Sno-Isle LibrariesYALSA RECOMMENDATIONS: Outstanding Books for the College Bound: Social Sciences http://www.sno-isle.org/suggestions/?rid=752 Sno-Isle Libraries serves 713,835 residents in Washington's Snohomish and Island counties through 21 community libraries, online services, and Library on Wheels. Tue, 25 Oct 2016 15:37:13 GMT The smartest kids in the world : and how they got that way http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=637329&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6 <img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9781451654424/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>A literary journalist followed three teenagers who spent a school year living in Finland, South Korea, and Poland. Each country’s different educational styles bring up the question of which teaching style gets the best results.</p><p>Ripley, Amanda.</p><p>370.9 RIPLEY</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p> http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=637329&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6 17 & gone http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=604814&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6 <img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9780525423409/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>Lauren keeps meeting girls who went missing at age 17, but her experiences with them might not be ghostly encounters. They might be signs of a more troubling illness inside her.</p><p>Suma, Nova Ren.</p><p>TEEN SUMA</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p> http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=604814&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6 Private : Bradley Manning, Wikileaks, and the biggest exposure of official secrets in American history http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=469990&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6 <img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9781613740682/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>The story of Bradley Manning, the military intelligence analyst who leaked thousands of classified documents to the public through WikiLeaks. Nicks reveals the story of a young misfit, who leaked the documents because of dissatisfaction with serving in the military and the anticipated notoriety that would follow.</p><p>Nicks, Denver.</p><p>355.1334 NICKS</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p> http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=469990&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6 War brothers : the graphic novel http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=NA&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6 <img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9781554514892/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>This moving graphic novel discusses the kidnapping and training of child soldiers in Uganda. These children not only face the harsh reality of war, but also the rehabilitation to normal life after seeing such horrors.</p><p>McKay, Sharon E.</p><p>TEEN MCKAY</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p> http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=NA&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6 The other Wes Moore : one name, two fates http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=225372&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6 <img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9780385528191/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>Two kids with the same name grew up only blocks away from each other. One went on to become a scholar and businessman, while the other is serving a life sentence in prison.</p><p>Moore, Wes, 1978-</p><p>BIO MOORE MOORE</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p> http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=225372&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6 Moneyball : the art of winning an unfair game http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=55070&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6 <img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=0393057658/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>A low-budget baseball team, the Oakland A’s, attempts to make it big by looking beyond the superficial pull of a nice swing, good looks, and so-called “hustle,” to see what really matters in putting together a winning team: the numbers.</p><p>Lewis, Michael (Michael M.)</p><p>796.357 LEWIS</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p> http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=55070&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6 Girl in translation http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=229895&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6 <img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9781594487569/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>Kim Chang grows up living a double life: a scholar at school during the day and Chinatown sweatshop worker in the evenings. Kim must translate not just her language, but her role within each of her worlds.</p><p>Kwok, Jean.</p><p>FIC KWOK</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p> http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=229895&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6 Half the sky : turning oppression into opportunity for women worldwide http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=207543&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6 <img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9780307267146/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>From the brutality of human trafficking to heartbreaking maternal death rates, this work brings to light these atrocities through women’s personal stories and provides guidance on how we can all take part in the opportunity to change the conditions of women’s lives across the globe.</p><p>Kristof, Nicholas D., 1959-</p><p>362.8309 KRISTOF</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p> http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=207543&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6 The new kids : big dreams and brave journeys at a high school for immigrant teens http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=335049&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6 <img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9781439163283/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>Spend one year in a high school with immigrant English-language learning students from over 40 different countries who speak over 25 different languages. At times funny, heartbreaking, frustrating, and inspiring, these students discover what it means to be “the new kids” in school and out.</p><p>Hauser, Brooke.</p><p>373.18 HAUSER</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p> http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=335049&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6 The economics book http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=474665&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6 <img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9780756698270/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>Anything and everything you ever wanted to know about economics in one handy, colorful, and easy-to-browse book.</p><p></p><p>330 ECONOMI</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p> http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=474665&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6 Nickel and dimed : on (not) getting by in America http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=169588&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6 <img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9780805088380/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>Can you really survive on minimum wage? 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In the midst of doing so, he grapples with PTSD and what it means to have lost a best friend on the battlefield.</p><p>Doller, Trish.</p><p>TEEN DOLLER</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p> http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=459658&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6 Smarter than you think : how technology is changing our minds for the better http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=641965&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6 <img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9781594204456/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>Technology doesn’t own us; we own technology. Thompson delves into how we use technology to better ourselves, our memories, and our society more broadly.</p><p>Thompson, Clive, 1968-</p><p>303.4833 THOMPSO</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p> http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=641965&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6 Behind the beautiful forevers http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=423505&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6 <img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9781400067558/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>Connect with the residents of Annawadi, a makeshift settlement on the outskirts of the Mumbai airport, as they confront global change and inequality in modern India with hope and imagination.</p><p>Boo, Katherine.</p><p>305.569 BOO</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p> http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=423505&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6 Scoreboard, baby : a story of college football, crime, and complicity http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=240982&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6 <img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9780803228108/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>Rape, attempted murder, and drug charges fill the rap sheets of a many members of a college football team. Why isn’t the media or the community talking or doing anything about it?</p><p>Armstrong, Ken, 1962-</p><p>796.3326 ARMSTRO</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p> http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=240982&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6 Sticks and stones : defeating the culture of bullying and rediscovering the power of character and empathy http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=592627&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6 <img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9780812992809/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>Bazelon digs into and defines bullying culture, from the classroom to the internet.</p><p>Bazelon, Emily.</p><p>302.343 BAZELON</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p> http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=592627&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6 Notes from no man's land : American essays http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=226252&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6 <img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9781555975180/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>Biss’s series of essays, set in various places in the United States, explore race, racial identity, and racial privilege, highlighting the complexities of diversity in America.</p><p>Biss, Eula.</p><p>305.8009 BISS</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p> http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=226252&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6 Quiet : the power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=419638&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6 <img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9780307352149/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>It takes all types to make things happen. A fascinating look at how introverts have contributed to society and how it can be a good thing to be “quiet.”</p><p>Cain, Susan.</p><p>155.232 CAIN</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p> http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=419638&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6 The big house : image and reality of the American prison http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=214761&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6 <img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=9780300124194/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>A history of large prisons, why they were designed and built as they were, and the stark reality of the prisoners who inhabit them.</p><p>Cox, Stephen D., 1948-</p><p>365.973 COX</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p> http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=214761&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6 Sold http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=124016&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6 <img src='http://secure.syndetics.com/hw7.pl?isbn=0786851716/MC.GIF&client=snoislepo&upc=9780786851713&oclc=' align='left' hspace='10'><p>When Lakshmi’s stepfather sells her (a common practice in her poor village), the thirteen-year-old does not expect to end up in a Calcutta brothel, where her life becomes a nightmare she can’t escape.</p><p>McCormick, Patricia, 1956-</p><p>TEEN MCCORMI</p><p><img src='http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/themes/sil/formats/formatid01.gif' width='28' height='28'></p> http://catalog.sno-isle.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?CN=124016&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6
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