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Author
Publisher
1946
Pub. Date
19uu
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 36
Language
English
Description
A novel about the corrupting nature of power that features Willie Stark, a well-intentioned, idealistic back-country lawyer unable to resist greed for power and lust for politics during his rise-and inevitable fall-as an American demagogue. Stark draws a cast of memorable characters into his flawed life, and together they move toward mutual destruction innocent of their doom, the genuine hallmark of tragedy.
Author
Publisher
Inkyard Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
Trust neither thin-bottomed frying pans nor Molinas. Lari Ramires has always known this to be true. In Olinda, Brazil, her family's bakery, Salt, has been at war with the Molinas' bakery across the street, Sugar, for generations. But Lari's world turns upside down when her beloved grandmother passes away. On top of that, a big supermarket chain has moved to town, forcing many of the small businesses to close. Determined to protect her home, Lari does...
3) Weyward
Author
Language
English
Description
"2019: Under cover of darkness, Kate flees London for ramshackle Weyward Cottage, inherited from a great aunt she barely remembers. With its tumbling ivy and overgrown garden, the cottage is worlds away from the abusive partner who tormented Kate. But she begins to suspect that her great aunt had a secret. One that lurks in the bones of the cottage, hidden ever since the witch-hunts of the 17th century. 1619: Altha is awaiting trial for the murder...
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"This work is based on Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, copyright © 2020. Originally published in the United States in hardcover by Random House, an imprint and division of Penguin Random House LLC , New York, in 2020"--
Author
Language
English
Description
"Today's world can feel like a seriously confusing mess. Headlines and newscasters and posts are coming at us from all sides, each talking about the latest issues and injustices, and everyone with their own opinion on how to solve the problems of the day. It's enough to make anyone's mind melt. Right? Enter: Cramm This Book, your one-stop-shop for the scoop behind the scoop of the day." --Publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
In a world where magic can be bottled and power sipped, seventeen-year-old Ingrid Ellis tries to rise in society on the arm of Lindon Holt, but when she agrees to spy on his father's political opposition in exchange for his approval, she begins to question where her true allegiances lie.
7) The jump
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster BFYR
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
The stress of an oil refinery being built in their backyard, threatening their families' livelihood, prompts four working-class teens to join a dangerous scavenger hunt where the reward of power could change their families' fates and save the city they love so much.
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Why the people? Is democracy actually the best form of government? Does it ever work like it’s supposed to? Join Lin and Julie in the middle of an airport, as they wonder aloud how America can ever be a democracy when citizens seem to disagree about everything. With them, we are whisked through political history, and journey through different systems of power, including monarchy, theocracy, dictatorship and oligarchy." --book jacket
Author
Series
Private novels. Main series volume 11
Publisher
Simon and Schuster BFYR
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
When Reed returns to Easton campus after a near deadly vacation, she finds that the new head master has forbidden all social clubs and tore down Billings and scattered its members throughout the other dorms. Infuriated, Reed is determined to bring Easton back to the way it was and starts a new secret society to help her do it.
10) Tradition
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
At Fullbrook Academy, where tradition reigns supreme, James Baxter and Jules Devereux take on privilege, sexism, and the importance of consent.
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"When Prince Garek is born in Hollins Castle that cold winter morning he should have been loved and cared for like any other newborn prince. The problem is his birth is against the law and his father, King Denzel, is forced to condemn little Garek to die. For over three years, the King is tormented by his guilt and struggles to keep the secret of Garek's birth from his uncle, Lord Raymond, Duke of Hindersburg, who can use the information to capture...
Author
Publisher
HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"With [this book], ... Oluo aims to show how people across America are working to create real positive change in our structures. Looking at many of our most powerful systems--like education, media, labor, health, housing, policing, and more--she highlights what people are doing to create change for intersectional racial equity. She also illustrates various ways in which the reader can find entryways into change in these same areas, or can bring some...
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