The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child -- by Francisco Jiménez (Author) (Book - Child)
Product Description "After dark in a Mexican border town, a father holds open a hole in a wire fence as his wife and two small boys crawl through. So begins life in the United States for many...
Ages 9 years - 12 years.
ADHD and Teens: A Parent's Guide to Making It Through the Tough Years -- by Colleen Alexander-Roberts (Author) (Book - Parent)
Ingram "ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) is the most common behavioral disorder in American children. Teens with ADHD have an extremely high risk offailing in school, becoming drug...
Ages 13 years - 19 years.
Community College of Baltimore County (Organization - Not Classified)
The Community College of Baltimore County is a learning-centered public college that anticipates and responds to the educational, training and employment of the community by offering a broad array of...
All Ages
Drugs, Crime, and Social Isolation: Barriers to Urban Opportunity -- by Adele Harrell, George Peterson (Authors) (Book)
"Is there an urban underclass that is becoming increasingly isolated from mainstream social and economic life? If so, how does it perpetuate itself and how does it limit the opportunities of those...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Who Shall Live?: Health, Economics and Social Choice -- by Victor Fuchs (Author) (Book)
"In this classic book, Professor Victor Fuchs draws on his deep understanding of the strengths and limitations of economics and his intimate knowledge of health care institutions to help readers...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Illiteracy -- by Elizabeth Sirimarco (Author) (Book)
"Discusses illiteracy and the problems it causes, as well as ways of eliminating it in our society." --Publisher (barnesandnoble.com)
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Americanization, Acculturation, and Ethnic Identity: The Nisei Generation in Hawaii -- by Eileen Tamura, Roger Daniels (Authors) (Book)
"Eileen Tamura examines the forms that U.S. hysteria over 'Americanization' took after World War I in Hawaii, where the children of Japanese imigrants--the Nisei--were targets of widespread...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Confronting Sexism and Violence against Women: A Challenge for Social Work -- by Karen Stout, Beverly McPhail (Authors) (Book)
"Confronting Sexism and Violence Against Women: A Challenge for Social Work takes a thought-provoking look at the many issues related to discrimination and violence against women. Using a continuum...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Lookin Out 4 U: Three Stories About Abusive Relationships - Video (Video - Child)
"In the dramatic Looking Out 4 U video, three young women experience accusations putdowns, domination, and disrespect, even though their boyfriends claim they are acting out of caring and concern....
Ages 12 years - 18 years.
A Boat to Nowhere -- by Maureen Wartski (Author) (Book - Child)
"Fleeing from agents of the new communist government in Vietnam, an old man and three children begin an endless and seemingly hopeless struggle for survival as boat people." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)