Search Results: Returned 18 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 18
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2021., Primary, Viking Call No: LS Gor Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: A young girl helps others recognize the power they have to enact change in the world, in their communities, and within themselves.
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By Orr, Tamra[2018], Rosen Publishing Call No: 305.8 ORR Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: CopingSummary Note: "One of the most pressing issues of the last few years has been the rise of activism and other efforts that aim to combat discrimination and racial inequality. This book provides an overview of the problem as well as a starting point for young readers mitigating the effects of racial intolerance on their own lives and will enable them to deal with the often overwhelming stress of being an ethnic minority, whatever their background. With an approach both sensitive and assertive, it aims to assist youth in navigating interpersonal slights and abuse, as well as systemic racism."
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[2020]., Juvenile, 7th Generation Call No: Adventure Fic Bruchac Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Series Title: PathFinders (Summertown, Tenn.)Summary Note: Trained survival skills expert, Nick St. Francis, inadvertently witnesses a murder while traveling on a train. Thanks to his backpack, he survives being tossed overboard into the Canadian Wilderness. He soon learns the murderers are tracking him, and he must use his survival teaching and the wisdom of his Abenaki elders to stay alive.
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-- Gen Z kids who are changing the world2020., Pre-adolescent, Andrews McMeel Pub. Call No: 361.2 ALE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "[This book] showcases Gen Z activists who are fighting for change on many fronts: climate change, LGBTQ rights, awareness and treatment of mental illness, gun control, gender equality, and corruption in business and government at the highest levels"--OCLC.
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-- It is your world--if you do not like it, change itc2004., Juvenile, Simon Pulse Call No: 361.2 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Shows how to act on your beliefs, no matter what they are, and make a difference.
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-- It is your world--if you don't like it, change it2004., Pre-adolescent, Simon Pulse Call No: Non Fiction NON Hal Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: You can change the world. Free Speech. Racism. The Environment. Gay Rights. Bullying and School Safety. Animal Welfare. War. Information about Safe Sex and Birth Control. Free Speech. HIV and AIDS. Women's Rights. These are the issues you care about -- and now you can do something about them. It's Your World will show you how to act on your beliefs, no matter what they are, and make a difference. The information inside includes: The basics of activism. Activism projects and outreach ideas. The 5-minute activist. How to be an activist at home, at school, and in your community. Stories from teenagers who have taken on the world -- and won. Resources including books, movies, and Web sites, and much, much more. Whether at home, in school, or in your community, you have the power and the ability to create change, even if you aren't old enough to vote. Don't wait until you're eighteen to flex your political muscles -- start right now!
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[2019]., Pre-adolescent, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Call No: JUV001000 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: When adventurous cousins Otto and Sheed Alston accidentally extend the last day of summer by freezing time, they find the secrets between the unmoving seconds are not as much fun as they expected.
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2002., MGM Home Entertainment Call No: DVD FIC MIS Edition: Widescreen. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Social StudiesSummary Note: A Special Forces colonel, Braddock, is captured during a daring mid-air rescue operation in Vietnam. Colonel Yin will stop at nothing to break the spirit of Braddock but he will not break.
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2000., MGM Home Entertainment Call No: DVD FIC MIS Edition: Widescreen. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Social StudiesSummary Note: Special Forces colonel James Braddock (Norris) reluctantly returns to Vietnam after the war on a fact-finding mission to search for MIA's. He himself spent 10 years in a North Vietnamese labor camp until he led his men in a daring escape. He enlists the aid of State Dept. official Ann Fitzgerald (Kasdorf) and slips away to find the location of the MIA prison camp. From Bangkok, with the help of his old Army buddy Tuck (Walsh), now a smuggler, he mounts a rescue expedition.
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-- TeachingBooks original author programs2002., Adult, Teachingbooks.net Click here to watch Summary Note: Page includes a brief, original movie featuring Phil Hoose in his Portland, Maine home talking about interviewing and his books, a movie transcript, an in-depth written interview, and a comprehensive bibliography. Also includes a collection of off-site links to Hoose's web site, guides for his books, book award sites, and publishers' pages.
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-- TeachingBooks original author programs2002., Adult, Teachingbooks.net Click here to watch Summary Note: Page includes a brief, original movie featuring Phil Hoose in his Portland, Maine home talking about interviewing and his books, a movie transcript, an in-depth written interview, and a comprehensive bibliography. Also includes a collection of off-site links to Hoose's web site, guides for his books, book award sites, and publishers' pages.
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-- TeachingBooks original author programs2002., Adult, Teachingbooks.net Click here to watch Summary Note: Page includes a brief, original movie featuring Phil Hoose in his Portland, Maine home talking about interviewing and his books, a movie transcript, an in-depth written interview, and a comprehensive bibliography. Also includes a collection of off-site links to Hoose's web site, guides for his books, book award sites, and publishers' pages.
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-- TeachingBooks original author programs2002., Adult, Teachingbooks.net Click here to watch Summary Note: Page includes a brief, original movie featuring Phil Hoose in his Portland, Maine home talking about interviewing and his books, a movie transcript, an in-depth written interview, and a comprehensive bibliography. Also includes a collection of off-site links to Hoose's web site, guides for his books, book award sites, and publishers' pages.
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2017., Grey House Publishing Call No: 815 .608 REF Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Remote access available: onondaga Series Title: Reference shelf Volume: v. 89, no. 6.
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2018., Grey House Publishing Call No: 815.608 REF Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Remote access available: onondaga Series Title: The reference shelf Volume: 90, no. 6
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2019., Grey House Publishing Call No: 815.608 REF Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Remote access available: onondaga Series Title: The reference shelf Volume: 91, no. 6
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2019., Grey House Publishing Call No: 815.608 REF Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Remote access available: onondaga Series Title: The reference shelf Volume: 91, no. 6
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c2018., Pre-adolescent, PowerKids Press Call No: 320.40835 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Spotlight on civic action.Summary Note: Readers discover how to advocate for the changes they wish to see in society by raising awareness, petitioning, protesting, demonstrating, and garnering support.