prejudices

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Hate mail

2014
Jordie has a hard time going to school with his cousin Todd, who has autism, so he distances himself from Todd every chance he gets. However, when Todd and his family become the victims of hate mail, Jordie must decide whether to take action and speak up for Todd at school, or to remain silent.

Incommunicado

2014
When a wealthy Japanese American resort owner in a small, sleepy Oregon coastal town becomes the prime target of an angry mob, following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, twelve-year-old Ruby Opal Pearl "Jewels" Stokes comes to his defense.

Mending horses

2014
Free and on his own, Daniel Linnehan is nearly sixteen in 1839 when he joins Jonathan Stocking and Billy, a girl hiding from her abusive father, in peddling goods in New England.

Stella by starlight

When a burning cross set by the Klan causes panic and fear in 1932 Bumblebee, North Carolina, fifth-grader Stella must face prejudice and find the strength to demand change in her segregated town.

The new anti-Catholicism

the last acceptable prejudice
2003
Traces the history of anti-Catholicism in America, focusing on how and why it has become more prominent in recent years.

Holly's secret

2000
When she starts middle school, eleven-year-old Holly decides to become sophisticated and feminine, change her name to Yvette, and hide the fact that her two moms are lesbians.

What kind of name is Juan? Beth

1989
Juan and Beth, high school students from different backgrounds present their separate views on their relationship & the family conflict caused by their dating.

How prevalent is racism in society?

2015
Racism is the belief that people of a certain race or ethnicity are superior or inferior to others, and the severity of the problem today is often a topic of debate.

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