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War on ISIS, The

For nearly four years the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) spread war and terror across the Middle East. ISIS saw itself as the ruler of the world's 1.8 billion Muslims who would be forced to live under a caliphate based on beliefs and laws common in the 7th century. In 2015 the United States and some forty other nations launched a war against ISIS, making a stand against one of the most vicious terrorist groups known on earth.

War on Terror, The

The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, stunned America and set into motion events around the world. Wars began, laws were passed, controversies arose, and new leaders emerged. The War on Terror offers a broad but engaging examination of all these happenings, pairing clear text with striking photographs to examine both current events and earlier 20th-century history, exploring when and why Islamic fundamentalism arose and how differences in culture and religion exploded into warfare that co

Weight of a Soul, The

When her sister is found dead under mysterious circumstances, Lena strikes a gruesome deal with the Norse gods to bring her back and finds herself in the middle of an impending doomsday-all while discovering dangerous secrets about her sister's identity.

Welcome Home

Welcome Home collects a number of adoption-themed fictional short stories, and brings them together in one anthology from a diverse range of celebrated Young Adult authors.

Were Native Americans the Victims of Genocide?

European destiny in the Americas came at the expense of the Native peoples. On this point, most knowledgeable people would agree. Where there is disagreement is in determining the intent of the white Europeans who sought to make the Americas their new home. The question of intent, still contentious today, is the focus of the book Were Native Americans the Victims of Genocide?

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What Makes a Superstar Athlete?

All superstar athletes have an abundance of talent, but talent alone does not make a superstar athlete. This book looks at the many different factors that shape superstar athletes. These include developing mental toughness, recognizing and seizing opportunities, learning from others, and hours and hours of focused practice to raise skills and keep them at superstar levels. Personal accounts from athletes and coaches in many different sports add insight and interest.

What Now? A Teen Guide to Life After High School

Life after high school is a time for decision-making. The biggest and often the scariest decision high school graduates must make is what to do next. This book helps raise teens awareness of the different options that are available to them. The benefits and drawbacks of each option, educational and training requirements for various careers, and financial information are included as are first person accounts and anecdotes.

What Remains

In less than a second . . . . . . two of the things Cal Ryan cares most about—a promising baseball career and Lizzie, one of his best friends—are gone forever. In the hours that follow . . . . . . Cal's damaged heart is replaced. But his life will never be the same. Everyone expects him to pick up the pieces and move on. But Lizzie is gone, and all that remains for Cal is an overwhelming sense that her death was his fault. And a voice in his head that just . . . won't . . . stop. Cal thought he

What We Did to Each Other

It3s the early 2010s, and seventeen-year-old Yesenia Rivera hates everything about herself: her brown skin and wide nose, her curly hair and hand-me-down clothing, and her inability to fit in with either the Mexican girls or the white girls at her school. So when her mother3s new job requires them to uproot their lives and move to the Pacific Northwest, Yesenia devises a plan to remake herself completely. Cloaked in skin lightening cream, blue contact lenses, dyed-blonde hair, and a -whiterR nam