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ages 12
and up
/ grades 7
and up
Me and Luke
Audrey O'Hearn has crafted an unforgettable story about a teenager becoming a man in this book for young adults.
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I thought, there’s more than one victim here; what went on with these kids and why did they think they had no one to go to?”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a moving and powerfully written novel told from the alternating viewpoints of Rose and Michael with compassion and a gentle touch. It is an honest, unflinching look at the complex world of young readers.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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ages 14
and up
/ grades 9
and up
A Small Madness
Rose and Michael are students with bright futures. But when Rose gets pregnant, her behavior becomes increasingly strange as she struggles to cope.
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ages 14
and up
/ grades 9
and up
Mistik Lake
A stunning novel about what happens when you don't follow your heart, and the lies and secret suffering that can continue to haunt you.
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ages 14
and up
/ grades 9
and up
Queen of Hearts
Set in a TB sanatorium during World War II, this is a haunting and ultimately joyful novel from Governor General's Award winner Martha Brooks.
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The Mosaic
A teenaged pacifist and a PTSD-afflicted Marine form an unexpected bond over a secret buried in a decommissioned nuclear missile silo.
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It’s good for the smart literary teen and the teen who plows through salacious bestsellers. It’s also for the adult who wants to remember how hard and how beautiful it was to be a teenager. This one is highly recommended.","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"Quill and Quire","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"A literally spellbinding story about chasing love, fighting family, losing friends and starting all over again.","ProductFormDescription":"trade paperback","PublicationDate":"2016-05-01","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd","ShortDescription":"A literally spellbinding story about chasing love, fighting family, losing friends and starting all over again.","Width":"5.25","WidthCode":"in"}
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Flannery
A literally spellbinding story about chasing love, fighting family, losing friends and starting all over again.
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Gerry Caplan cuts through the myths, stereotypes, and platitudes to give both a thoughtful and thought provoking look at Africa, its history, its many peoples, and its role, often as pawn, in world politics. 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Clearly drawn line maps, charts of statistical content, timelines of dates and events, and short reports on such topics as AIDS in Africa and the Rwandan Genocide all add to the book's value and provide readily-accessible content to student readers. Yet another valuable addition to the 'Groundwood Guides' series. Highly recommended.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCM Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"CM Magazine","OtherText_Review_5":"\u003cp\u003e“This is a riveting panorama of African history and experience, the best of analytic and polemical writing. The arguments are unanswerable, the depth of feeling unmistakable. Gerry Caplan knows his subject as few others do; he illumines the contours and contradictions of Africa with immense skill. He encapsules superbly, in a short book, the cascading tragedies of the continent. 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The Betrayal of Africa
This book in the Groundworks Guides series shows that today a real possibility for positive change in Africa now exists.
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ages 14
and up
/ grades 9
and up
Slavery Today
Written by leading experts, this Groundwork Guide examines modern slavery, and empowers readers to get involved in the global anti-slavery movement.
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ages 14
and up
/ grades 9
and up
Cities
This thought-provoking book in the Groundwork Guides series considers the enormous implications of the mass migration away from rural regions.
