crime-scene evidence and investigate ways to connect an individual to a crime. Explains the technological…
advances that enable scientists to use physical evidence and the principles of gravity, motion, and energy to analyze a violent incident. For junior and senior high readers. 2006Haunted Canada 10: More Scary True Stories (Haunted Canada #10)
Par Joel A. Sutherland. 2020
The tenth book in the bestselling series of hauntingly true Canadian stories - back, and scarier than ever! Even more…
chilling ghost stories from all across our spooky land. Moody black-and-white illustrations and photographs enhance the hauntingly eerie read. In Victoria, British Columbia, the spirit of a killer haunts Fan Tan Alley. The ghost of a little girl with long dark hair inhabits a hockey arena in Canmore, Alberta. Mysterious knocking at the door of a home in Halifax, Nova Scotia, signals the start of a series of strange happenings. With its first volume published in 2002, the Haunted Canada series is now an award winning ten-book series with over 400,000 copies in print. Kids can't get enough of these spooky tales that allow them to learn about the eeriest corners of our country. "JOEL A. SUTHERLAND IS QUICKLY BECOMING CANADA'S ANSWER TO R.L. STINE." - QUILL & QUIREObjection!: how high-priced defense attorneys, celebrity defendants, and a 24/7 media have hijacked our criminal justice system
Par Nancy Grace, Diane Clehane. 2005
Legal commentator on Court TV, a former prosecutor, criticizes the criminal justice system including defense attorneys, judges, and juries. Comments…
on controversial cases involving Michael Jackson, Kobe Bryant, and Scott Peterson and suggests ways to reform the legal process to help victims of crime rather than criminals. Bestseller. 2005Haunted Canada 11: Frightening True Tales (Haunted Canada #11)
Par Joel A. Sutherland. 2022
The eleventh book in the bestselling series of hauntingly true Canadian stories — more chilling than ever!In this terrifying collection…
of haunted stories, author Joel A. Sutherland has put together even more chilling ghost stories from all across our spooky land, including:A hateful house torments a new bride in Victoria, British Columbia.The chime of an old clock makes a grim prediction for a family in Fredericton, New Brunswick.The sound of mysterious footsteps signals the presence of spirits at a fire hall in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut.Moody black-and-white illustrations and photographs enhance the hauntingly eerie read.With its first volume published in 2002, the Haunted Canada series is now an award winning series with over 500,000 copies in print. Kids can’t get enough of these spooky tales that allow them to learn about the eeriest corners of our country.“Joel A. Sutherland is quickly becoming Canada’s answer to R.L. Stine.” — QUILL & QUIREDiscusses the 1970s case brought by a white male student challenging the affirmative action policy used in admitting students to…
the University of California medical school. Reviews the divided Supreme Court ruling in 1978 for Bakke, the continuing debate over preferential admission standards, and remaining unanswered questions. For junior and senior high readers. 1998Coming to America: a Muslim family's story
Par Bernard Wolf. 2003
An account of the joys and hardships encountered by second grader Rowan Mahmoud and her family, who moved to New…
York City from Alexandria, Egypt, hoping to make a better life for themselves. Discusses their religion--Islam--and its role in their daily activities. For grades 2-4. 2003The NAACP (African-American achievers)
Par Darren Rhym. 2002
An overview of the oldest African American civil rights group in the U.S.--the National Association for the Advancement of Colored…
People (NAACP). Describes its development, goals, and accomplishments since its establishment in 1909. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2002When objects talk: solving a crime with science (Discovery! Ser.Discovery!)
Par Terry M. Phillips, Mark P Friedlander, Mark P. Friedlander. 2001
Using a fictionalized murder case, the authors describe the role of forensic sciences during a police investigation. Explains the criminal…
justice system and the use of DNA, fingerprinting, ballistics, autopsies, and other scientific clues from the crime scene that can lead to a culprit. For grades 6-9. 2001Lord of the fries and other stories: And Other Stories
Par Tim Wynne-Jones, Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff. 1999
Seven short stories about active imaginations and making choices. In the title piece, two girls find themselves in a dilemma…
after pretending they know a tragic story about the cook at their favorite burger place. For grades 5-8. 1999Fingerprints and talking bones: how real-life crimes are solved
Par Charlotte Foltz Jones, David G. Klein. 1997
Discusses the use of forensic science and technology for crime-solving. Recounts cases in which analyses of fibers, glass fragments, bullets,…
and human skeletons led to arrests and convictions. Describes a variety of high-tech police tools. For grades 5-8Pioneering on the Yukon, 1892-1917
Par Anna DeGraf, Roger S. Brown. 1992
In 1892, widowed fifty-three-year- old DeGraf is concerned when her son fails to return from a two- week trip to…
the Yukon. Packing her sewing machine to provide income along the way, DeGraf leaves her Seattle home and sets out to find him. She proves hardier than many of the men who turn back. DeGraf describes in her memoirs the highlights of what turned out to be a twenty-five-year stay on the Yukon frontier. Some violence. 1992Finding a way home: Mildred and Richard Loving and the fight for marriage equality
Par Larry Dane Brimner. 2020
A notable author recounts one of the country's most prominent legal battles, Loving v. Virginia. The Lovings were arrested, jailed,…
and exiled, but secured their future when the court struck down all state laws prohibiting interracial marriage. For junior and senior high readers. 2020