Stop the Stress in Schools
Mental health strategies teachers can use to build a kinder gentler classroom.
Joy Runs Deeper
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“I kept asking myself, Was all my suffering worth it? Was it worth staying alive? Nobody was left—no family, no friends . . . Then I remembered that I had Josio and thanked God for that. We joined hands and started walking, ready to face the future."
As the Lilacs Bloomed
“The pen is shaking in my paralyzed hand as I write: I AM ALIVE! I am alive and it is May again. The lilacs are in bloom and I smell their sweet fragrance again. There was springtime last year as well, but we had no eyes for beauty. Our lips forgot how to smile, our hearts were shattered! And now I’m alive again!”
The Hidden Package
In 1984, Claire Baum receives a letter from a stranger in Holland who has found a package from the war that belongs to Claire’s family.
My Heart is at Ease
What keeps 15-year-old Gerta Solan going in the Auschwitz children’s barracks is dreaming of the normal life that had been torn from her.
The First Principles of Dreaming
Mary-Eve Hamilton is a dutiful teenager whose life is ruled by her parents and their evangelical church. All this changes when she befriends Dee Eccles, the eighteen-year-old pagan goddess of their high school, and Mary-Eve’s initiation into the mysteries of cigarettes, sex, and otherworldly glory begins.
No Name
A Choctaw Native teen hides from his abusive father in a spot he hopes his father won’t find.
Billy Buckhorn Abnormal
After surviving a lightning strike, Cherokee teen Billy Buckhorn discovers he has supernatural powers.
Native Elders: Sharing Their Wisdom
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The inspirational biographies of twelve Native elders who pass along invaluable stories and wisdom.
Severn and the Day She Silenced the World
Severn Cullis-Suzuki’s speech at the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio caught the attention of the world. She and her friends raised money to travel to Rio, never imagining the effect they would have there. Severn's story is about the power of children, and how their voices can stand out above the politics and cynicism of adults.
Time Out
Necessary reading for any teacher or parent, this book showcases the lengths that teachers go to in order to help their students succeed in school, and in life.
