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Overturned: The Constitutional Right to Abortion

On June 24, 2022, the US Supreme Court shook the nation when it issued a monumental decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark ruling that established a Constitutional right to abortion. This book examines the history of abortion rights, the rationale behind the new ruling, how individuals and states have reacted to the ruling, and how women have been affected by it.

Pandemic Aftereffects: The Surge in Teen Eating Disorders

The Covid-19 pandemic led to a surge in teen eating disorders. Faced with school shutdowns, isolation, and other stressors, many young people felt a loss of control over their lives. For some, food was the only thing they could control. This book explores eating disorders and exactly why this surge in eating disorders occurred. The text is filled with personal stories of how eating disorders develop, what it is like to struggle with an eating disorder during the pandemic, and what it takes to co

Pandemic Report Card: Successes and Failures

Responses to the COVID-19 pandemic have ranged from helpful to harmful. Using personal stories and research studies, this book examines pandemic successes and failures in public health, the economy, and science. The lessons COVID-19 has taught can help Americans prepare for future pandemics, which experts say are inevitable.

Pandemic, Protest, and Politics: A Look Back at 2020

For Americans, 2020 was a year in which hundreds of thousands of people lost their lives in a deadly pandemic. Meanwhile, protesters took to the streets to demonstrate against racial injustice, terrible storms and wildfires swept across the country, and a divisive and caustic campaign for the presidency dominated life. Pandemic, Protest, and Politics: A Look Back at 2020 will examine these issues and their impacts on life in America.

Patrick Mahomes: New NFL Superstar

In his first few seasons, quarterback Patrick Mahomes has taken the NFL by storm, electrifying fans with no-look passes and an amazing ability to win games. The young superstar has won the league?s Most Valuable Player award and led the Kansas City Chiefs to two Super Bowls. Mahomes is a leader off the field as well, being involved in social justice efforts and charitable causes.

Peaceful Protesters

Some of the most important movements in modern history have relied on nonviolent protest to achieve social change. Now more important than ever, this timely series examines key figures and movements from Thoreau's civil disobedience, which took aim at the Mexican War, to the Freedom Riders, who risked their lives to peacefully challenge segregation. This set traces how each protest rose to prominence and includes and in-depth historical background that contextualizes protestors' actions.

Penny

Found by a young boy and placed into his pocket for safekeeping, Penny feels useless compared to the exciting Superball, the shiny Marble, the adventuresome Rock, and the colorful Bubblegum. But as she reminisces about her life and history, she realizes her worth, and it is reinforced by the young boy's need for her in an important decision.

Pioneers of Science

Certain scientists are so esteemed that their names have become nearly synonymous with their fields. They may actually be more famous than their considerable contributions to science. Albert Einstein, Charles Darwin, Marie Curie, and similarly celebrated figures are the focus of this essential series. Each book, delves deeply into rich details of the scientistÎs life as well as provides a comprehensible and age-appropriate description of their work, especially their most famous accomplishments.

Pirouette

Simone has been raised as a dancer, but she hates performing. Hannah loves nothing more than dance, but her parents see it as just a hobby. When the two girls meet for the first time at age fifteen, they choreograph a plan to switch places and change the role that dance plays in their lives. Yet fooling their friends and family is more challenging than either girl expected. And when someone threatens to reveal the truth, it could cost the sisters everything. In this clever twist on the twin-swap

Place In History, A

This series is a look at the most famous and iconic sites from the last and the new century, exploring each one and the part it played in modern history. These places all serve as “jumping off points” for wider discussions about war, globalism and other key topics in modern history.