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Description not available.Scrutinizes the SAT and the Educational Testing Service and offers strategies on how to beat the test AUTHOR: David Owen, Marilyn Doerr
PUBLISHER: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction 
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 | Fearless by Francine Pascal
Description not available.Attempting to convince Gaia that her father is really Loki, her uncle Oliver gives her an injection that allows her to feel fear, which sends her on an emotional rollercoaster ride and brings her relationship with Ed to a new level. AUTHOR: Francine Pascal
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | The Condemnation of Little B
Through the story of a thirteen-year-old black boy condemned to life in prison, Elaine Brown exposes the New Age racism that effectively condemns millions of poor African-Americans to a third world life. The story of Little B is riveting, a stunning example of the particular burden racism imposes on black youths. Most astonishing, almost all of the officials involved in bringing him to justice are black. Michael Lewis was officially declared a ward of the state at age eleven, and then systematically ignored until his arrest for murder. Brown wondered how this boy could possibly have aroused so much public resentment, why he was being tried (and roundly condemned, labeled a super-predator ) in the press. Then she met Michael and began investigating his case on her own. Brown adeptly builds a convincing case that the prosecution railroaded Michael, looking for a quick, symbolic conviction. His innocence is almost incidental to the overwhelming evidence that the case was unfit for trial. Little B was convicted long before he came to court, and effectively sentenced years before, when the safety net allowed him to slip silently down. Brown cites studies and cases from all over America that reveal how much more likely youth of color are to be convicted of crimes and to serve long--even life--sentences, and how deeply the new black middle class is implicated in this devastating reality.
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Wings & Rockets by Duesan Petriecic, Jeannine Atkins
Description not available.Tells the stories of women who have dared to challenge prejudices and rules to take their place in the skies--from Katherine Wright and Bessie Coleman to Jackie Cochran, Shannon Lucid, and Eileen Collins. AUTHOR: Duesan Petriecic, Jeannine Atkins
PUBLISHER: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, LLC
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Mud Flat April Fool by James Stevenson
The residents of Mud Flat are confused when they wake up one morning and are greeted by all sorts of strange situations. Color illustrations accompany the text. AUTHOR: James Stevenson
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Children's Book Group
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Feminism Unmodified by Catharine A. MacKinnon
Description not available.An analysis of the legal status of women includes discussions of discrimination, rape, sexual harassment, and pornography AUTHOR: Catharine A. MacKinnon
PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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