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2022., Adolescent, Penguin Press Call No: HI-INT B NIE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "A brilliant, funny, generation-defining memoir about the double bind of crafting perfect adversity narratives for highly selective institutions, while fumbling through the far murkier reality of actual life in foster care and inpatient mental health treatment. As a child, Emi Nietfeld was caught between a hoarder mother who got her put on antipsychotic medication, but was also the only person to believe she was exceptional, and a state system exemplified by a foster mom who tried to ban her art history flash cards because they had naked pictures (of Michelangelo's David). Even after wresting free of grim inpatient mental health institutions and getting into a prestigious boarding school, Emi scrambled for places to sleep during breaks. Realizing that her path to true independence lay in reinventing herself as a talented overcomer deserving of a full ride, she became obsessed with college admissions. While taking on the sad challenge of presenting herself as resilient to gain authorities' approval, Emi lived the untidy version of actual adversity at the same time--literally drafting her Common App statement while living out of her '92 Corolla. She found herself 'trading my past for my future' in college admissions essays and scholarship applications, in an extreme example of the immense pressure on teenagers from all backgrounds to build the foundations of their entire lives. Emi's story is a harsh illumination of the near-impossible challenge set by societal expectations of coming from nothing, the brokenness of our child welfare system, and the reality that congratulatory letters from top schools couldn't keep her safe--as she found when she was raped while on a trip following her Harvard admission. Though Emi learns that entering the Ivy League, working in Big Tech, and living in a fancy apartment doesn't mean her life turns into gold, her reflections on her unlikely history, and her journey in confronting trauma and injustice, hold powerful lessons. Candid and frequently harrowing, with a ribbon of dark humor, Acceptance is a stunning human story and an invaluable view of the actual cost of upward mobility"--Provided by the publisher.
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2003., Greenhaven Press Call No: 362.7 ESP Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Opposing viewpoints seriesSummary Note: Debates on peer pressure and popular culture, substance abuse, guns, bullying and unwed motherhood,.
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2005., Juvenile, Scholastic Call No: 811 SWA Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A collection of poems describe the misfit menagerie of animals at Sidney's store for unwanted pets.
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[2016], Pre-adolescent, Alfred A. Knopf Call No: [Fic] Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In March of 1887, Rocco, an eleven-year-old from an Italian village, arrives in New York CIty where he is forced to live in squalor and beg for money as a street musician, but he finds the city's cruelty to children and animals intolerable and sets out to make things better, whatever the cost to himself.
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By Gay, Kathlyn1998., Millbrook Press Call No: 331.31 GAY Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Examines child-labor practices throughout the world within a historical context and discusses ways of dealing with the problem.
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c1997., Juvenile, Discovery Enterprises Call No: 331.3 CHI Edition: Pbk. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Perspectives on history seriesSummary Note: Contains excerpts from primary source documents that provide insight into the role of the child in the American labor force from the beginning of the Industrial Revolution to the late twentieth century.
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[2018]., Adolescent, Carolrhoda Lab, an imprint of Carolrhoda Books, a division of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc. Call No: REALISTIC F RAM Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Fifteen-year-old Macy, officially labeled "disturbed" by her school, records her impressions of her rough neighborhood and home life as she tries to rescue her brother from Child Protective Services, win back her overachieving best friend after a fight, and figure out whether to tell her incarcerated father about her mother's cheating.
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c2012., Crown Publishers Call No: 362.7 KOZ Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Describes the lives of young men and women as they come of age in some of the most impoverished communities in the United States.
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c2010., Primary, G.P. Putnam's Sons Call No: E REX Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A retelling of H.A. and Margret Rey's "Curious George," in which an ape tries to return to the jungle after being exploited by a man in a funny hat.
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2014, Primary, Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Call No: 599.884 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "The true story of Ivan, known as the Shopping Mall Gorilla, who lived alone in a small cage for almost 30 years before being relocated to the gorilla habitat at ZooAtlanta"--Provided by publisher.
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[2014], Primary, Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Call No: 599.884 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "The true story of Ivan, known as the Shopping Mall Gorilla, who lived alone in a small cage for almost 30 years before being relocated to the gorilla habitat at ZooAtlanta"--Provided by publisher.
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[2014], Primary, Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Call No: 599.884 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "The true story of Ivan, known as the Shopping Mall Gorilla, who lived alone in a small cage for almost 30 years before being relocated to the gorilla habitat at ZooAtlanta"--Provided by publisher.
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-- 1 & only Ivan2013., Pre-adolescent, Findaway World, LLC Call No: PLA F APP Edition: [Unabridged]. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: When Ivan, a gorilla who has lived for years in a down-and-out circus-themed mall, meets Ruby, a baby elephant that has been added to the mall, he decides that he must find her a better life.
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By Libal, JoyceCall No: 362.76 LIB Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Living with a special needSummary Note: Presents a story that provides insights into the challenges faced by children in protective services, and features facts about child abuse and neglect, the rights of children to be safe, the signs of sexual abuse, what happens when a report is made to child services, and the types of assistance they provide.
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By Parry, Annc2005., Juvenile, Chelsea House Call No: 341.8 PAR Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Save the Children is an international relief and development organization that was founded in 1919 and now operates in more than 100 countries around the world. Learn more about how this organization is working to ensure the rights of children to lead safe and healthy lives."--Publisher description.
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p1992., Pre-adolescent, Listening Library Call No: [Fic] Edition: Unabridged. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Marty finds a lost beagle in the hills behind his West Virginia home and tries to hide it from his family and the dog's real owner, a mean-spirited man known to shoot deer out of season and to mistreat dogs.
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By Libal, Joyce2004., Juvenile, Mason Crest Publishers Call No: 362.76 LIB Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Youth with special needsSummary Note: This book describes the history, current features, and future possibilities of child protective services and tells of a thirteen-year-old boy who has suffered child abuse and neglect.
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2018., Pre-adolescent, Scholastic Press Call No: Blue Fiction GALANTE Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Twelve-year-old Winifred is being fostered by the eccentric but kind Margery Dawson while her mother is dealing with addiction problems, and mostly Fred is determined not to form any attachments to anybody--until the condition of Toby, the abused dog next door, captures first her attention and then her heart, and somehow it becomes increasingly difficult to stay detached from the people who are helping her.
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2018, Pre-adolescent, Scholastic Press Edition: First edition Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Twelve-year-old Fred (never Winifred) is being fostered by the eccentric but kind Margery Dawson while her mother is dealing with addiction problems, and mostly Fred is determined not to form any attachments to anybody--until the condition of Toby, the abused dog next door, captures first her attention and then her heart, and somehow it becomes increasingly difficult to stay detached from the people who are helping her
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c2012., Marshall Cavendish Benchmark Call No: 364.15 55409764876 Click here to read this ebook provided by OCM BOCES SLS Summary Note: This book provides comprehensive information on the Texas polygamist raid and the differing perspectives accompanying it.
