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Double Luck

Memoirs of a Chinese Orphan

by Lu, Chi & White, Becky

Tells the story of the author's struggles after being orphaned at the age of three and how he held on to his dream of coming to the United States as he passed ...

So What Do You Do?

by Staff, Handprint

When sixth graders Charlie and Colleen discover that their beloved third-grade teacher, Joseph Adams, is now homeless and living on the streets, they set out t...

In re Gault (1967)

juvenile justice

by Gold, Susan Dudley

Discusses the case involving fifteen-year-old Gerald Gault and its impact on children's rights and due process of law for juveniles.

Engel v. Vitale (1962)

religion in the schools

by Dudley, Mark E.

Points out that although a 1962 Supreme Court case decided that official prayers in public schools are unconstitutional, the issue of separation of church and ...

A Little Tiger in the Chinese Night

An Autobiography in Art

by Zhang, Song Nan

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Dan Thuy's New Life in America

by O'Connor, Karen

Describes the experience of thirteen-year-old Dan Thuy Huynh and her family, recently come from Vietnam to live in San Diego, California, as they adapt to thei...

With you and without you

by Martin, Ann M.

A twelve-year-old faces the fact that her father is dying, and then his death, but dealing with the emptiness afterwards is hardest of all.