Young Adult Nonfiction Books

Author: Kerrang!, Nick RuskellISBN-10: 074406953XISBN-13: 9780744069532Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)Language: EnglishPublished: 04/04/2023Pages: 240Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.25lbs

From the founder of The Cramm, a news outlet by and for the incredible Gen Z activists who are already shaping our global future (really!), this book is a dive into the history that's made the world what it is today. You can take...

An expansive, moving poetry anthology, representing 20 years of poetry from students and alumni of Chicago's Oak Park River Forest High School Spoken Word Club -- now in paperback! Poets I know sometimes joke that the poetry club at Oak Park River Forest High...

Author: Robin Jones Gunn, Tricia GoyerISBN-10: 0593444779ISBN-13: 9780593444771Publisher: Multnomah BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/04/2023Pages: 224Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.25lbs

We use water, electricity, and the internet every day--but how do they actually work? And what's the plan to keep them running for years to come? This nonfiction science graphic novel takes readers on a journey from how the most essential systems were developed...

This book, first published in 1985, assembles essential facts on Samuel Beckett and makes vital but elusive information available. It contains a comprehensive checklist of all the writer's plays, with a detailed performance history, excerpted reviews, and most importantly, a selection of Beckett's own...

An accessible introduction for young people to the Dalai Lama On July 6, 1935, a mischievous boy was born in a remote village in Tibet, who, at the age of two, was recognized as the fourteenth reincarnation of the Dalai Lama. His eventful boyhood...

You don't need to be a mathematical genius to solve the treacherous puzzles in this collection of Fiendishly difficult puzzles - it's simply a question of logic. Since the first Su Doku puzzle appeared in The Times in November 2004, this classic game of...

Author: Collins UkISBN-10: 0008317682ISBN-13: 9780008317683Publisher: HarperCollins UKLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/01/2019Pages: 112Format: Paperback

The first volume in The Sun Two-speed Crossword series, featuring 80 fun-filled two-in-one cryptic and coffee time crosswords from Britain's bestselling newspaper. Ideal for life on the move, on holiday and in your free time.The Sun is Britain's bestselling newspaper, this makes The Sun...

Author: Collins UkISBN-10: 0008317674ISBN-13: 9780008317676Publisher: HarperCollins UKLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/01/2019Pages: 112Format: Paperback

Climate Change, Ecological Catastrophe, and the Contemporary Novel responds to the critical need for transdisciplinary research on the relationship between colonialism and catastrophe. It represents the first sustained analysis of the connection between colonial legacy and present-day ecological catastrophe in postcolonial fiction. Analyzing contemporary...

Fernando Llort, National Artist of El Salvador, created his designs by stirring together a bit of fantasy with pre-Columbianimages. His paintings represent his dreams of a world in harmony with nature and among all peoples. Recognized world-wide for his art, Fernando transformed a village...

Author: Thomasema PannellISBN-10: 1951883519ISBN-13: 9781951883515Publisher: Butterfly TypefaceLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/15/2021Pages: 74Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.56lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.20d

Diagramming a sentence shows you how it is (or isn't) working, and unlocks the door to clear, balanced writing. These exercises by grammar expert Susan Wise Bauer use sentences by classic and contemporary authors to give students practice in every diagramming rule covered in...

BASED ON A TRUE STORY "AFTER ALL THE TEACHERS LEAVE THE ROOM, YOU CAN COME TO THE MICROPHONE AND SAY ANYTHING YOU WANT...TO ANYONE." WOULD YOU DO IT? Tyler Richardson has struggled his entire life to stand up to one bully and has never...

In this stunningly comprehensive roadmap to the human body, readers experience a vividly compelling account of the long history of the study of anatomy and the many breakthroughs that inform our current notions of the human body, health, and disease. The text addresses cutting-edge...

Author: Emonie RushISBN-10: 1088030114ISBN-13: 9781088030110Publisher: University Charter SchoolLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/01/2022Pages: 96Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.59lbsSize: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.25d

Love makes a person do a lot of things...crazy things some might say. Love is a powerful force. A girl in love follows after the one who has won her heart. She abandons all she has ever known to go where her lover leads....

This book's main focus is regarding slavery. Although there are many books that are written about slavery, and I have heard some people express that they don't want to hear anything about that subject. The author of this book feels that there are still...