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In the fast-paced, modern world, social media and other forces often combine to spread disinformation and rumors about life-threatening social ills. The current heroin epidemic, which is part of a larger opioid crisis has dominated headlines lately. Amid this confusing coverage, young readers need straightforward, trustworthy sources to give them hard facts and cautionary tales about how this deadly drug can ravage their lives. Lively, engaging language, evocative imagery, and careful vetting of the latest information make this book an essential resource for educators, school counselors, and students themselves, guided by understanding and compassion over fear and hearsay.

Some civil rights figures are household names, while others struggle to get their stories told. This biography details the life and activism of Sylvia Mendez, who helped desegregate California schools in the 1940s in the landmark federal case, Mendez v. Westminster. Latino students, scholars of social justice, and anyone who is inspired by underdog stories will find this highly engaging account of change compelling and informative, including its helpful timeline and historical imagery. Students will be engaged and inspired by a story that has gotten its due as more than a mere historical footnote.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- A Legacy of Protest -- Know Your Rights, Take A Stand -- The Limits of Protest -- Getting Involved -- Glossary -- For More Information -- For Further Reading -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover

This essential guide discusses the very real threat to young people by gangs in the United States and the perpetuation of those gangs due to poverty, disenfranchisement, and a sometimes too-harsh punitive system. The book details the disproportionate treatment of black and brown youth, the uptick in violent white gangs, and the need for dealing with gangs in a more measured way. It provides resources for how to deal with gangs wherever you find them, including avoiding them, keeping friends out of them, and finding resources to stop the violence

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Guns In Revolutionary-Era America -- Chapter 2: Gun Rights and Race In Civil War-Era America -- Chapter 3: Crime Fighting and Gun Control -- Chapter 4: The 1960s: Interpreting the Second Amendment in a Time of Upheaval -- Chapter 5: "Gun Nuts" And "Gun Grabbers": The Modern Gun Rights Debate -- Chapter 6: From Columbine to Sandy Hook and Beyond -- Glossary -- For More Information -- For Further Reading -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Debt and Default: What Are They? -- Chapter 2: When Nations Face Debt and Default -- Chapter 3: Debt and Default: States and Municipalities -- Chapter 4: What Debt and Default Mean for You -- Chapter 5: Rising Above and Beyond Debt and Default -- Glossary -- For More Information -- Web Sites -- For Further Reading -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover

Readers get a view behind the gilded doors which will reveal the inner workings of pyramid and Ponzi schemes, telemarketing scams, identity theft, creative accounting, phishing, and other large-scale frauds and scams that impact not only big money investors but cost ordinary working citizens as well. Intriguing historical and current examples of institutional ruinous shell games include Madoff, WorldCom, Enron, and Jon Corzine's MF Global. Most importantly, this book also offers readers expert advice on how to avoid some of the more common frauds perpetrated on consumers and individual investors. A fascinating account of billionaire crooks and their con games, a sobering account of bankrupt victims, and a cautionary tale for all ordinary consumers and investors bring reality to this array of scams. This book captures the full folly, danger, and tragedy of financial frauds and scams. Readers will be fully engaged and encouraged to participate in discussion with 10 Great Questions to Ask an Economics/Finance Teacher and Myths & Facts

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 FOOD SUPPLY -- Food in a Global Era -- Famine: Nations at Risk -- Population: A Growing Problem -- Water: A Limited Resource -- Land: A Diminishing Resource -- Weather -- An International Food Crisis -- Riots Around the World -- Diminishing Returns -- Chapter 2 ARE WE FACING DOOMSDAY? -- Running Out (of Everything) -- Wars Over Water -- The Energy Crisis and Our Food -- The Food Chain: The Weakest Link? -- Airborne Doom -- The Genetic Revolution -- Frankenfoods: A Disaster in the Making? -- Genetic Pollution -- Chapter 3 DEBUNKING A DOOMSDAY FOR FOOD -- The New Face of Hunger -- Doing More with Less -- Saving Water -- A "Water-Friendly" Diet -- The Untapped Oceans -- A Different Kind of Green Revolution -- The Resiliency of Nature -- GM Foods: A Real Threat? -- Chapter 4 FOOD SUPPLY: A GLOBAL EFFORT -- A New Approach to Food Aid -- The "Doomsday Seed Vault" -- Preserving Gene Diversity -- China Thinks Big -- Cuba: A Lesson in Self-Sufficiency -- Is Bigger Better? -- Growing Locally -- Can GM Foods Save Us? -- Saving the Future: What You Can Do -- glossary -- For More Information -- Web Sites -- For Further Reading -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author -- Photo Credits

This title discusses the terrible physical and mental consequences of prescription drug abuse and addiction, especially to the developing bodies and minds of teens. Written for middle school students, the text is vividly descriptive yet scientific-minded