Young Adult Nonfiction

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A Child is a Poem You Learn by Heart: A Memoir in Verse - Paperback

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by Paulette Whitehurst (Author), Douglas Scott Jones (Editor)South Carolina, 1940s. A farmer's daughter marries her father's hired hand and the two of them have Paulette, a child who will grow up on her own in the 1950s and 60s. In an era when divorce was rare, Paulette's mother, was married three times and struggled to care for her daughter, working at a drugstore by day and a bar by night. With little education and a difficult childhood herself, Paulette's mother had little knowledge about ...

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by William Shakespeare (Author), Henry N. Hudson (Notes by), Charles H. Herford (Introduction by)First published in 1609, "The Sonnets" of William Shakespeare are a collection of 154 loosely connected 14 line poems. Considered by many to be among some of the greatest love poetry ever written much debate surrounds the context of the poetry. It has been suggested that the work may be semi-autobiographical but no real evidence firmly supports this notion. The themes of the poems contained within...

The Bible: Enter Here: Bringing God's Word to Life for Today's Teens - Paperback

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by Spencer C. Demetros (Author)"KNOCK AND IT WILL BE OPENED FOR YOU." --MATTHEW 7:7The Bible has the answers to life's most important questions. But for many teens, and even many adults, God's message can be lost in the Bible's often confusing terminology, dry language, or lengthy history lessons. Who begat who-and why should I care? The Bible: Enter Here opens the door to God's Word by breathing new life into key Bible stories, retelling them in a fresh, fun, and relatable way. You'll discov...

Coffee Self-Talk for Teen Girls: 5 Minutes a Day for Confidence, Achievement & Lifelong Happiness - Paperback

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by Kristen Helmstetter (Author)Coffee Self-Talk for Teen Girls is a powerful, life-changing routine that takes only 5 minutes a day. If you have a teen girl in your life, or if you are a teen girl, then this book is for you. This book will help you live your most happy life! Your mind mastered! Your life on a path to shimmering happiness!Coffee Self-Talk for Teen Girls is a fun and engaging book designed to boost your self-esteem, fill you with happiness, and help you attract the magical life...

Ultimate Mom Experience Coupons - Son Edition - Hardcover

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by Joy Holiday Family (Author), Nicole Natale (Created by)You know your mom is special so get her the perfect gift! This book is the ultimate in mother - son coupon gift-giving. Fifty-two thoughtful and entertaining coupons for sons to give their moms. Enough coupons to have one for each week of the entire calendar year. This keepsake journal is meant to chronicle not just the gift giving but the actual redemption of the coupons. This gorgeous book takes the coupon idea to the next level. Eac...

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by Adrienne Vie (Author)Do you know someone who has an eating disorder? Is that person you? Do you want to understand or help, but feel helpless? Have you lost hope? Adrienne shares her personal journey, decades in the making, through the enigmatic and often deadly disease of anorexia nervosa by journaling, drawing and medical record excerpts. Digging into the psychology of anorexia, she includes risk factors, interventions, recovery, relapse and protective factors in a manner that is benefic...

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by J. Henri Fabre (Author), Clement B. Davis (Illustrator)Our first reaction to the Spider may be one of revulsion or fear⁠. To many of us, she is a distasteful creature destined to be crushed underfoot. But here in this book we meet the Spider as Fabre did-industrious builder, talented weaver, wily hunter, ill-fated mate. His observations, often surprising or amazing, on the lifecycle of the Spider are drawn from more than fifty years of studying and caring for them. Yes, the Spider is well ...

Coding for Kids C++: Basic Guide for Kids to Learn Commands and How to Write a Program - Paperback

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by Goldink Books (Author) Do you want to learn C++? and grab expertise in this language Have you investigated and desired to learn C++ advance coding? Do you want to offer your youngster a valuable, authentic tool for learning C++ and coding? If yes, then continue reading.This book is for Kids who wish to learn C++ programming but have no prior experience with other programming languages. Of course, knowledge of other programming languages or general computer skills can help you understand th...

Coding for Kids C++: Basic Guide for Kids to Learn Commands and How to Write a Program - Hardcover

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Coding for Kids Python: A Comprehensive Guide that Can Teach Children to Code with Simple Methods - Paperback

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by Goldink Books (Author) Would you like to have a python coding skill? Have you explored and wanted to acquire hands on experience with studying coding and Python? Would you like to provide your child an authentic and precious tool to learn Python and coding? If so, then continue to read.This book is for anyone interested in computer programming, whether a child or an adult who is just starting out. Python for Kids is an excellent place to start if you want to learn how to write your own sof...

Coding for Kids Python: A Comprehensive Guide that Can Teach Children to Code with Simple Methods - Hardcover

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The Other Side: Stories of Central American Teen Refugees Who Dream of Crossing the Border - Paperback

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by Juan Pablo Villalobos (Author)Award-winning Mexican author Juan Pablo Villalobos explores illegal immigration with this emotionally raw and timely nonfiction book about ten Central American teens and their journeys to the United States. You can't really tell what time it is when you're in the freezer. Every year, thousands of migrant children and teens cross the U.S.-Mexico border. The journey is treacherous and sometimes deadly, but worth the risk for migrants who are escaping gang violen...

