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Patrick Mahomes : NFL sensation
by by James Monson Year Published: 2020 BiographyLooks at the life of professional football player Patrick Mahomes.
The other side : stories of Central American teen refugees who dream of crossing the border
by Juan Pablo Villalobos Year Published: 2019 Non-fictionCollects the stories on a number of teenagers who want to move from Central America to the United States.
Drone Warfare
by The New York Times editorial staff Year Published: 2020 Non-fictionMilitary drones have revolutionized warfare in the 21st century. Unmanned aerial vehicles, or U.A.V.s, allow the Air Force to monitor and neutralize targets remotely, keeping pilots and comrades in enemy territory safer in the process. Central to the U.S. counterterrorism campaign since the terrorist attacks of 9/11, models such as the Predator and Global Hawk have been used in Libya, Pakistan, Somalia, and Yemen, among other areas in the Middle East and Africa purported to have terrorist activity. This book follows the development of U.S. drone policy, documenting the effects on U.S. forces, foreign relations, and the legal and ethical concerns of covert, remote airstrikes.
Things We Know By Heart
by Jessi Kirby Year Published: 2015 FictionA year after losing her boyfriend, Trent, in an unexpected accident, Quinn Sullivan secretly tracks down the recipient of his donated heart in an attempt to heal, but ends up falling for him.
Dear bully : 70 authors tell their stories
by Edited by Megan Hall Year Published: 2011 Non-fictionA collection of stories in which seventy authors share their experiences with and feelings about bullying, including selections from Lauren Kate, R. L. Stine, Melissa Walker, Laura Kasischke, Amy Reed, Kurtis Scaletta, Carolyn Mackler, and others.
The Last to Let Go
by Amber Smith Year Published: 2018 FictionWhen her mother is arrested for killing Brooke's abusive father, Brooke must confront the shadow of her family's violence and dysfunction.
Dare you to lie
by Amber Lynn Natusch Year Published: 2018 FictionKylene, seventeen, determined to prove her FBI agent father innocent of murder, finds unexpected allies after returning to the town where she was involved in a scandal two years before.
It's Trevor Noah : born a crime : stories from a South African childhood : adapted for young readers
by Trevor Noah Year Published: 2019 BiographyLooks at the life of South African comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host, Trevor Noah.
Where I Live
by Brenda Rufener Year Published: 2018 FictionLinden Rose has a big secret she is homeless and living in the halls of her small-town high school. Her position as school blog editor, her best friends, Ham and Seung, and the promise of a future far away are what keep Linden under the radar and moving forward.
145th street : short stories
by Walter Dean Myers Year Published: 2020 FictionTen stories portray life on a block in Harlem.
Eleanor & Park
by Rainbow Howell Year Published: 2013 FictionSet over the course of one school year in 1986, this is the story of two star-crossed misfits--smart enough to know that first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try.
Slay
by Brittney Morris Year Published: 2019 FictionAn honors student at Jefferson Academy, seventeen-year-old Keira enjoys developing and playing Slay, a secret, multiplayer online role-playing game celebrating black culture, until the two worlds collide.
Hey, kiddo
by by Jarrett J. Krosoczka Year Published: 2018 BiographyIn graphic novel format author and illustrator Jarrett J. Krosoczka discusses growing up in a family grappling with addiction.
Proud : living my American dream
by Ibtihaj Muhammad Year Published: 2018 BiographyAn autobiography of the Olympic fencer, Ibthihaj Muhammad,and how she became the first American woman to compete in the Olympics wearing a hijab.
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