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After her veterinarian dad dies, 16-year-old Iris Wight must leave her beloved Maine to live on a North Carolina farm with her hard-bitten aunt and a cousin she barely knows. Iris, a vegetarian and animal lover, immediately clashes with Aunt Sue, who mistreats the livestock and spends Iris's small inheritance.

In a tale of humor and poignancy, a sheltered 12-year-old boy comes of age ina small Florida mining town amid the changing mores of the 1960s.

The story of the largest racial job discrimination class action lawsuit of its time, involving the Shoney's restaurant chain in 1988, and serving as a stark refutation that the civil rights movement eliminated systemic discrimination from the workplace.

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A frank view of life in a juvenile detention center. . . . Absorbing and wrenching." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)Sadie has always been the responsible one. Not like her older sister, Carla, who leaves her three-year-old daughter, Lulu, with Aunt Sadie while she parties and gets high. But when both sisters are caught up in a drug deal - wrong place, wrong time - Sadie does the responsible thing and confesses to a crime she didn't commit...

YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Family / General (see also headings under Social Themes)

Housebroken comes with a hip attitude and sharp sense of humor that appeal to younger audiences, yet it has crossover appeal to readers of all ages who identify with the off-the-wall antics.The worlds of hip-hop and suburbia couldn't seem further apart . . . and that's just what makes Housebroken so doggone funny. Cartoonist Steve Watkins plunks down DJ Dog, his plucky ex-rap star canine, into the middle-class Watson family, and a whole lot of...

The ideal primer for anyone implementing an Information Security Management System Written by an acknowledged expert on the new ISO27001 standard, An Introduction to information security and ISO27001:2013 is the ideal resource for anyone wanting a clear, concise and easy-to-read primer on information security. It will ensure the systems you put in place are effective, reliable and auditable. This pocket guide will help you to: .Make informed d...

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Finding a Rhythm is a basketball book unlike any other. Scoring techniques that have proven effective at all levels of play are based on scientific principles taught in high school. You will play smarter than your opponent by grasping these concepts. Did you think science was just for geeks? If you love the game and you want to play smart, then this is the book for you.

Quality management principles to ensure business success The success - or failure - of all businesses largely depends on the quality of the products and services they supply. This, in turn, depends on finding the right balance between investment and returns. Develop goods and services that are of too low a standard and no one will buy them, put too much into creating high-quality products and services and you may price yourself out of the mark...

In a tale full of humor and poignancy, a sheltered twelve-year-old boy comes of age in a small Florida mining town amid the changing mores of the 1960s.It's 1966 and Dewey Turner is determined to start the school year right. No more being the brunt of every joke. No more "Deweyitis." But after he stains his face with shoe polish trying to mimic the popular Shoeshine Boy at the minstrel show, he begins seventh grade on an even lower rung, earni...