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Hold Still

by Lisa Regan

Published: 2014-11-11

Kindle Edition: 380 pages

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After years as a patrol cop, detective Jocelyn Rush is almost immune to the depravity that stalks the meaner streets of Philadelphia…almost. After saving her three-year-old daughter from a carjacking, she ends up in the emergency room—and discovers that Anita, a former prostitute and a...

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"Multiplication Is for White People": Raising Expectations for Other People’s Children

by Lisa Delpit

Published: 2013-03-05

Paperback: 256 pages

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From the MacArthur Award–winning education reformer and author of the bestselling Other People’s Children, a long-awaited new book on how to fix the persistent black/white achievement gap in America’s public schoolsAs MacArthur Award–winning educator Lisa Delpit reminds us—and as...

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Courageous Conversations About Race: A Field Guide for Achieving Equity in Schools

by Glenn E. Singleton

Published: 2014-10-21

Paperback: 312 pages

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Create a systemwide plan for transforming the district office, schools, and classrooms into places that truly support ALL students achieving their highest levels!   This updated edition of the bestseller continues to explain the need for candid, courageous conversations about race so that...

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Everyday Antiracism: Getting Real About Race in School

Published: 2008-06-01

Paperback: 389 pages

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Which acts by educators are "racist" and which are "antiracist"? How can an educator constructively discuss complex issues of race with students and colleagues? In Everyday Antiracism, leading educators deal with the most challenging questions about race in school, offering invaluable and ...

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Subtractive Schooling: U.S.-Mexican Youth and the Politics of Caring

by Angela Valenzuela

Published: 1999-10-21

Paperback: 346 pages

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Provides an enhanced sense of what’s required to genuinely care for and educate the U.S.–Mexican youth in America.Subtractive Schooling provides a framework for understanding the patterns of immigrant achievement and U.S.-born underachievement frequently noted in the literature and obs...

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The Trouble With Black Boys: ...And Other Reflections on Race, Equity, and the Future of Public Education

by Pedro A. Noguera

Published: 2009-06-09

Paperback: 368 pages

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For many years to come, race will continue to be a source of controversy and conflict in American society. For many of us it will continue to shape where we live, pray, go to school, and socialize. We cannot simply wish away the existence of race or racism, but we can take steps to lessen the ways in...

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The Night Diary

by Veera Hiranandani

Published: 2018-03-06

Hardcover: 272 pages

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A 2019 NEWBERY HONOR BOOK *A Walter Dean Myers Honor Winner *An ALA Notable Book *A Malka Penn Award Recipient *A New York Times Editor's Choice Pick *A Junior Library Guild Selection *Named a Best Book of the Year by Amazon, Kirkus Reviews, The New York Times, NPR, School Library Journ...

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The Friend: An emotional psychological thriller with a twist

by Teresa Driscoll

Published: 2018-03-22

Kindle Edition: 293 pages

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The chilling psychological thriller from the #1 bestselling author of I Am Watching You.On a train with her husband, miles from home and their four-year-old son, Ben, Sophie receives a chilling phone call. Two boys are in hospital after a tragic accident. One of them is Ben.She thought she...

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Hazardous Duty: Squeaky Clean Mysteries, Book 1: An Amateur Sleuth Mystery and Suspense Series, Christian Fiction

by Christy Barritt

Published: 2014-01-05

Kindle Edition: 329 pages

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Buying a gun to kill your wife: $3,000Hiring Trauma Care to clean afterward: $1,500Having that same cleaner uncover evidence that frames you: PricelessOn her way to completing a degree in forensic science, Gabby St. Claire drops out of school and starts her own crime scene cleaning busine...

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Mama's Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves

by Frans de Waal

Published: 2019-03-12

Hardcover: 336 pages

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New York Times Bestseller Primatologist Frans de Waal explores the fascinating world of animal and human emotions.Frans de Waal has spent four decades at the forefront of animal research. Following up on the best-selling Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?, which investigate...