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Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Here, look at Islam and violence from different perspectives. Shed light on the negative stereotypes and representations common to discrimination against Muslims. Explore how Islamophobia depends on generalization and exaggeration, then consider Muslim theological sources of violence in the modern world, as well as significant examples of Islamic revolution.
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Series
Language
English
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Description
They train to be the toughest, the smartest, the most covert operators in the world-they are the Tier One Navy SEALs, led by Lieutenant Commander Keith "Chunk" Redman.
When a former teammate of Chunk's is killed in a shocking ambush, rumors begin to fly that the Lion of Ramadi, the infamous Iraq War sniper who racked up dozens of American kills, has returned with a mission to target American SEALs. Chunk and his core team-Saw, a skilled and lethal...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
Gaining courage from Joan of Arc, fourteen-year-old Mary Murphy navigates the waters of Chesapeake Bay in a submersible built with her friend, Kip, escaping the home where her violent father has just returned from prison. Includes facts about domestic violence and submersibles.
11) The blood card
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Threat of mass violence looms over Elizabeth II's coronation--can Detective Inspector Edgar Stephens and the magician Max Mephisto crack the case and save the crown?"--publisher.
Author
Language
English
Description
Sloan will go through hell and back for those she loves. And she does so, every single day. Caught up with the alluring Asa Jackson, a notorious drug trafficker, Sloan has finally found a lifeline to cling to, even if it's meant compromising her morals. She was in dire straits trying to pay for her brother's care until she met Asa. But as Sloan became emotionally and economically reliant on him, he in turn developed a disturbing obsession with her...
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Language
English
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In this brave and beautiful memoir...a woman chronicles how her marriage devolved from a love story into a shocking tale of abuse--examining the tenderness and violence entwined in the relationship, why she endured years of physical and emotional pain, and how she eventually broke free.
14) Violets
Author
Language
English
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Description
San, a neglected young woman, experiences the violence and isolation of late twentieth-century Korean society.
16) Wilder
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The lives of Jason Wilder and Meili Wen intersect in the delinquent-proof room for in-school suspension, known as the Rubber Room, and Jason's growing, fierce protectiveness of Meili explodes into violence when her chance to return to her wealthy lifestyle in Hong Kong--and his opportunity to escape poverty, loneliness, and the past--is threatened.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jaquira Díaz writes an unflinching account of growing up as a queer biracial girl searching for home as her family splits apart and her mother struggles with mental illness and addiction. From her own struggles with depression and drug abuse to her experiences of violence to Puerto Rico's history of colonialism, every page vibrates with music and lyricism.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A woman and her children seek help from the police after she has been bashed by her husband. She is offered a refuge. In this sensitive program Victoria Nicolls explores the myths, the effects of violence on women and their children, the secrecy and the survival strategies. Meet victims, refuge workers, counsellors, police, legal advisors and other experts on domestic violence
19) Kekkaishi: 22
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Publisher
VIZ Media
Pub. Date
2010, c2004
Edition
Shonen Sunday ed.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Fire
Pub. Date
[2020].
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Told in multiple voices, when popular Mike Parker's girlfriend informs North Bay Academy's principal that he has been hitting her, students react differently, revealing their own insecurities and problems.
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