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Reading time
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Catherine Compton-Lilly |
While teachers cannot travel back in time to visit their students at earlier ages, they can draw on the rich sets of experiences and knowledge that students bring to classrooms. In her latest book, C… |
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Adolescent development and school achievement in urban communities
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Gary Creasey,Patricia A. Jarvis |
"This timely volume explores essential themes, issues, and challenges related to adolescents' lives and learning in underserviced urban areas. Distinguished scholars provide theoretically grounded, m… |
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Black gods of the asphalt
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Onaje X. O. Woodbine |
J-Rod moves like a small tank on the court, his face mean, staring down his opponents. "I play just like my father," he says. "Before my father died, he was a problem on the court. I'm a problem." Pl… |
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The Kindness of Strangers
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Marc Freedman |
The Kindness of Strangers tells the story of a group of concerned adults who mentor inner-city youth. It describes what volunteers can do to ameliorate the conditions of young people living in povert… |
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