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-- How students can join the fight for gun safety2019., Simon Pulse Call No: TEEN TOPICS Edition: Beyond Words/Simon Pulse ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "From [the author] . . . comes a young activist's handbook to joining the fight against gun violence--both in your community and on a national level--to make schools safer for everyone"--Amazon.
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2022., Adolescent, Flatiron Books Call No: HI-INT B LOW Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "The Blindside meets Friday Night Lights in Keanon Lowe's Hometown Victory when an NFL coach returns home after losing a friend to opioids to coach a team of struggling high school kids on a 23-game losing streak. Keanon Lowe was working as an offensive analyst for the San Francisco 49ers when his childhood friend and former high school teammate suddenly died from an opioid overdose. Keanon dropped everything--including the plum NFL job he had been working towards since childhood--leading him to a position as football coach at a struggling high school back in his hometown. At the time, Parkrose High School was in the middle of a 23-game losing streak--they were the ultimate underdogs. In many ways, the road to Parkrose was paved by Keanon's life-defining experiences--from a childhood spent dodging racist bullies and finding the support and mentorship he craved on the football team, to an NFL season where he worked closely with Colin Kaepernick as he evolved his sideline protest. Keanon was drawn to the young men on the Parkrose team, and to the school itself. After two years, he pushed them to become conference champions, mentoring countless players along the way. But still, there was that nagging sense that his calling wasn't meant to stop there. He was at that school for a reason. In May 2019, he got his answer when a 19-year-old student entered a Parkrose classroom with a trench coat and shotgun. Keanon disarmed him and pulled the boy into a hug, telling him he cared. In the boy, Keanon saw himself, and the young men he grew up with or mentored along the way--and weren't so many of them just looking for acceptance, for comfort, for love? With the heart of favorite football classics--The Blindside, Friday Night Lights, Remember the Titans--Keanon's journey at Parkrose is the true account of a life spent striving forward, even when faced with the unimaginable. Hometown Victory is a story about gratitude, service, and most of all, hope"--Provided by the publisher.
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2022., Flatiron Books Call No: MEMOIR NF LOW Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Shares the author's story--as an NFL coach--of returning home after losing a friend to coach a team of struggling high school students on a 23-game losing streak.
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2020., Greenhaven Pub. Call No: 371.7 82 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Since 2009, there have been 288 school shootings in the United States. This is an alarming statistic for one of the safest, richest, and most powerful countries in the world. Whenever one of these senseless tragedies occurs, activists and political leaders attempt to push their agendas, calling for stricter gun control, or tighter security, or even for arming teachers. This valuable resource, containing diverse viewpoints written by authoritative voices, explores why school shootings seem to be an epidemic, their potential causes, and what can be done to stop them"--Provided by the publisher.
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2020., Juvenile, Greenhaven Publishing Call No: 371.78 Sch Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Series Title: Introducing issues with opposing viewpoints.Summary Note: Presents a collection of eighteen opposing essays related to school shootings. Discusses if they are an epidemic, their causes, and their prevention. Includes color photographs, charts, and graphs, fact boxes, statistics, critical thinking questions, organizations to contact, and further resources.
