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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
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A history of the fight for reproductive rights in the United States. Tracing the path to the landmark decision in Roe v. Wade and the continuing battle for women's rights, Blumenthal examines the root causes of the current debate around abortion and repercussions that have affected generations of American women. This book intends to facilitate difficult discussions and awareness of a topic that is rarely touched on in school but affects each and every...
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Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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"The gripping inside story of the ongoing landmark lawsuit, Juliana v. United States, brought against the US government by twenty-one young people"--
"Jayden wakes up to a flooded bedroom. Drought is driving Jaime off her native land. Isaac, Sahara, Miriam, and Aji gasp for breath as wildfire smoke fills the air. Nathan worries about Alaska sinking as permafrost thaws all around him. Jacob and Alex watch drought destroy their families' farms. Avery's...
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Language
English
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Technology has had a great influence on the legal system, particularly the right to privacy. This book explains how individual rights are being challenged in cyberspace, through digital media, and the pursuit of national security. Readers are introduced to topics such as what rights the Constitution protects in general and questions how the rules have been tested with regard to technology, such as expectations of privacy online. Digital media are...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 10 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
1360L
Language
English
Description
"On December 7, 1941 -- "a date which will live in infamy" -- the Japanese navy launched an attack on the American military bases at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The next day, President Franklin Roosevelt declared war on Japan, and the US Army officially entered the Second World War. Three years later, on December 18, 1944, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which enabled the Secretary of War to enforce a mass deportation of more than 100,000...
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Pub. Date
2019.
Lexile measure
HL 630L
Language
English
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Meet nine courageous young adults who have lived in the United States with a secret for much of their lives: they are not U.S. citizens. They came from Colombia, Mexico, Ghana, Independent Samoa, and Korea. They came seeking education, fleeing violence, and escaping poverty. All have heartbreaking and hopeful stories about leaving their homelands and starting a new life in America. And all are weary of living in the shadows.
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