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A JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD SELECTION"Kanefield not only allows readers to understand how notions of right and wrong change over time and across cultures, helping them begin to understand the complexities of crime and punishment, but she will probably leave them eager to find out more." --Horn Book Magazine"This short book is dense with examples and ideas and makes a complicated, somewhat daunting subject more accessible and interesting to a younger audience." --Booklist"An easy and informative read, gives basic information about the criminal justice system." --VOYA"This book takes a look at the evolution of the American justice system. Kanefield scrutinizes the judicial system by examining current and past crimes." --School Library Journal"By following the law school model and exploring actual cases, readers are able to ponder abstract ideas via concrete examples." --Kirkus Reviews"An extraordinary book...that could well be mind-blowing to the thoughtful young reader who is ready to move beyond the black-and-white notion that a particular act is wrong simply because it is illegal." --Richie Partington, Book Blogger

A boy on the roof. A house in shambles. A new baby. A lawsuit. Just when Cassie - an idealistic new lawyer and mother of three - thinks she's getting it all under control, the police arrest her husband for a crime he didn't commit. Cassie and her family prepare for a courtroom showdown, solve a few mysteries - and discover the reason for all those lawyer jokes.

The hearing and deaf worlds come together in this engaging novel from an award winning author. A young artist badly in need of money bluffs her way through an interview into a job she is not prepared for. To succeed, she must make room in her life for two people: Curtis, a deaf architect who has sworn he will never date a hearing woman, and thirteen-year-old Alex, profoundly deaf, rebellious, bold, and frightened. With sign language--nimble and evocative--at its center, Turn On the Light So I Can Hear is about reaching across distances, the transformative powers of art, and finding a place to belong.

Six teenagers determined to bring about global nuclear disarmament run into a problem: It may not be possible. After all they've been through and done, will they now have to accept defeat?

Meet the Knights of the Square Table, San Francisco's all-star chess team. On their way home from a tournament in Europe, their plane makes a forced landing on a remote island in the North Atlantic. Part survival story, part crime novel with a twist, here's what happens when six teenagers act on their optimism and attempt the impossible.

Insipired by their experiences while stranded on an island, six teenagers set out to right the wrongs in the world.When unconventional-and illegal-methods get them into trouble, they find themselves on the run.A story of hope and adventure.