prejudices

Although Ivy and her family welcome the Halibuts, and their son Alfred becomes her best friend, not all the townspeople are pleased to have circus people as neighbors, especially as other circus families move in.

Discusses the nature of tolerance, which means accepting people no matter what they look like, how they live, what they like, or how they do things.

As he tries to come to terms with his mother's death, Vernon finds solace in his growing relationship with the neighborhood outcasts, an alcoholic and her retarded son.

Bronwen and Dylan, living with their widowed mother in Liverpool, England, in the 1930s, have been cautioned not to have anything to do with their neighbors, the O'Rileys, who go to a different church, but they all learn a lesson about helping each other when Mam leaves the children alone on Christmas Eve to go to the store and they are comforted by Mrs. O'Riley when they think a ghost has invaded the house.

Spine title: Overcoming prejudices and discrimination. Discusses opinion formation, keeping an open mind, evaluating information, and explains types of prejudice.

Milo and some of the other island mice build a raft and go on an ocean voyage in search of the island of striped mice. Halfway through, the book splits into two sections, offering two possible endings from which the reader can choose.

Discusses the forces that are conditioning American children for hatred and violence, and offers a plan for combating prejudice and conflict by encouraging tolerance, respect, and self-esteem.

Investigates where prejudices originate, and attempts to answer why and how brains form prejudices, how they can hurt an individual's health, how to diminish them, and what a world without prejudice might look like.

Sixteen-year-old Claire is unable to face her fears about a recurrence of her leukemia, her eating disorder, her need to fit in with the popular crowd on Hackett Island, and her mother's alcoholism until the enigmatic Lani Garver helps her get control of her life at the risk of his own.

A guide to tolerance for teens, discussing the meaning of diversity, respect, and intolerance, examining the consequences of intolerance, sharing stories of teens' encounters with prejudice, and identifying the sources of bias and what can be done to fight it.