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Travel statistics say that baby boomers travel more than any other age group in America--and that an ever increasing number of them are looking for ways to spend their leisure time in substantial, meaningful ways. One especially fast-growing area of interest is the "experience-driven" or "wellness" vacation, a proactive approach based on the idea that true recreation involves positive engagement: acquiring a new skill or volunteering to share your...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 23
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English
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One man's campaign to build schools in the most dangerous, remote, and anti-American reaches of Asia: in 1993 Greg Mortenson was an American mountain-climbing bum wandering emaciated and lost through Pakistan's Karakoram. After he was taken in and nursed back to health by the people of a Pakistani village, he promised to return one day and build them a school. From that rash, earnest promise grew one of the most incredible humanitarian campaigns of...
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Random House
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[2013]
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English
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Bazelon defines what bullying is and, just as important, what it is not; explores when intervention is essential and when kids should be given the freedom to fend for themselves; dispels persistent myths about bullying; and takes her readers into schools that have succeeded in reducing bullying and examines their successful strategies.
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Reiman Publications
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2012.
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English
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"...A collection of real-life classroom stories, told by the folks who lived them. Turn back the clock as they recall the joys of school dances, lunchroom hijinks, adventurous bus rides, unique uniforms and so much more" --Cover.
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HarperOne
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2012.
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English
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Carrie Goldman became an unexpected voice for the antibullying movement after her blog post about her daughter Katie's bullying experience went viral and an online community of support generated international attention. In Bullied, Goldman brings together the expertise of leading authorities with the candid accounts of families dealing firsthand with peer victimization to present proven strategies and concrete tools for teaching children how to speak...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.5 - AR Pts: 19
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English
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Greg Mortenson picks up where Three Cups of Tea left off in 2003 with the dramatic story of his ongoing humanitarian efforts in the Middle East. Mortenson recounts his relentless labors to establish schools for girls in Afghanistan and describes his extensive work in Azad Kashmir and Pakistan after a massive earthquake hit the region in 2005. He tells of the unique ways he has built relationships with Islamic clerics, militia commanders, and tribal...
14) Scarlet ice: The story of Minnesota high school hockey player John Janavaras and the team he loved
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Two Harbors Press
Pub. Date
2011.
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English
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"For the Mankato West Scarlets, the winter of 1994-95 was a tumultuous one. As a newly formed high school team in Minnesota--the State of Hockey--the Scarlets lacked the talent and experience of their peers, making every game a challenge of will. Success was fleeting and off-ice conflict pitted underclassmen versus seniors, players against coaches. John Janavaras was the smallest varsity player, but he played with enough heart to draw notice every...
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Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[2011]
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English
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Looks at why many of America's schools are failing and relates how parents, activists, and education reformers are joining together to fix a system that works for adults but consistently fails the children it is meant to educate.
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Random House
Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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Michelle Kuo arrived in the rural town of Helena, Arkansas, as a Teach for America volunteer in 2004, bursting with optimism and drive. But she soon encountered the jarring realities of life in one of the poorest counties in America. In this unforgettable memoir, Michelle shares the story of her complicated but rewarding mentorship of one student, Patrick Browning, and his remarkable literary and political awakening. Fifteen and in the eighth grade,...
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Sport and culture volume 2
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University of Minnesota Press
Pub. Date
[2000]
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English
20) Something must be done about Prince Edward County: a family, a Virginia town, a civil rights battle
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
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English
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A journalist and native of Prince Edward County reveals how the county defied the law after the Brown v. Board of Education decision by refusing to integrate and closing its public schools for five years, and describes her own family's role in the county's shameful history.
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