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Details a day in the life of a rural Maryland boy of Piscataway and Apache descent, looking at his family, the history of his tribe, and some traditional ceremonies and customs that are still observed today.

A former Vice-President of the United States, who resigned his office in 1973, discusses the events and evidence leading to his resignation.

The classic autobiography of a runaway slave who became Abraham Lincoln's advisor and the Counsel Generalto Haiti.

Having lost her stepfather, grandmother, and mother in the span of a year, seventeen-year-old Lainey unexpectedly reconnects with long-lost relatives, copes with her five-year-old brother's behavioral problems, and endangers her long-term romance when drawn to a young man with an unexpected connection to her mother.

Explores the life of Alicia, a popular sixteen-year-old, in the aftermath of a fatal car crash, as her friends, family members, and others recall key episodes that show her impact on their lives. Includes author's note about the real Alicia and how she inspired the book, as well as resources on teen grief.

During fall semester of her junior year of high school, Alice decides to change her good girl image, while major remodeling begins at home and some important relationships begin to change.

Wes Moore discusses how he met and interviewed another man also named Wes Moore who followed a very different and destructive life than his own, even though they grew up close to one another in the same dangerous neighborhood. Moore outlines the life decisions that led each of them in different directions and provides black-and-white photographs.

Reena Hale achieves her goal and joins the arson unit after a devastating fire destroys her family's pizzeria; however, as she continues to trace the origin of threats against her and unsolved arson cases, she struggles with her relationship with Bo Goodnight.