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by Don L. Parks (Illustrator), Minda Parks (Text by (Art/Photo Books))What does a boy do when he has to spend his summers on a dry, windy farm, living in a house with no water or electricity? No TV, no radio, no telephone, no bathroom, no refrigerator. This was ranch life long ago. Don Parks grew up on a family ranch in the rural Great Plains. The sky was big and blue. Cattle roamed the fields. Cowboys came and went. Most important of all, the ranch's water was supplied by a faithful windmill...

Break Through The Noise: Build Lit Social Skills, Discover How To Stop Doubting Yourself, Tackle Social Anxiety And Find Your Voice - Paperback

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by Mia Reyes (Author)Want to overcome self-doubt? Want elevated confidence and social skills, even if you are often anxious or have an introverted mind? Then keep reading.Whether you're 17 or 25: If doubt, insecurity, or social anxiety often stop you from being you, it could be limiting your life progress and personal development.It's totally exhausting. It can make you ignore new open doors, miss out on opportunities, avoid friends. Seriously, sometimes it feels like being frozen and just wa...

The Book of Awesome Black Women: Sheroes, Boundary Breakers, and Females Who Changed the World - Paperback

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by Becca Anderson (Author), M. J. Fievre (Author)Author and educator M.J. Fievre, BS Ed, and bestselling author Becca Anderson have teamed up in The Book of Awesome Black Women. In it, they share an uncensored history of the power of Black women like Sojourner Truth, Anita Hill, Wangari Maathai, Aretha Franklin, Simone Biles, Naomi Osaka and so many more, whose stories embody strength, perseverance, and talent. Number of Pages: 200 Dimensions: 0.5 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication D...

The Story of the First Civilizations from Mesopotamia to the Aztecs - Paperback

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by Subhadra Sen Gupta (Author)DescriptionDid you know...The Chinese were the first civilization to introduce the concept of exams?The Indus Valley Civilization was perhaps the cleanest and most organized of allcivilizations?There used to be an Inca king who would dust himself with gold?Dive into these and many more nuggets of information about the world'searliest civilizations. Here you will read about the Egyptian rulers who builtlavish tombs for their afterlife; about Greece, the first Euro...

One Line a Day Journal for Teens: Three Years of Daily Reflections and Memories - Paperback

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by Rockridge Press (Author)Help a teen express themselves daily A teen's day is filled with complex feelings, thoughts, and moments worth remembering. This one-line-a-day journal offers them a safe place to capture a short, focused reflection that they can return to year after year to see how they've grown day by day. What sets this one-sentence-a-day journal apart: Inspiring quotes--Uplifting words from modern artists, public figures, and some of history's biggest thinkers will help keep t...

Airdrie: Recollections of an Artist in Bloom - Paperback

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by Margot McMahon (Author)True story about sculptor Margot McMahon's youth in Chicago and her travels, where she discovers her passion for art, justice and nature. The daughter of Franklin McMahon, famed Chicago artist-reporter whose works reside in the Smithsonian, Margot is an internationally-acclaimed artist and sculptor with work around the world in public and private collections.Margot McMahon credits her upbringing in Airdrie, her family home, for her development as an artist whose work...

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Niv, Teen Study Bible (for Life Issues You Face Every Day), Paperback, Comfort Print - Paperback

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by Lawrence O. Richards (Editor), Sue W. Richards (Editor), Zondervan (Author)The bestselling NIV Teen Study Bible helps teens apply God's Word to the issues they face every day!Full of study features that will help today's teen learn more about God, the Bible, and how God's Word relates to their lives, the NIV Teen Study Bible will help them keep in step with all God has done, is doing, and will do in the world. This NIV Bible for teens will help them discover the eternal truths of God's Wor...

What Will They Think?: Nine Women in the Bible Who Can Help You Live Your Life Boldly - Paperback

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by Grace Valentine (Author)In this inspiring guide for young women, Grace Valentine shines a spotlight on nine courageous women in the Bible who lived their faith boldly. In a world that pressures you to seek validation from others, learn to focus on what truly matters."What will they think?" It's a question that consumes many women and may even stop them from living the lives God has called them to live. Whether it's don't be too loud, don't be too aggressive, or your role is to be a sidekic...

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by Abhishek Kange (Author)This book explains you all the steps that goes behind creating Visual Effects (VFX). Who makes this VFX ? How these are made ? What all processes take place ? what all softwares are used ? Can you create your own VFX shots ? Is VFX related to Game development ? These all questions and many other questions will be answered by the book . This book taks you on a journey where you will be able to understand each single process that goes into creating Visual Effects ! Nu...

