Vince lives in a small town, a town that is divided right down the middle. Indians on one side, whites on the other. The unspoken has never been challenged. But when Vince’s friend Sherry starts seeing an Indian boy, Vince is outraged...
Prejudices
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Auteur:Diggs, TayeSommaire:This program is read by Taye Diggs. It contains sound design. A conversation about race. "Daddy?" "Yes, my sweet boy." "Why are those people shouting?" "Our people are shouting because we need to be...
- Auteur:Méndez, Yamile SaiedSommaire:
This resonant and award-winning picture book tells the story of one girl who constantly gets asked a simple question that doesn't have a simple answer. A great conversation starter in the home or classroom—a book to share, in the spirit...
- Auteur:Chee, TraciSommaire:
For fourteen-year-old budding artist Minoru Ito, his two brothers, his friends, and the other members of the Japanese-American community in southern California, the three months since Pearl Harbor was attacked have become a waking...
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Auteur:Postgate, RaymondSommaire:A woman is on trial for her life, accused of murder. The twelve members of the jury each carry their own secret burden of guilt and prejudice which could affect the outcome. In this extraordinary crime novel, we follow the trial through...
- Auteur:Carnes, JimSommaire:
Carnes illuminates the dark corners of our nation's past and traces our ongoing efforts to live up to the American ideals of equality and justice. Fourteen case studies bring readers a first-hand account of the history and psychology of...
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Auteur:McClintock, NorahSommaire:Riley Donovan is the new kid in a small town where her aunt (and guardian) has just started a job as a detective on the town’s police force. Riley is home alone when a neighbor’s barn catches on fire; when she realizes that he is...
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Auteur:Jones, CarrieSommaire:FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF NEED AND CAPTIVATE Winner of the 2008 Maine Literary Award! It isn’t every day that my high school boyfriend, Eastbrook High School’s Harvest King, tells me he’s gay. It’s not every day that...
- Auteur:Fukuda, AndrewSommaire:
For fans of The Librarian Of Auschwitz , This Light Between Us is a powerfully affecting story of World War II about the unlikeliest of pen pals—a Japanese American boy and a French Jewish girl—as they fight to maintain hope in a...
- Auteur:Curtis, Christopher PaulSommaire:
The Newbery and Coretta Scott King Honoree about the Weird Watsons of Flint, Michigan—from Christopher Paul Curtis, author of Bud, Not Buddy, a Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott Award Winner.Enter the hilarious world of ten-year-old Kenny...
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Auteur:Miklowitz, Gloria D.Sommaire:Seventeen-year-old Emiko, brought up in a strict Japanese-American family, is in love with handsome blond Adam, although she realizes her old-fashioned father expects her to find a Japanese husband.
- Auteur:WALLACE, IanSommaire:
Vincenzo has a huge problem. He wants to be just like his friends, but he is also quite proud of his Italian heritage. The crisis revolves around a "stinky meat sandwich." Cultural differences between an Italian immigrant...
- Auteur:Sekaran, ShanthiSommaire:
Before his grandmother Paati moved in with his family in Mariposa, life was good for Muki Krishnan. Paati's arrival coincides with big changes on the island: Mariposa's president divides citizens into Butterflies and Moths....
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Auteur:Taylor, Mildred D.Sommaire:In 1941 a black youth, sadistically teased by two white boys in rural Mississippi, severely injures one of them with a tire iron and enlists Cassie's help in trying to flee the state.
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Auteur:Rinaldi, AnnSommaire:In 1832, Prudence Crandall begins admitting black girls to her exclusive Connecticut school, scandalizing white society and eventually causing her arrest and the closing of her school.
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Auteur:Porter, PamelaSommaire:It is 1965, and twelve-year-old Emaline lives on a wheat farm in southern Saskatchewan. Her family has fallen apart. When her beloved dog, Prince, chased a hare into the path of the tractor, she chased after him, and her dad...
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Auteur:Comeau, JoeySommaire:Now in one volume, Lockpick Pornography and its thematic sequel, We all Got it Coming
Lockpick Pornography is a genderqueer adventure story, and We All Got It Coming is about a young couple...
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Auteur:Maruno, JenniferSommaire:This special bundle contains both of Jennifer Maruno's Cherry Blossom novels about the internment of Japanese-Canadians, viewed through the eyes of 9-year-old Michiko Minagawa. Michiko bids her father goodbye before her birthday...
- Auteur:Taylor, TheodoreSommaire:
Phillip Enright, a 12 year old boy, and Timothy, an aged Negro, are marooned on a cay or sea island after their ship is torpedoed during World War II. Phillip, blinded as a result of the explosion, must rely on Timothy to survive.
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Auteur:Draper, Sharon M.Sommaire:When a burning cross set by the Klan causes panic and fear in 1932 Bumblebee, North Carolina, fifth-grader Stella must face prejudice and find the strength to demand change in her segregated town.
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