Upstander

Upstander
Author: James Preller
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2021-05-11
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1250251540

Girl bullies, internet bullying, and substance use are themes in this James Preller middle grade standalone companion to Bystander Mary O’Malley is tired of keeping secrets. Secrets like her older brother, Jonny’s, drug use. Starting seventh grade is tough enough without the upheaval her brother is bringing to their family. It seems the only person who might understand is Griffen Connolly, whose older sister runs with Jonny in the wrong crowd. Mary thought Griff was too cool, too popular for her. But now he wants to hang out with her, and listen. When two girls Mary thought were her friends decide to slam another girl online, Mary tries to look the other way. Then the girls turn on Mary, and suddenly, she doesn’t have a safety zone. Her brother is out of control, her family’s energies are all spent on him. There is only one person she can turn to. But can she trust Griff? Or is he one of the bullies?

Dictionary for a Better World

Dictionary for a Better World
Author: Irene Latham
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books
Total Pages: 124
Release: 2020
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1541557751

A powerful and inspiring new poetry collection from the co-authors of Can I Touch Your Hair?

The Truth about Stories

The Truth about Stories
Author: Thomas King
Publisher: House of Anansi
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2003
Genre: American literature
ISBN: 0887846963

Winner of the 2003 Trillium Book Award "Stories are wondrous things," award-winning author and scholar Thomas King declares in his 2003 CBC Massey Lectures. "And they are dangerous." Beginning with a traditional Native oral story, King weaves his way through literature and history, religion and politics, popular culture and social protest, gracefully elucidating North America's relationship with its Native peoples. Native culture has deep ties to storytelling, and yet no other North American culture has been the subject of more erroneous stories. The Indian of fact, as King says, bears little resemblance to the literary Indian, the dying Indian, the construct so powerfully and often destructively projected by White North America. With keen perception and wit, King illustrates that stories are the key to, and only hope for, human understanding. He compels us to listen well.

Be a Changemaker

Be a Changemaker
Author: Laurie Ann Thompson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2014-09-16
Genre: Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN: 1481401696

Empower yourself in today’s highly connected, socially conscious world as you learn how to wield your passions, digital tools, and the principles of social entrepreneurship to affect real change in your schools, communities, and beyond. At age eleven, Jessica Markowitz learned that girls in Rwanda are often not allowed to attend school, and Richards Rwanda took shape. During his sophomore year of high school, Zach Steinfeld put his love of baking to good use and started the Baking for Breast Cancer Club. Do you wish you could make a difference in your community or even the world? Are you one of the millions of high school teens with a service-learning requirement? Either way, Be a Changemaker will empower you with the confidence and knowledge you need to affect real change. You’ll find all the tools you need right here—through engaging youth profiles, step-by-step exercises, and practical tips, you can start making a difference today. This inspiring guide will teach you how to research ideas, build a team, recruit supportive adults, fundraise, host events, work the media, and, most importantly, create lasting positive change. Apply lessons from the business world to problems that need solving and become a savvy activist with valuable skills that will benefit you for a lifetime!

Ghetto Cowboy

Ghetto Cowboy
Author: G. Neri
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2011-08-09
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0763654493

A street-smart tale about a displaced teen who learns to defend what's right-the Cowboy Way. When Cole’s mom dumps him in the mean streets of Philadelphia to live with the dad he’s never met, the last thing Cole expects to see is a horse, let alone a stable full of them. He may not know much about cowboys, but what he knows for sure is that cowboys aren’t black, and they don’t live in the inner city. But in his dad’s ’hood, horses are a way of life, and soon Cole’s days of skipping school and getting in trouble in Detroit have been replaced by shoveling muck and trying not to get stomped on. At first, all Cole can think about is how to ditch these ghetto cowboys and get home. But when the City threatens to shut down the stables-- and take away the horse Cole has come to think of as his own-- he knows that it’s time to step up and fight back. Inspired by the little-known urban riders of Philly and Brooklyn, this compelling tale of latter -day cowboy justice champions a world where your friends always have your back, especially when the chips are down.

This is Not a Dress Rehearsal

This is Not a Dress Rehearsal
Author: Michel Masquelier
Publisher: Practical Inspiration Publishing
Total Pages: 122
Release: 2021-12-06
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1788603133

This Is Not a Dress Rehearsal is an open and honest account of the personal and professional journey of Michel Masquelier, the man who went from being a lowly intern to the Chairman of the media division of IMG, the world’s largest sports management company. This unique insight into the life of someone who was at the very heart of the sports industry for 35 years is filled with colourful, larger-than-life anecdotes, as well as advice about how to balance professional success with a passion for life and about how – ultimately – the ingredients which help you build a good career can also bring you profound personal contentment. Masquelier opens his heart to the reader, reflecting on many intimate and deeply moving experiences which have shaped his life, as well as providing up-close portraits of the giants who have shaped the sports industry over the last three decades. Be inspired and seize the day!

LIVING A LIFE THAT MATTERS

LIVING A LIFE THAT MATTERS
Author: Ben Lesser
Publisher: Abbott Press
Total Pages: 370
Release: 2012-04-19
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1458202739

In his highly readable, educational and inspiring memoir, Holocaust Survivor Ben Lesser’s warm, grandfatherly tone invites the reader to do more than just visit a time when the world went mad. He also shows how this madness came to be—and the lessons that the world still needs to learn. In this true story, the reader will see how an ordinary human being—an innocent child—not only survived the Nazi Nightmare, but achieved the American Dream.

Bystander

Bystander
Author: James Preller
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2009-09-29
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1429954965

Eric is the new kid in seventh grade. Griffin wants to be his friend. When you're new in town, it's hard to know who to hang out with—and who to avoid. Griffin seems cool, confident, and popular. But something isn't right about Griffin. He always seems to be in the middle of bad things. And if Griffin doesn't like you, you'd better watch your back. There might be a target on it. As Eric gets drawn deeper into Griffin's dark world, he begins to see the truth about Griffin: he's a liar, a bully, a thief. Eric wants to break away, do the right thing. But in one shocking moment, he goes from being a bystander . . . to the bully's next victim. This title has Common Core connections.

It Only Takes A Minute To Change Your Life

It Only Takes A Minute To Change Your Life
Author: Willie Jolley
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 208
Release: 1997-03-15
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9780312961107

Your Life A motivational and inspirational revolution that will show you how to release the power within you.