cincinnati (ohio)

A graphic novel account of the six days of riots that followed the 2001 shooting of Timothy Thomas, a black youth, by a white police officer in Cincinnati, Ohio.

A modern-day girl finds herself in 1933 Cincinnati, Ohio, and as she and Kit experience life during the Great Depression, the reader is invited to choose how Kit might help her family and others who are less fortunate.

When Kit's family has to take in boarders, it seems as if they may be able to keep their house although her father lost his business, but the changes put a strain on Kit's friendship with Ruthie, especially as Kit spends her days helping cranky Uncle Hendrick.

Deborah Hicks shares her experiences teaching in a poor neighborhood.

Provides an account of the secret radiation experiments conducted on cancer patients in Ohio by the U.S. government between 1960 and 1972 in an effort to learn the effects of nuclear war on soldiers, discussing how the public and press became aware of the story, and examining the medical and legal aspects of the case.