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By Sheila Bair
Hardcover edition
Publisher Simon & Schuster Imprint Simon & Schuster ISBN9781481400855
Awards and Honors 2015 Cybils Awards Nomination, Young Adult NonfictionChildren’s Book Committee Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Books of 2016, History
The Bullies of Wall Street: This Is How Greedy Adults Messed Up Our Economy
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Nonfiction High Plus (Grades 9 & Up)
Nonfiction High Plus
Nonfiction High Plus (Grades 9 & Up)
For Grades 9 & Up
In today's classroom, Common Core is king and this level helps support the need for quality nonfiction for teen readers. These stimulating informational texts invite teen readers to question assumptions and engage in high-order thinking while providing examples of excellence in research and presentation. The 14 books in this category will attract browsers as well as report-writers. May include some books written for adults.
Interests
Diversity, Mature Readers, Nonfiction, Biographies, History
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83 Days in Mariupol: A War Diary
By Don Brown
Nonfiction High Plus
May 2023
POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
Illustrations/Images: Blood/Gore,Illustrations/Images: Disturbing Imagery,Language: Strong Language,Violence: Gun Violence,Violence: Sexual Assault/Rape,Violence: Torture,Violence: War/Harsh Realities of War
18.99 -
Money Out Loud: All the Financial Stuff No One Taught Us
By Berna Anat
Nonfiction High Plus
April 2023
POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
Discrimination: General,Language: Mild Language
18.99 -
Lethal Tides: Mary Sears and the Marine Scientists Who Helped Win World War II
By Catherine Musemeche
Nonfiction High Plus
August 2022
POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism,Violence: Suicide Reference/Discussion,Violence: War/Harsh Realities of War
28.99 -
We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story
By Simu Liu
Nonfiction High Plus
May 2022
POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism,Language: Racial or Ethnic Epithet/Slur,Language: Strong Language,Violence: Child Abuse
27.99 -
Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed
By Dashka Slater
Nonfiction High Plus
August 2023
POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
Crime: Hate Crimes,Discrimination: General,Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Underage Use,Language: Homophobic Slur,Language: Racial or Ethnic Epithet/Slur,Language: Strong Language,Violence: Suicide
19.99 -
Rising Class: How Three First-Generation College Students Conquered Their First Year
By Jennifer Miller
Nonfiction High Plus
March 2023
POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism,Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Reference or Discussion,Language: Strong Language,Social Issue: Political Viewpoint/Satire,Violence: General,Violence: Sexual Assault/Rape Reference/Discussion
18.99 -
Claiming My Place: A True Story of Defiance, Deception, and Coming of Age in the Shadow of the Holocaust
By Planaria Price,Helen Reichmann West
Nonfiction High Plus
March 2018
POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
Discrimination: Reference/Discussion,Violence: Cruelty to Animals,Violence: Domestic/Physical Abuse,Violence: Mild Violence,Violence: Sexual Assault/Rape Reference/Discussion,Violence: War/Harsh Realities of War
17.99 -
Run and Hide
Written and illustrated by Don Brown
Nonfiction High Plus
October 2023
POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
Discrimination: Religious,Illustrations/Images: Blood/Gore,Illustrations/Images: Disturbing Imagery,Violence: Genocide,Violence: Gun Violence,Violence: War/Harsh Realities of War
22.99