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Gallup Guides for Youth Facing Persistent Prejudice

In our the global community of the twenty-first century, multicultural issues have growing relevance. This series will help students better understand the prejudices specific minority groups face, as well as provide them with resources to fight against intolerance and foster understanding.

Gallup Youth Survey: Major Issues and Trends

Game for Swallows, A

Zeina Abirached, born into a Lebanese Christian family in 1981, has collected her childhood recollections of Beirut in a warm story about the strength of family and community.

Game for Swallows, A: To Die, To Leave, To Return: Expanded Edition

The city of Beirut is cut in two, separated by bricks and sandbags and threatened by snipers and shelling. East Beirut is for Christians, and West Beirut is for Muslims. When Zeina's parents don't return one afternoon, the neighbours in her apartment house create a world indoors for Zeina and her brother, sharing cooking lessons, games, and gossip. Together they try to make it through the day in the one place they hoped would always be safe-home.

Gathering Deep

Chloe Sabourin's world was turned upside down three times over when she learned that the unspeakable murders in her native New Orleans—the ones that nearly claimed the life of her friend Lucy—were committed by her own mother, the dark witch Thisbe. Moving on from that is the toughest thing she's ever had to do. Now a new series of ritualistic killings suggests that Thisbe is plotting again. Chloe seeks help from the mysterious Mama Legba, even though she's unsure whether or not she can trust the

Gender Inequality in Sports: From Title IX to World Titles

Forty years ago, US president Richard Nixon signed Title IX into law, making it illegal for federally funded education programs to discriminate based on sex. The law set into motion a massive boom in girls and women’s sports teams, from kindergarten to the collegiate level. Professional women’s sports grew in turn. Title IX became a massive touchstone in the fight for gender equality. So why do girls and women-including trans and intersex women-continue to face sexist attitudes and unfair rules

Genomics: A Revolution in Health and Disease Discovery

Since the completion of the Human Genome Project, the field of genetic studies has transitioned into an era of discovery. This book explores the breakthroughs in research that inform our understanding of ancestry, inheritance, epigenetics, health, and medicine.

Geoengineering Earth¢s Climate: Re-Setting the Thermostat

According to 97 percent of climate scientists, climate warming is real and due to human activities. What can humans do to fight climate change? Some say that geoengineering—radical, large-scale technologies that would interfere with Earth's existing systems in ways that would counteract climate change—is the answer. One of the primary goals of geoengineering is to physically remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere—through reforestation, carbon capture and sequestration, and/or cloud-weathering

Get Happy

Minerva has been raised by her single mother after her father left them both. On her 17th birthday, she is shocked to discover that he has been trying to keep in touch, but her mother has been sabotaging his attempts. Furious at her mom, she begins to investigate her dad, a famous marine biologist, only to discover that he has a new family, including a beloved, and perfect, stepdaughter--a girl Minerva already knows and despises. As she makes her way, trying to build her performing and songwriti

Get Informed-Stay Informed  

This Series is designed to empower young people to become knowledgeable, active citizens by engaging with current issues shaping the world today. Each title arms readers with a critical overview of an issue, providing accessible entry points to grasp essential background context, and explains related vocabulary to help readers understand the causes and possible outcomes. Issues are examined from multiple perspectives, and consider local, national, and global connections. In addition, readers wil