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      By Westover, Tara
       [2018], Random House Call No: HI-INT B WES   Edition: First edition.    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Summary Note: Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, she prepared for the end of the world by stockpiling home-canned peaches and sleeping with her "head-for-the-hills bag." In the summer she stewed herbs for her mother, a midwife and healer, and in the winter she salvaged in her father's junkyard. Her father distrusted the medical establishment, so Tara never saw a doctor or nurse. Gashes and concussions, even burns from explosions, were all treated at home with herbalism. The family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure the children received an education, and no one to intervene when an older brother became violent. When another brother got himself into college and came back with news of the world beyond the mountain, Tara decided to try a new kind of life. She taught herself enough mathematics, grammar, and science to take the ACT and was admitted to Brigham Young University. There, she studied psychology, politics, philosophy, and history, learning for the first time about pivotal world events like the Holocaust and the Civil Rights Movement. Her quest for knowledge transformed her, taking her over oceans and across continents, to Harvard and to Cambridge University. Only then would she wonder if she'd traveled too far, if there was still a way home.
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      By Westover, Tara
       [2018]., Random House Call No: B Westover   Edition: First edition.    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Summary Note: Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, she prepared for the end of the world by stockpiling home-canned peaches and sleeping with her "head-for-the-hills bag." In the summer she stewed herbs for her mother, a midwife and healer, and in the winter she salvaged in her father's junkyard. Her father distrusted the medical establishment, so Tara never saw a doctor or nurse. Gashes and concussions, even burns from explosions, were all treated at home with herbalism. The family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure the children received an education, and no one to intervene when an older brother became violent. When another brother got himself into college and came back with news of the world beyond the mountain, Tara decided to try a new kind of life. She taught herself enough mathematics, grammar, and science to take the ACT and was admitted to Brigham Young University. There, she studied psychology, politics, philosophy, and history, learning for the first time about pivotal world events like the Holocaust and the Civil Rights Movement. Her quest for knowledge transformed her, taking her over oceans and across continents, to Harvard and to Cambridge University. Only then would she wonder if she'd traveled too far, if there was still a way home.
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      By Smith, Cynthia Leitich
       2023., Adolescent, Candlewick Press Call No: NL SUPERNATURAL F SMI   Edition: First edition.    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Summary Note: "Deftly leading readers to the literary crossroads of contemporary realism and haunting mystery, Cynthia Leitich Smith revisits the world of her American Indian Youth Literature Award winner Hearts Unbroken. Halloween is near, and Hughie Wolfe is volunteering at a new rural attraction: Harvest House. He's excited to take part in the fun, spooky show--until he learns that an actor playing the vengeful spirit of an "Indian maiden," a ghost inspired by local legend, will be the star of the show. Folklore aside, unusual things have been happening at night at the crossroads near Harvest House. A creepy man is stalking teenage girls and young women, particularly Indigenous women; dogs are fretful and on edge; and wild animals are behaving strangely. While Hughie weighs how and when to speak up about the bigoted legend, he and his friends begin to investigate the crossroads and whether it might be haunted after all. As Moon rises on All Hallow's Eve, will they be able to protect themselves and their community? Gripping and evocative, Harvest House showcases a versatile storyteller at her spooky, unsettling best."--
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      By Barbour, Scott, 1963-
       2005., Greenhaven Press Call No: 364.36 BAR    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Series Title: At issueSummary Note: Presents twelve debate-style essays on such aspects of school violence prevention as anti-bullying programs, zero-tolerance policies, gun control, society's expectations of boys, and religion.
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      By Davidson, Tish
       c2003., Franklin Watts Call No: 371.7 Dav    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Series Title: Life balanceSummary Note: Explores the issues surrounding aggression and violence in schools, looking at the origins and history of school violence, as well as contemporary methods of preventing and dealing with the problem.
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      By Hunnicutt, Susan
       2006., Greenhaven Press Call No: 371.7 HUN    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Series Title: At issueSummary Note: Contains a collection of essays that provide an examination of the issues related to school shootings, providing a discussion of the impact of bullying, media violence, gun access, lack of public morality, mental health treatment, and other topics.