social problems

Estranged twin brothers Aaron and Alex have both run into trouble--as mage of Artim?e, Alex must defend the island from attack, while Aaron continues to scheme to take over the islands and get rid of the Unwanteds altogether.

Alex and his friends from Artim? are stranded on a newly-discovered island, and they are not alone, while in Quill, his twin Aaron's power base grows as he joins with an unlikely ally in a risky plan to finally conquer Artim?.

A short study of American journalism during the early twentieth century and the efforts by the "muckrakers" to expose living and working conditions of the poor.

Presents facts and statistics on several aspects of poverty and homelessness in the U.S., covering such topics as public programs, the low-income housing issue, malnutrition, and characteristics of the homeless population.

A series of essays analyzing questions or dilemmas relating to social issues.

A series of essays analyzing questions or dilemmas relating to social issues.

As the Wanteds, Unwanteds, and Necessaries struggle to adjust to changes in their society, Mr. Today trains fourteen-year-old Alex to replace him as Artime's leader while Alex's disgraced twin, Aaron, connives to take over Quill.

Mr. Thomas Gradgrind, school headmaster in Cokestown, a northern English village beset by industrialism, runs his family and his school with a rigid adherence to facts, but his daughter's loveless marriage, his son's involvement with gambling and robbery, and his encounters with a variety of characters, force him to recognize the value of the human heart.