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Each of the five chapters tackles different categories of challenges, showcasing stories of triumph in the face of learning and physical disabilities, homelessness, the struggles of being an immigrant, and mental illness. A recurring theme is encapsulated early on in a quote from a teen who survived an abusive family: “I tried to take a …
Tomorrow marks a momentous occasion for an East Asian–presenting child with pale skin and straight black hair: a musical performance in front of a crowd of people. “But there are thousands of butterflies fluttering in my tummy,” the child tells us. White-outlined butterflies surround the youngster. “I believe in you,” Papa says as he hands …
At the playground, Nadine hears a girl her age speaking to her doll in an unfamiliar language. Eager to learn more, Nadine asks the girl, Yan, if she has a “coming-here story.” Yan replies that she’s a recent immigrant from China, and the two children bond. Later, on her way home, Yan asks a woman …
Packed with 18 spreads of engineering marvels, this book offers a brief introduction to the world of biomimicry (defined here as “the design and creation of materials, buildings, and processes that are modeled on nature”). Madden covers the Japanese Rail’s bullet train (based on the kingfisher bird’s beak), a type of concrete inspired by coral …
The Tanner family travels cross-country to their grandparents’ farm in Evergreen, Louisiana, for an anticipated Christmas celebration. However, they become concerned when a when the heat fails to work at the local church after a cold snap. Where will everyone celebrate? This fun adventure celebrates family and community, and Ketsviil’s illustrations offer a bright, engaging …
Backing up the subtitle’s claim from the start, Sheen begins with two easily read pages of infographics on areas including taxes and spending, entrepreneurs, occupations, and the wage distribution of immigrants and native-born workers. Although she provides many relevant examples of documented immigrants’ contributions to U.S. productivity and prosperity, she also cites research showing that …
The book’s introduction explains the current struggles that many teens face due to the heightened stressors of the long-term effects of social media and the Covid-19 pandemic. Throughout the five concise chapters that follow, teenagers share their experiences with mental health distress, how they felt, and which resources (for example, therapy, talking circles, crisis hotlines, …
The book opens with the O. Henry Prize–winning “Marital Problems.” An unnamed narrator and her husband, Victor, search for a dead bird their daughter has entombed within Victor’s estranged late father’s binocular case, while Victor rages over the incompetence of their contractor and the narrator distracts herself with sexual fantasies (both about the contractor and …
It’s been 27 years since Karl left his native city of Ters, Albania, for a better life in Greece and, ultimately, America. The death of his father has brought him back home, however, and he finds a city just as riddled with contradictions as it was when he left. Ters is a city in which …
This business guide details the ways in which research can be used to better build and position a brand. Two of the authors are senior managers at PepsiCo, and two work with Zappi, the company PepsiCo partnered with to create Ada, a learning application that, per the book, transformed PepsiCo’s market research. The text outlines …