North Teen

BEAU, RÉJOUISSANT ET BRILLANT. La Maison des Jeux. Cet établissement mystérieux inspire autant la crainte à ceux qui lui sont redevables, que l'excitation aux habitués qui s'exercent en son sein. Dans la Basse Loge, les fortunes se font et se défont autour de tables de jeux divers. Mais au-delà des portes argentées de la Haute Loge, les gains sont tout autre et les enjeux ô combien plus cruciaux. Souvenirs, dons et capacités, années de vie... la Haute Loge ne connaît aucune limite. Thene, Remy Burke et Argent en savent quelque chose.

With 2016 promising to be an interesting and hotly contested election year, Votes of Confidence offers young listeners an essential guide to the past, present, and future of American elections.

Can you keep a beat and bust a rhyme? Did you know that learning can help you earn a hard dime? With rhythm and flow, the voices of U.S. history hip-hop to life.

Black Americans who have shaped their country and beyond: We are familiar with a handful of African Americans who are mentioned in American history books, but there are also countless others who do not get recognized in mainstream media. Their actions may not have appeared to shake the world, but their contributions to shifting American culture were just as groundbreaking.

Peu de temps après la mort de sa grand-mère, à l’aube de l’an 2000, une jeune fille de seize ans est internée à l’hôpital psychiatrique. Son diagnostic: schizophrénie paranoïde. Pourtant, certaines personnes de la ville sont convaincues que la petite n’est pas folle, que ce qui l’affecte n’a rien d’humain.

In a plain meetinghouse a woman stands before her judges. The accused is a poor, unpopular woman who had her first child before she was married. As the trial proceeds the girls begin to wail, tear their clothing, and scream that the woman is hurting them. Are they acting or are they really tormented by an unseen evil? Whatever the cause, the nightmare has begun. The witch trials will eventually claim 25 lives, shatter the community, and forever shape the American social conscience

Berge, Wälder, Seen – einzig in der Natur kann Lene frei atmen. Denn seit dem Tod ihres Drillingsbruders Hendrik ist nichts mehr so, wie es vorher war. Am liebsten würde sie überall sein, bloß nicht zu Hause. Deshalb verbringt sie fast ihre gesamte Zeit im Kletterpark. Bei ihrem Job dort begegnet sie Fin. Fin, dem sie hilft, seine Höhenangst zu überwinden, und mit dem sich alles unglaublich leicht anfühlt. Doch Lene ahnt nicht, dass auch Fin von den Narben seiner Erinnerungen geprägt ist.

Freya hat nur einen Wunsch: die Nacht ungeschehen zu machen, in der ihre erste große Liebe Hendrik sein Leben verlor. Denn die Umstände seines Todes kann sie bis heute nicht glauben. Nur Hendriks Drillingsbruder Emil versteht, warum Freya mit dem Unglück nicht abschließen kann. Gemeinsam versuchen sie, Antworten auf all ihre Fragen zu finden – und fühlen sich dabei nicht nur in ihrer Trauer verbunden.

Summer's over and it's back to Bloomington North High School. It's just another year of torture for Mona as she struggles to fit in with the crowd. Not to mention the two boys she swoons over, Keith Nelson and Esau Stein. Like everyone else at North, they don’t acknowledge her existence.

From acclaimed author Phoebe North comes a riveting, unexpected, and beautiful contemporary novel about a girl whose brother mysteriously disappears, the family and friends he leaves behind, and the stories - real and imagined - that they tell themselves to fill the empty space.

Everything you need to understand the content and vocabulary to successfully navigate the Advanced Placement United States History exam. The book and its audio narration explain every key concept, word for word, that the College Board publishes for the Advanced Placement United States History. Better yet, it is delivered by a professional actor in language that is relatable, understandable, and sometimes humorous. This is your best investment for a passing grade on your exam!

Wrongful intolerance has existed in American society for more than four centuries. Us and Them illuminates the shadowy corners of our national past and traces the country’s continuing efforts to measure up to its lofty ideals. Through 14 dramatic narratives, listeners witness epic struggles that shaped our collective identity. These and eight other forgotten incidents of history come to life in clear and vibrant prose.

With her election to the vice presidency, her election to the US Senate, and her position as attorney general of California, Kamala Harris has blazed trails throughout her entire political career. But how did she achieve her goals? What values and influences guided and inspired her along the way? In this young listeners edition of Kamala Harris' memoir, we learn about the impact that her family and community had on her life, and see what led her to discover her own sense of self and purpose.

Dive into "Rich Men North of Richmond," an audiobook that unravels a gripping tale of resistance and courage against the backdrop of a society in turmoil. This narrative follows Everett, a man grappling with moral dilemmas, as he joins forces with Naomi, Lena, and Carlos to form The Patriots. Together, they challenge the oppressive rule of the Rich Men, a powerful elite controlling the city from the shadows.

Ona Judge wanted more than the best job an enslaved person could have, Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman challenged why some people are masters and others enslaved, Ida B. Wells exposed post-slavery brutality, Martin Luther King Jr. was the key voice to overturn Jim Crow, and Barack Obama changed modern-day racial attitudes. For author Ray Anthony Shepard A Long Time Coming is highly personal, a chronicle of the times of his grandparents, parents, and himself.

Betrayal. Devastation. Rebirth. Fin is thrust into a reality that is beyond her control. She's lost so much, but nothing can break her determination for justice. Can the heart of one person end the oppressive rule that controls the world?

Stronger. Smarter. Hunted. The truth can only free you if you fight for it. Fin and her friends continue their perilous journey from oppression to something much bigger than they've ever known. Can humanity survive what's next?

On her 16th birthday, Anya must choose her role within the tribe. All she wants is to be a hunter, but only men are allowed to take the daring trials. To prove herself worthy, she journeys to the Shallows where she discovers a mysterious underwater world beyond her wildest imagination.

Drawing from his own experiences of rural childhood poverty in Texas, to prominent roles as a government official, and now as an acclaimed educational leader, Dr. Ivery demonstrates his motivational gifts, as he seeks to inspire young men to live lives of purpose and integrity.

The Next Level is a comprehensive guide specifically designed to support young Black men as they transition from high school into adulthood. Drawing on personal experience, author Ammaul Hunt combines real-life stories with practical tools to help listeners build self-awareness, manage finances, pursue meaningful careers, and prioritize health and community connection.