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Liz Prince chronicles her efforts to reject a "girly" identity as a child and young adult, and her later realization that she can be comfortable with being a woman without embracing an ultra-feminine identity.

Discusses the courageous Sioux Indian chief who led his people at Custer's Last Stand.

Tells the story of Pedro Pavon, a Spanish nobleman, who was held captive by Comanche Indians. This fictional creation was inspired by the true story of a nine-year-old Mexican boy who was abducted in 1810 by a Comanche raiding party, and for the next nineteen years was raised as a Comanche.

Hardly anyone likes paying taxes, but they are necessary. They support your federal, state, and local governments. Learn where tax money goes, the differences between sales and income taxes, and how to make your taxes work for you in Understanding Taxes.

"The true story for middle grade readers of First Lt. Jack Montgomery, a Native American who received the Medal of Honor for his valor in World War II."--Provided by publisher.

Americans spend more than 460 billion dollars on prescription drugs annually, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. Not all of this medication is helping us. Unnecessary and improper use of medication is responsible for an extremely high number of hospital visits and deaths each year. In addition, the cost of many medications can be prohibitive. Are we taking too many drugs? Why are prescription drugs in the United States so expensive? Does the pharmaceutical industry work for our best interest? The perspectives in this volume delve into the many facets of the controversies pertaining to prescription drugs.

Includes 101 political terms that everyone should understand.

Looks at the lives of five refugees who had to flee war, face violent threats, grow up in a refugee camp, be sold into slavery, and resettlement in the United States.

Based on Mary Antin's classic memoir, The promised land. The memoir was written in the early twentieth century, and tells the story of a young girl and her life in Russia, her travels to America, and her subsequent life.