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Violence

Hip-hop High School

Alan Lawrence Sitomer

Theresa Anderson and Devon Hampton set out to beat the SAT in order to get into a top college; however, they must also deal with the reality of street violence that could keep them both from realizing

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Guns and Violence

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Shattering Glass

Gail Giles

Rob, the charismatic leader of the senior class, provokes unexpected violence when he turns the school nerd into Prince Charming.

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GIL

Splintering

Eireann Corrigan

Relates, in a series of poems from different perspectives, the events and aftereffects of an intruder's violent attack on a family.

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Terror in the Name of God

Jessica Stern

Explains how terrorist organizations are formed by opportunistic leaders who use religion as both motivation and justification to recruit the disenfranchised to their cause.

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The Brimstone Journals

Ronald Koertge

In a series of short interconnected poems, students at a high school nicknamed Brimstone reveal the violence existing and growing in their lives.

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KOE

Shattering Glass

Gail Giles

Rob, the charismatic leader of the senior class, provokes unexpected violence when he turns the school nerd into Prince Charming.

FIC
GIL

Splintering

Eireann Corrigan

Relates, in a series of poems from different perspectives, the events and after-effects of an intruder's violent attack on a family.

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COR

Child Abuse, Domestic Violence, and Animal Abuse

Presents forty-five essays that examine the connections between violence against animals and interpersonal violence, discussing various aspects of the problem and suggesting solutions.

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CHI

The Brimstone Journals

Ronald Koertge

In a series of short interconnected poems, students at a high school nicknamed Brimstone reveal the violence existing and growing in their lives.

811
KOE
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