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Outside the US, hip hop culture is often a political tool to mobilize disenfranchised communities around hard issues, with little support from mainstream corporations or sponsors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHiggins taps into his own powers of pop culture prognostication to predict the future of the genre and the youth culture that spawned it, as hip hop spreads its tentacles to the furthest reaches of humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"[The Groundwork Guides] are excellent books, mandatory for school libraries and the increasing body of young people prepared to take ownership of the situations and problems previous generations have left them.\" — \u003cem\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.1\t\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.2\t\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDetermine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.3\t\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnalyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text (e.g., through examples or anecdotes).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.6\t\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDetermine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the text.\u003c\/p\u003e","EAN":"9781554986064","excerpt_0":"https:\/\/biblioshare.org\/BNCservices\/BNCServices.asmx\/Samples?token=fcf85c1c1b298e99\u0026amp;ean=9781554986064\u0026amp;SAN=\u0026amp;Perspective=excerpt\u0026amp;FileNumber=0","Height":"7.1","HeightCode":"in","Imprint":"Groundwood Books","KeyTextFeatures":"table of contents;chapters;timeline;references;further reading","MetaKeywords":"pop culture; mainstream; politics; appropriation; social issues; cultural traditions; business; economics; sexism; homophobia; social conscience; protest; capitalism; money; sampling; copyright; sampling; third person narration; English Language Arts; history; social sciences; sociology; civics; world studies; humanities; dance; summarizing; connecting; determining importance; Common Core Aligned; grade 9; grade 10; grade 11; CC Literature Key Ideas and Details; Craft and Structure","NumberOfPages":"144","OtherText_Review_0":"\u003cp\u003e“...a thoughtful examination of the globalization of hip hop...excellent...” — \u003cstrong\u003eMatthew Moffett, \u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_0_Auth":"Matthew Moffett","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"School Library Journal","OtherText_Review_1":"\u003cp\u003e“...a fresh take on hip-hop's controversies and accomplishments.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSway Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Sway Magazine","OtherText_Review_2":"\u003cp\u003e“...a good primer on the genre's history and canon, from Chuck D to Cool Kids.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEYE Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"EYE Weekly","OtherText_Review_3":"\u003cp\u003e“A solid addition to the Groundwork Guide series, this overview of hip-hop covers an impressive amount of ground and spans the landscape of the art form's global origins and modern existence...the pithy, unapologetically political narrative that results is sure to engage readers.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"Kirkus Reviews","OtherText_Review_4":"\u003cp\u003e“It's a totally readable guide to the genre with a global breadth rarely seen.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eToro\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"Toro","OtherText_Review_5":"\u003cp\u003e“The Canada-born writer of Jamaican parentage takes a uniquely intelligent look at the multiculturalism of hip hop...” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eJamaica Gleaner\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"Jamaica Gleaner","OtherText_Review_6":"\u003cp\u003e“The validity of hip-hop culture has been entrenched by reams of critical analysis and Dalton Higgins' book Hip Hop World adds a fresh voice by interrogating many of the ingrained tenets of hip-hop culture, hopscotching across the world to incorporate a global perspective. When discussing the culture's origins, he takes great care to expand the sphere of analysis beyond the South Bronx...Add to the mix Higgins' provocative critical analysis on hip-hop culture's racial aspects and social responsibility and Hip Hop World represents a clarion call for hip-hop culture to fully seize its power and influence for progressive goals in the future.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eExclaim Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_6_Src":"Exclaim Magazine","OtherText_Review_7":"\u003cp\u003e“This highly readable, well-researched series of essays...certainly covers a lot of ground, but it's Higgins's panoramic scope and panoply of references that makes the book so engaging. With its solid chapter on hip-hop history, it's also suitable for impressionable young heads just getting into the music.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNOW Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_7_Src":"NOW Magazine","OtherText_Review_8":"\u003cp\u003e“A refreshingly intelligent history and examination of that much maligned and...truly global phenomenon.” — \u003cstrong\u003eLesley Little, \u003cem\u003eResource Links\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_8_Auth":"Lesley Little","OtherText_Review_8_Src":"Resource Links","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"A fascinating and critical look at hip hop, the world's most popular music, and what it means to young people all over the globe.","PrizeCodeText_0":"Commended","PrizeCode_0":"03","PrizeName_0":"Booklist Top 10 Youth Series - Nonfiction","PrizeYear_0":"2007","ProductFormDescription":"mobi","PublicationDate":"2009-10-01","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd","Series":"Groundwork Guides","ShortDescription":"A fascinating and critical look at hip hop, the world's most popular music, and what it means to young people all over the globe.","teachersguide_0":"https:\/\/biblioshare.org\/BNCservices\/BNCServices.asmx\/Samples?token=fcf85c1c1b298e99\u0026amp;ean=9781554986064\u0026amp;SAN=\u0026amp;Perspective=teachersguide\u0026amp;FileNumber=0","Width":"5.13","WidthCode":"in"}
ages 14
and up
/ grades 9
and up
Hip Hop World
A fascinating and critical look at hip hop, the world's most popular music, and what it means to young people all over the globe.
