Social Themes - Violence
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Long Way Down
$13.99 Add to cart“An intense snapshot of the chain reaction caused by pulling a trigger.” —Booklist (starred review)
“Astonishing.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“A tour de force.” —Publishers Weekly (starred re… [more below]- Author: Reynolds, Jason
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: April 02 2019
- ISBN10: 1481438263
- Language: English
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Scorpions
$15.99 Add to cartThe thought-provoking Newbery Honor Book about loyalty, freedom, and what it means to be a man in 1980s Harlem–a story that has gripped generations of readers.
Jamal has been struggling since his olde
- Author: Myers, Walter Dean
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: September 30 2025
- ISBN10: 006338664X
- Language: English
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Pike
$9.99 Add to cartThe second book in the powerful, authentic young adult book series Everyone Can Be a Reader (Hard Truths), expertly designed to engage reluctant readers and provide an accessible reading experience fo
- Series: Everyone Can Be a Reader (Hard Truths) #2
- Author: McGowan, Anthony
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 136
- Publish Date: April 02 2024
- ISBN10: 1454954795
- Language: English
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Brock
$9.99 Add to cartThe first book in the powerful, authentic young adult book series Everyone Can Be a Reader (Hard Truths), expertly designed to engage reluctant readers and provide an accessible reading experience for… [more below]
- Series: Everyone Can Be a Reader (Hard Truths) #1
- Author: McGowan, Anthony
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 136
- Publish Date: April 02 2024
- ISBN10: 1454954779
- Language: English
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We All Fall Down
$7.99 Read moreThey entered the house at 9:02 P.M. and trashed their way through the Cape Cod cottage. At 9:46 P.M. Karen Jerome made the mistake of arriving home early. Thrown down the basement stairs, Karen slips … [more below]
- Author: Cormier, Robert
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: August 01 1993
- ISBN10: 0440215560
- Language: English
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The Rifle
$10.99 Add to cartA treasured rifle passed down through generations is the cause of a tragic accident in this timely tale. With subtle mastery and precision, this tough, thought-provoking novel challenges the idea that… [more below]
- Author: Paulsen, Gary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: September 18 2023
- ISBN10: 0152058397
- Language: English
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Creeboy
$9.99 Read moreSixteen-year-old Josh is no stranger to gang life.
His dad, the leader of the Warriors, a gang on their reservation, is in jail, and Josh’s older brother has taken charge.
Josh’s mom has made it c
- Author: Wouters, Teresa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: August 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1459416783
- Language: English
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Bang!
$12.99 Add to cartAs violence continues in his community, a 13-year-old boy must make some difficult choices to set his life on another course.
Bang! Guns really sound like that, you know. Bang! And people bleed from- Author: Flake, Sharon G.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 16 2018
- ISBN10: 1368019404
- Language: English
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Give a Boy a Gun: 20th Anniversary Edition
$11.99 Read more” H]aunting and harrowing.” —Booklist (starred review)
In this 20th anniversary edition of Todd Strasser’s gut-wrenching and critically acclai
“Vivid, distressing, and all too real.” —Kirkus Reviews- Author: Strasser, Todd
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: June 09 2020
- ISBN10: 1534464611
- Language: English
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Tap Out
$9.95 Read moreIt was supposed to be a brand-new start for him. But old instincts die hard, and Dar is used to fighting for everything.
When Darwin’s father went to prison for assault, his mom decided it was time to
- Series: Orca Soundings
- Author: Rodman, Sean
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: April 01 2015
- ISBN10: 1459808754
- Language: English
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Betty: The Helen Betty Osborne Story
$16.00 Read moreHelen Betty Osborne, known as Betty to her closest friends and family, dreamed of becoming a teacher. She left home to attend residential school and later moved to The Pas, Manitoba, to attend high sc
- Author: Robertson, David A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 30
- Publish Date: January 05 2016
- ISBN10: 155379544X
- Language: English
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Violent Ends
$10.99 Add to cartIn a one-of-a-kind collaboration, seventeen of the most recognizable YA writers–including Shaun David Hutchinson, Neal and Brendan Shusterman, and Beth Revis–come together to share the viewpoints of… [more below]
- Author: Hutchinson, Shaun David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: December 13 2016
- ISBN10: 1481437461
- Language: English
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People Kill People
$13.99 Add to cart“Fall’s most provocative YA read.” —Entertainment Weekly
A New York Times bestseller. Someone will shoot. And someone will die. A compelling and complex novel about gun violence and white supremacy f- Author: Hopkins, Ellen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: October 08 2019
- ISBN10: 1481442945
- Language: English
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Scorpions: A Newbery Honor Award Winner
$11.99 Add to cartThe Scorpions are a gun-toting Harlem gang, and Jamal Hicks is about to become tragically involved with them in this authentic tale of the sacrifice of innocence and the struggle to steer clear of vio
- Author: Myers, Walter Dean
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: May 28 2013
- ISBN10: 0064470660
- Language: English
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Impossible
$10.95 Read moreAll Seventeen-year-old Jemma wants now is to be a good mom to her baby daughter, Violet. But when she witnesses a violent crime she’ll have to choose between keeping her baby or letting a killer walk
- Series: Orca Soundings
- Author: Shipley, Jocelyn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: February 14 2023
- ISBN10: 1459833139
- Language: English
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Just Another Hero
$12.99 Add to cartJericho, November, Arielle, and their friends must step up big time to prevent a deadly school tragedy in this harrowing conclusion to Sharon M. Draper’s Jericho Trilogy.
Arielle Gresham, disliked and- Series: Jericho Trilogy #3
- Author: Draper, Sharon M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: July 11 2017
- ISBN10: 1481490303
- Language: English
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Let Me Hear a Rhyme
$19.99 Read moreIn this striking new novel by the critically acclaimed author of Allegedly and Monday’s Not Coming, Tiffany D. Jackson tells the story of three Brooklyn teens who plot to turn their murdered friend in
- Author: Jackson, Tiffany D.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: May 21 2019
- ISBN10: 0062840320
- Language: English
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The Good Braider
$9.99 Read moreThe Good Braider was selected as the Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year and a Book of Outstanding Merit.
In spare free verse laced with unforgettable images, Viola’s strikingly orig
- Author: Farish, Terry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 221
- Publish Date: May 27 2014
- ISBN10: 1477816283
- Language: English
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Allegedly
$19.99 Add to cart4 starred reviews
Orange Is the New Black meets Walter Dean Myer’s Monster in this gritty, twisty, and haunting debut by Tiffany D. Jackson about a girl convicted of murder seeking the truth while sur
- Author: Jackson, Tiffany D.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: January 24 2017
- ISBN10: 62422642
- Language: English
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That’s Not What Happened
$18.99 Add to cartFrom New York Times bestseller Kody Keplinger comes an astonishing and thought-provoking exploration of the aftermath of tragedy, the power of narrative, and how we remember what we’ve lost.
It’s been … [more below]
- Author: Keplinger, Kody
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: August 28 2018
- ISBN10: 1338186523
- Language: English
