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Guide to Financial Responsibility

At some point in their lives, most teens will think about some or all of these: getting a job, applying for a loan, using a credit card, going to college, investing, and maybe even starting a business. Negotiating these events and making good decisions requires basic knowledge, which in turn can be used to build good financial habits. The Guide to Financial Responsibility series provides essential knowledge in all of these areas along with how to apply this knowledge toward building good, lifelo

Guide to Ghosts and Hauntings

Teens are fascinated by the possibility that something interestingCsomething unprovable and mysteriousCmight lie beyond the world we know. This series explores all aspects of the spirit world. All books include personal accounts (both historic and contemporary) of those who have encountered ghosts as well as those who seek them out for study or for personal connection. The views of believers and skeptics are discussed.

Guide to Greek Mythology

The myths of the ancient Greeks remain potent and popular aspects of modern culture. Novels, comic books, movies, television shows, and video games continue to perpetuate the colourful exploits of gods such as Zeus and Athena; heroes like Hercules and Perseus; and monsters like Medusa and the one-eyed Cyclopes. This easy-to-read guide identifies all the major characters in those timeless, endlessly entertaining tales.

Guitar Notes

On odd days, Tripp Broody uses a school practice room to let loose on a borrowed guitar. Eyes closed, strumming that beat-up instrument, Tripp escapes to a world where only the music matters. On even days, Lyla Marks uses the same practice room. ToáTripp, she’s trying to become even more perfect--she’s alreadyáa straight-A student and an award-winning cellist. But when Lylaábegins leaving notes for him in between the strings of the guitar, his life intersects with hers in a way he never expected

Gun Violence and Mass Shootings

The mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, in February 2018, renewed the national debate over gun violence, a debate led by the students themselves. This book examines possible solutions to reducing gun deaths and the controversies surrounding specific proposals. It also explores the factors-historical, cultural, and constitutional-that make the United States an outlier among industrial nations in gun violence.

Gun Violence: Fighting for Our Lives and Our Rights

In this authoritative exploration of both gun violence and gun control, readers will learn about the tension between Constitutional and legal approaches to the rights of gun owners and proposed restrictions to gun ownership for community safety.

Hack Your Cupboard: Make Great Food with What You've Got

It's not always easy to try out a new recipe, but sticking to what you know and love can get pretty boring. After a discussion of what food storage areas typically have (and what they ought to have), Hack Your Cupboard provides age-specific guidance to help you move on to more ambitious meals. This makes it the perfect book to take from the family pantry to a dorm room fridge, a first apartment, and beyond. With dozens of photographs as well as dream dinners for every skill level, this is the co

Hardwired

When Lucas tested positive for the warrior gene—a genetic abnormality believed to predispose humans to violence—he was shipped off to the Bake Shop, an impregnable government facility. There, he underwent a battery of psychological tests aimed at making him crack. Now, labeled safe to return to normal life, he's ready to put the horrific experience behind him. Then the van transporting him home is forced off the road by a group of rebels who insist there's more going on at the facility than anyo

Harlem Hellfighters

A regiment of African American soldiers from Harlem journeys across the Atlantic to fight alongside the French in World War I, inspiring a continent with their brand of jazz music.

Harnessing Energy

Why has coal been such a prominent energy source? How can renewable energies be stored most effectively? Linking science to practical applications and social issues to realistic goals, this series orients ecologically conscious readers toward the future of Harnessing Energy. With a special section devoted to historical moments involving the energy source, details on key inventors and notable discoveries, and statistics to back up objective reports, each title seeks to present a fully contextuali