Young Adult imprint: 620 books

Digital literacy is the key to success for this generation of students. Becoming familiar with digital portfolios and how they can assist in solving problems creatively is now a necessity. This title will inform readers about the benefits of digital portfolios with a focus on problem solving and innovation....

This informative title offers students in grades seven to twelve practical ideas for working with teachers, parents, administrators, and other students to make their schools safe and welcoming for LGBTQ+ students. From forming Gay-Straight Alliances or similar clubs to organizing Pride days and working...

China is a massive country, but its surrounding mountains, two seas, and hazardous deserts kept it fairly secluded. In fact, early Chinese referred to it the Middle Kingdom, or the center of the world. China's major geographical features shaped so many aspects of life in ancient China, including how...

Despite making up roughly half the world’s population, women make up slightly more than 20 percent of the members of the world’s legislative bodies. In a list of 163 nations ordered by the number of women in legislatures, Canada is ranked 64th and the United States 97th. Featuring engaging profiles...

This sensitive yet frank book empowers readers in grades seven to twelve to take on a particularly insidious adversary. Readers will learn to identify, avoid, and repair damage done by a sextortionist by reading about case studies, advice from the FBI and Interpol, and the latest in cybersecurity...

Readers get a view behind the gilded doors which will reveal the inner workings of pyramid and Ponzi schemes, telemarketing scams, identity theft, creative accounting, phishing, and other large-scale frauds and scams that impact not only big money investors but cost ordinary working citizens as well....

Chemist Isaac Asimov was acclaimed for his fiction and nonfiction writing. As a Russian Jewish immigrant, Asimov told stories from an early age. Among the most celebrated is his Foundation Trilogy, which earned numerous awards and led him to become one of the most widely respected authors of the twentieth...

One of the lesser-known historical crimes that wiped out millions of people was Holodomor (loosely translated from Ukrainian as "death by hunger"), the famine and genocide that occurred during Soviet rule between 1932 and 1933. This book relates the shocking story of how a natural disaster...

The gun rights issue has been among the most contentious debates since the founding of the United States. This instructive volume offers close but comprehensible readings of the Second Amendment set against the backdrop of fluctuating social and political contexts. Additionally, it documents the evolution...

There is currently a heroin epidemic afflicting North America, and it is not confined only to urban areas or to older, seasoned drug addicts. The latest epidemic has swamped suburban and rural areas and drawn many teens into its deadly wake. The drug can take over the lives of even first-time or casual...

Started in Chicago, Illinois, Groupon has expanded to dozens of cities all around the world and has become an Internet sensation. Mason’s billion-dollar idea has revolutionized e-commerce. Groupon has taken the good and the bad in stride, using setbacks, challenges, and competition to learn valuable...

Building a toolbox in a high school metal shop can lead to building skyscrapers as a construction manager, with some heavy-duty training (and resume building) along the way. In this book, readers are introduced to the physical, mental, and scholastic requirements for a job in the construction industry...

Thanks to modern medicine, syphilis is no longer the deadly, ruinous, and terrifying scourge that it once was. Yet it is still an extremely serious sexual health concern. It is imperative that people who have contracted syphilis get treatment before it is spread to others and reaches late stages....

Zappos redefined online shopping when it came on the scene in 1999, founded by Nick Swinmurn and Tony Hsieh. Their savvy approach to customer service and determination to keep their employees happy has resulted in Zappos becoming a multimillion dollar company. This volume is not only an intriguing modern history of an empire, it's a valuable resource for future Internet entrepreneurs.