Story-Lives of Master Musicians (Yesterday's Classics) - Paperback

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by Harriette Brower (Author)An engaging introduction to 22 of the world's greatest musicians, highlighting their struggles and triumphs, beginning in boyhood and lasting until the end of their days. Much emphasis is placed on the ways they learned their craft, whether at a father's knee, by copying musical scores, or in company of great masters who had gone before. Their travels and greatest successes are recounted in detail, making the musicians and their works all the more memorable for the...

Teen Talk: Insight on Issues That Matter To Teens and the Adults Who Care About Them - Paperback

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by Maria Susan Proulx (Author)When Maria Susan Proulx started writing her Teen Talk column for a local newspaper, she was just twelve years old. Her parents teased her, saying that teens didn't read the paper; she was communicating with her peers in a medium read by forty-year-olds. But that didn't stop Maria. Soon, she learned that teens and parents were discussing each of her columns over dinner, instead of sitting in silence, absorbed by their phones. Fellow students came up to her in the ...

M2s (Magic Square Sudoku) Puzzle: Puzzles Inside of a Puzzle - Paperback

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by Steven C. Benton (Author)M2S is a puzzle which incorporates 3x3 magic squares into a Sudoku matrix. It is a puzzle inside a puzzle. Magic squares are a 3x3 matrix where the sum of the rows, columns and main diagonals all add up to the same number. In the case of a 3x3 matrix, the sum of the number is 15. In Sudoku, where the rows and columns contain the numbers 1-9, the cells in the magic square matrix can be used as clues to aid in solving the larger Sudoku puzzle. Number of Pages: 132 Di...

GDScript Programming: Hands-on learning with projects - Paperback

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by Michael McGuire (Author)In the first part of the book, you'll learn basic programming concepts, such as variables, lists, classes, and loops, and practice writing clean code with exercises for each topic. You'll also learn how to make your programs interactive for the user. In the second part, you'll put your new knowledge into practice with a few projects including: a Space Invaders-inspired arcade game, a currency converter using online APIs, a functioning register and login system, and ...

I Had a Right to Remain Silent: Can You Hear Me Now? - Paperback

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by Sylvia Cooper (Author)Sylvia takes us on a journey from her life's childhood to being an adult. Her private battles in and out of the public's eye, and her struggles were full of highs and lows. One night, she suffered another beating that led to two black eyes and a knot the size of an egg on her forehead. She was extremely exhausted from all the tossing, banging and hard blows to her body. She could barely get out of the bed, and she was a scheduled panelist for the CT Commission on Wome...

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by Jasmine L. Holmes (Author)Rewritten especially for the young reader, Carved in Ebony by Jasmine Holmes inspires with insights from the lives of Elizabeth Freeman, Nannie Helen Burroughs, Amanda Berry Smith, Mamie Till, and others. She shares the significant role that Black women have played in the formation of our faith--and are playing in our formation as modern-day women of faith. As these historical figures take the stage with Holmes, you will be inspired by what the stories of these wo...

Rocket Girls: Sam Gold and the Case of the Missing Uranium: Sam Gold and - Paperback

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by Melanie Fine (Author)Since she started Taft Middle School two years ago, Sam Gold has been looking forward to eighth-grade science with Mrs. Cooper and the coveted position of lab tech. But she hadn't counted on her nemesis Kimberly Newhouse getting in the way, and the missing uranium that could put her whole school on lockdown if she doesn't find it. Sam Gold and the Case of the Missing Uranium is a fiction chapter book for upper elementary, middle school readers with high school levelsci...

#Onechoice: How Ten Seconds Can Change Your Life - Hardcover

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by Becky Savage (Author), Nick Savage (Author), Jack Savage (Author)A gripping story of two brothers who lost their lives on the same night.It was a night we thought we'd never forget. It was graduation-and, like most teens, we were looking forward to celebrating with our friends. We knew it was the end of one chapter and the beginning of another. Some of us were heading off to college. Others were moving away. We had made some amazing friends and even better memories.While we were sitting ar...

Just Dad and Me: A Journal for Fathers and Daughters - Hardcover

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by Rockridge Press (Author)Fathers and daughters: write together, share together, grow togetherJournaling together can inspire you and your teen daughter to connect, share thoughts and feelings, and engage in important conversations that might be difficult to have face-to-face. This guided dad journal offers a variety of prompts--some short and fun, others deeper and more thought-provoking--to help you and your daughter communicate and bond.This father-daughter journal includes: A year of w...

What Color Is Your Parachute? for Teens, Fourth Edition: Discover Yourself, Design Your Future, and Plan for Your Dream Job - Paperback

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by Carol Christen (Author)Today's adolescents face unprecedented challenges. As a teenager, how do you pick a great-for-you job or college major that will finance your future? You need a plan! The proven exercises in What Color Is Your Parachute? for Teens help uncover what matters most to you, what you love to do, the kinds of people you work best with, and how to use the skills and interests you already have--on social media and elsewhere--to choose a major or career path that is uniquely s...