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Greenhaven Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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"With cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin on the rise, many wonder if these digital currencies could be the exchange medium of the future, but what are cryptocurrencies and the blockchain technology that facilitates them? Blockchain technology involves linking a series of digital records through cryptography without the use of a centralized server, which when applied to asset exchange creates cryptocurrencies. However, there are various concerns about the...
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English
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"From Emmy Award-winning journalist Elisa Boxer comes an inspiring YA anthology of thirty-five trailblazing women from all walks of life detailing their struggles and achievements and featuring a personal message from each woman written just for this book, telling their younger selves what they wish they had known growing up"--
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Publisher
Greenhaven Publishing
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
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"At this point, it is almost impossible to avoid having a digital footprint. Social media, streaming websites, navigation applications, online shopping websites, and search engines generate a large amount of data about users' digital habits. Tech companies have used this data to 'optimize' their products and allow them to better predict users' behaviors, but the collection and use of data has raised new questions about the right to digital privacy....
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Scientific American Educational Publishing, in association with The Rosen Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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"It is commonly understood that sleep in some form or another is an almost universal phenomenon among animals, including humans. However, the specific reasons why we need sleep are not as clear. The articles in this volume explain what sleep is, the benefits it has on the mind and the body, and its role in cognitive and biological functions. It examines disorders that disturb normal sleep and what these disorders tell us about our need for sleep....
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English
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"Here is the explosive story of the Kids for Cash scandal in Pennsylvania, a judicial justice miscarriage that sent more than 2,500 children and teens to a for-profit detention center while two judges lined their pockets with cash, as told by Candy J. Cooper, an award-winning journalist and Pulitzer Prize finalist"--
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Rosen Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"Text and photographs look at the cell biology, focusing on cell locomotion and support, a look inside the cell, how cells communicate and other topics."--
"This text provides readers with a comprehensive study of the mechanics of cell biology. Topics covered range from the different types of cells--plant and animal, eukaryote and prokaryote, and stem cells--
9) Homebody
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English
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In their comics debut, Theo Parish masterfully weaves an intimate and defiantly hopeful memoir about the journey one nonbinary person takes to find a home within themself. Combining traditional comics with organic journal-like interludes, Theo takes us through their experiences with the hundred arbitrary and unspoken gender binary rules of high school, from harrowing haircuts and finally the right haircut to the intersection of gender identity
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The New Press
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
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At last! The long-awaited graphic version of the multi-million copy bestselling corrective to American history myths—adapted by the famed National Book Award–winning artist behind John Lewis's March trilogy
Since its first publication in the 1990s, Lies My Teacher Told Me has become one of the most important and successful—and beloved—history books of our time. As the late Howard Zinn said, "Every teacher, every
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Lerner Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
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"This is the story of Carlos and Elena, the story of thousands, the story of my country . . . This is just another story."
When Carlos was nineteen years old, his mother decided to leave her life in El Salvador for a new start in the United States. Reluctant to follow, but unwilling to let his mother go without him, Carlos joined her on the journey north. During their trip through Mexico and into the US, they experienced
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Thornapple Press
Pub. Date
20240426
Language
English
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Talking about consent can feel overwhelming, especially for young people who may be
navigating their own boundaries for the first time. In Say More, consent culture activist Kitty
Stryker guides teenagers in exploring what consent means to them. This timely and practical
workbook allows the reader to work at their own pace and in their own way, with concrete
examples from Kitty' s youth, prompts inspired by questions teens have asked her and
comprehensive...
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Publisher
Levine Querido
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
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Jonell Joshua spent her childhood shuttling back and forth between Savannah and New Jersey – living in grandparents' homes during the times her mother, struggling with mental illness, could not take care of her and her brothers. Together the family found a way to keep going even in the darkest of times.
How Do I Draw These Memories? is a graphic novel memoir about nostalgia, faith, the preciousness of life, and unconditional love.
From...
How Do I Draw These Memories? is a graphic novel memoir about nostalgia, faith, the preciousness of life, and unconditional love.
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Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
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Let's face it, other humans can be difficult to understand sometimes!
There is no need to worry! Yenn, Tanya and a tiny meerkat called Min are here to help you find out everything you need to know about friendships, improving relationships with your family members, and how to deal with disagreements that can arise with the people in your life.
Answering the difficult questions like 'What makes a good friend?' and 'Why do adults tell me to
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Twenty-First Century Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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"Environmental scientist Ferin Anderson and author Stephanie Sammartino McPherson examine how Indigenous people, farmers, and forestry departments have used fire to manage resources and how climate change is impacting the future of fire"--
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Magic Cat
Pub. Date
2024
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English
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How to Manage Your Eco-Anxiety is a timely book for teens that explores the relationship between mental health and the climate crisis . . . and supplies tools to help!
How does climate change make you feel? Sad? Afraid? Powerless? Guilty? Manage your eco-anxiety with this helpful guide.
Drawing on years of experience as a psychoanalyst, Anouchka Grose shares cutting-edge insights on how to manage your eco-anxiety. Find out how to validate...
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ROCA EDITORIAL
Pub. Date
2020
Language
Español
Description
Primera biografía deBlackpink, la banda femenina de K-pop más exitosa del mundo.
Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé y Lisa son las cuatro componentes de Blackpink, el grupo femenino de K-pop que arrasa en el mundo entero. Belleza, juventud, canciones pegadizas... Blackpink lo tiene todo, y por ello se ha convertido en el grupo de referencia del K-pop femenino.
Millones de adolescentes en todo el mundo cantan en coreano los éxitos de esta banda.
Esta biografía...
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Scholastic
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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Everything fans need to know about the Five Night's at Freddy's game, 'Security Breach'! This deep dive into the Five Nights at Freddy's game is the perfect addition to any fan's library. From the newest animatronics to the deepest maps and easter eggs, everything is laid out in awesome detail that will deepen the knowledge of even the most enthusiastic player. A must-have for Freddy Fans With even more horror than ever before Full colour art inside...
