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Spellbound
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Janet McDonald |
Raven, a teenage mother and high school dropout living in a housing project, decides, with the help and sometime interference of her best friend Aisha, to study for a spelling bee which could lead to… |
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Clockwork planet
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Yuu Kamiya |
"Even though AnchoR is RyuZU's little sister, her immense power poses a threat to Naoto and the crew. When the two siblings confront each other, an explosive battle ensues that bends time and space! … |
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Clockwork Planet
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Yuu Kamiya |
"Everything seems to come to a standstill when an electromagnetic pulse magnetizes the clockwork the planet depends on. Not only the planet, but the automata, too, are knocked out of sync. The powerf… |
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IQ
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Joe Ide |
"A resident of one of LA's toughest neighborhoods uses his blistering intellect to solve the crimes the LAPD ignores. East Long Beach. The LAPD is barely keeping up with the neighborhood's high crime… |
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Dropout prevention
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C. Lee Goss |
"Subject Areas/Keywords: academic achievement, adolescents, at-risk students, attendance, behavior problems, children, dropout prevention, early identification, early intervention, elementary, high s… |
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Putting all students on the graduation path
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Robert Balfanz,Nettie E. Legters |
"This issue ... offers perspectives and strategies for engaging American youth in learning, keeping them on the graduation path, and preparing them for success in college and career"--Back cover. |
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The Contender
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Robert Lipsyte |
Before you can be a champion,you have to be a contender.Alfred Brooks is scared. He's a high school dropout and his grocery store job is leading nowhere. His best friend is sinking further and furthe… |
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Reconnecting Youth
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Leona L. Eggert |
Details a multi-faceted, school-based prevention program to reach high-risk youth. |
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We need to do better
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Paul Miller |
"There are no job descriptions for saving or improving lives. Kids who graduate high school have better lives than kids who drop out. Making sure our kids in urban areas succeed is much more than ins… |
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Educating the Net Generation
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Bob Pletka |
In examining the unique characteristics of the Net Generation, this book addresses the national problem of escalating high-school dropout rates and student disengagement and offers solutions as to ho… |
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