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"MSNBC's Mehdi Hasan isn't one to avoid arguments. He relishes them, as the lifeblood of democracy and the only surefire way to establish the truth. Arguments help us solve problems, uncover new ideas we might not have considered, and nudge our disagreements toward mutual understanding. A good argument, made in good faith, has intrinsic value-and can also simply be fun. Arguments are everywhere-and especially given the fierce debates we're all embroiled...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 12
Lexile measure
930L
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English
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After shattering his knee in a car accident, Ezra Faulkner loses his athletic ability and status at school. Forced to sit at the table of "misfits," Ezra meets the unusual Cassidy Thorpe, and with her help discovers a side of life he had been overlooking.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
820L
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English
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"A life-long speech competitor, Leela loves nothing more than crushing the competition, all while wearing a smile. But when she meets the incorrigible Firoze Darcy, a debater from an elitist private school, Leela can't stand him. Unfortunately, he'll be competing in the state league, so their paths are set to collide. But why attempt to tolerate Firoze when Leela can one-up him? The situation is more complicated than Leela anticipated, though, and...
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Ali Cross volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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"Ali Cross and his friends chase police cases while Ali is caught up in a debate about policing."--
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Melvin B. Tolson is a professor at Wiley College in Texas. Wiley is a small African-American college. In 1935, Tolson inspired students to form the school's first debate team. Tolson turns a group of underdog students into a historically elite debate team which goes on to challenge Harvard in the national championship. Inspired by a true story.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
770L
Language
English
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"Seventh-grader Zoey Albro focuses on caring for three younger siblings and avoiding rich classmates at school until her fascination with octopuses gets her on the debate team and she begins to speak out"--WorldCat.
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Lexile measure
790L
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English
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"For every kid who's tired of eating vegetables and going to bed on time, here's a book that helps them figure out how to get their own way. Examining both sides of five issues with big kid appeal (eating vegetables, bedtimes, screentime, homework, and doing chores), award-winning author Tanya Lloyd Kyi walks readers through the basics of debate skills, critical thinking and media literacy. How to pick a side, do your research, construct your argument,...
10) The argument
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
After a couple's argument ends a party, everyone decides to keep repeating the night until they determine who was right.
12) Parachutes
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 14
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English
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They're called parachutes: teenagers dropped off to live in private homes and study in the US while their wealthy parents remain in Asia. Claire Wang never thought she'd be one of them, until her parents pluck her from her privileged life in Shanghai and enroll her at a high school in California. Suddenly she finds herself living in a stranger's house, with no one to tell her what to do for the first time in her life. She soon embraces her newfound...
13) Something to say
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 10
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English
Description
"A friendless girl who has developed a knack for keeping her head down at school resists a red-headed newcomer who wants to make friends, before the two are paired for a class assignment that she hopes will secure her position on the debate team."--
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"Foreign aid is a controversial topic that has only grown more heated since the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Some people believe it's necessary for the United States to help other countries. Others say giving away financial aid hurts the United States and doesn't help the countries receiving it in the long run. Full-color photographs and engaging fact boxes enhance the objective main text as it explores all sides of this delicate issue. A graphic...
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Pub. Date
2023.
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English
Description
We've all wrestled with questions like these, whether we're shouting at a relative across the dinner table, quarreling with old classmates on social media, or chatting late into the night with friends. Many people give kneejerk answers that roughly align with their broader belief system, but flounder when asked for their reasoning, leading to a conversational stalemate-especially when faced with a political, generational, or cultural divide. The...
16) Both sides now
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Pub. Date
2021.
Lexile measure
HL 620L
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English
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"Taking home the gold at the National Speech & Debate Tournament would not only be the pinnacle of Finch Kelly's debating career, but the perfect way to launch himself into his next chapter: college in Washington, D.C. and a history-making career as the first trans congressman. What could possibly go wrong? Well, for starters, Finch could develop a teeny tiny crush on his very attractive, very taken, and very gay debate partner, Jonah. And that dream...
17) That's debatable
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Pub. Date
2022.
Lexile measure
HL 670L
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English
Description
Seventeen-year-old Millicent M. Chalmers is depending on a series of debating victories, culminating in winning Alabama's state debate tournament, to secure a college scholarship. Her singular focus is disrupted after a run-in with Taggart Strong, who seems equally dedicated to losing every debate as long as he says what he really believes.
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Lexile measure
1010L
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English
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"There are always two sides to every argument. Advocating for issues that matter to you is important, but what's equally as important is understanding those issues from the other perspective. Pros and Cons: Gentrification dives deeper into this highly debated topic and provides readers with the tools and strategies to think critically and analyze the topic through an unbiased lens. Readers will learn how to use logic and facts to defend and argue...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1020L
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English
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"Most sports fans have strong opinions about the players and teams they follow. And they love to share their views with their friends. Great Sports Debates covers a wide range of topics across a broad spectrum of sports. Each book in this series discusses multiple debates on various players, rules, topics, and issues related to the sport. This series is sure to spark conversations with sports fans of any age."--Page [4] of cover.
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