Social Issues category: 20415 books

Annabelle has a secret. When she was seven years old, she was approached by a neighborhood boy and invited into a "secret club". Unfortunately, this club was just a ruse for thirteen-year-old Joel to groom Annabelle for abuse. A few years later, when Annabelle turns eleven, she finds some...

The first three Medical Kidnap Files are gathered together into one compendium for your convenience and additional savings. You will find: Mito, Medical Kidnap Files #1 Gabriel has dealt with mysterious medical issues his whole life. Just when he finally thought that they had...

In areas of educational, social and moral development, the power of ‘story-telling’ remains unsurpassed. It is an important avenue of effective communication and learning between parent and child; teacher and pupil. ‘Everyone and Everything’ are short punchy stories that maintain the interest...

What is Money? is Etan Boritzer's 8th title in the best selling What is? book series on Life Concepts on character education and social issues.  What is Money? opens up discussion for children on issues of financial responsibility, both practical and ethical. Encouraging children to learn about...

What's happening to me? This book translates anxiety from the jargon of psychology into concrete experiences that children can relate to. Children and their parents will understand the biological and emotional components of anxiety responsible for the upsetting symptoms they experience. Please Explain...

The World Around Us series introduces children to complex cultural, social and environmental issues in a straightforward and accessible way. These illustrated nonfiction picture books tackle global concerns and initiate conversations about subjects that are difficult, sad or overwhelming with school-aged...

The World Around Us series introduces children to complex cultural, social and environmental issues in a straightforward and accessible way. These illustrated nonfiction picture books tackle global concerns and initiate conversations about subjects that are difficult, sad or overwhelming with school-aged...

Shout Outs to the Lil' Sistas is a lively coming of age tale about Chelsea Justina Brooks. Chelsea prefers to be called C.J. She's all of twelve and pushing thirteen. It hurts her to see, that too many of her peers are becoming parents, much too soon. These as she believes, forfeit their education...

Every year, more than 500,000 new students join the ranks of American college students and a good percentage of them stay in student housing. For those who do not stay in student housing, it is almost guaranteed that you will have a roommate at some point in your college career it’s a rite of passage....

This award-winning book received an IPPY Award for best young adult non-fiction. It is a handbook written for individuals of virtually any age, and for parents with children from ages pre-teen to 20-somethings. Author Aaron Boe is a national speaker and consultant to campuses, schools, and organizations...

An early introduction to adult values through a story line involving native animals in life’s challenges in the Australian Bush. The book is written entirely in verse and contains over 60 colored illustrations. A guide for discussion of many social issues is included. The koala family are separated...

Everyone says being a teenager is CRAZY. But do they mean crazy hard, crazy fun… or just plain bonkers? Do you ever feel like the apocalypse is coming, and it wouldn’t be that bad? Like bed is as far as you want to get today? As though your heart is going to beat right out of your chest...

Young people come to realize, sometimes painfully early, that it isn't always possible to depend on adults to make sure they are treated safely, fairly, and legally. When teens are faced with situations that are unfair, immoral, illegal, and unjust, they do not need to be victims. They can learn to speak...

Stories of Diversity in the Social Emotional Library series presents real life, historical, and modern stories that celebrate diversity as displayed in everyday life. Through the collection of five separate stories, thought-provoking issues and questions, as well as hands-on activities, encourage the development of critical life skills, empathy, and social emotional growth.