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Holocaust Atrocities: Nazi Death Camps

The Nazi regime, headed by Adolf Hitler, sought to punish its enemies, as well as to exterminate Jews, Gypsies, and other groups deemed inferior, by starving, shooting, and gassing them in a vast network of concentration camps. Most lethal of all were six death camps built in Poland, the largest being the infamous Auschwitz. Filled with eyewitness testimony, this volume tells the story of the shocking war crimes enacted in those camps and how those awful places were eventually liberated.

Homeless: Youth Living on the Streets

One in 30 young people aged 13 to 17 and one in ten 17- to 25-year-olds experience homelessness in any year. Whether they double-up with family or friends, couch surf, live on the streets, or live in motels or shelters, homeless youths are often hidden from public view and the impact of their housing instability may be felt for generations. Homeless: Youth Living on the Streets explores what it is like to be young and homeless, what causes youth homelessness, and what can be done about it.

How Can I Help? What Individuals Can Do About Climate Change

The climate is changing and the causes are well understood. How Can I Help? What Individuals Can Do About Climate Change provides common sense, eco-friendly solutions for readers who wish to take positive actions to lower their carbon footprints.

How Many Letters Are In Goodbye?

I'm crying again, Mum. I'm crying because I don't know how many letters I have to write to say goodbye to you. More than anything, I wish I knew. Seventeen-year-old Rhea Farrell has scars from a childhood accident in which she lost her arm. But she also carries scars that aren't so visible...the loss of a mother she hardly remembers, the impact of her father's drinking, and her confusion and pain around accepting her sexuality. When Rhea runs away, she turns to the person she's always wished she

How Science Changed the World

Scientific discoveries and inventions have the power to change lives. Some-such as electricity, automobiles, and the Internet-have altered the world in innumerable ways. The new series, How Science Changed the World, explores some of the greatest scientific and technological achievements in human history-along with the changes (positive and negative) brought about by these innovations. This series is a mix of science and technology, history, and social history-on a global scale.

How to Be a Difficult Bitch: Claim Your Power, Ditch the Haters, and Feel Good Doing It

In the past, being a ""difficult bitch"" was bad. Girls weren't supposed to call people out for their BS, stand up for themselves, or do their own thing. This book embraces the insult with irreverent humour, encouraging readers to be themselves no matter what, including an exploration of the ways this phrase can be interpreted differently among people of different backgrounds. Being a powerhouse is a choice. It's a lifestyle. It's a code of ethics. It takes work, a thick skin, and perseverance.

How to Ruin a Summer Vacation Novel

Human Rights in Focus

Do humans have innate rights? World bodies including the United Nations say the answer is unequivocally yes. What do those rights entail? How are they being violated? And what is being done to ensure respect for human rights for marginalized populations? These and other issues are examined in the Human Rights in Focus series. Vivid details and fully documented quotes add insight into these difficult issues. An appendix gives students ideas about how they can get involved.

I Am Coyote

Combining rigorous science with imaginative storytelling, I Am Coyote reveals the complex outer and inner lives of coyotes. We are not the only sentient beings on this planet; we are not unique in experiencing love, fear, grief, joy, and acceptance. This story penetrates the veil of -otherness- that separates us from the creatures with whom we share the world. Geri Vistein is a nationally recognized expert on coyote-human interactions and maintains the website CoyoteLivesInMaine.com.

If You Wrong Us

After a car crash steals the lives of two people they love, Becca and Johnny become obsessed with a common cause. Officially, the crash is an accident. But Becca and Johnny are convinced: someone did this. As they plot revenge against the person responsible, a bond—intense, unyielding, and manic—takes hold of them. And in an unexpected turn of events, they fall for each other. Or so they think. In an upside-down world where decay is beautiful and love and hate become one, Becca and Johnny find t