Susan Kuklin
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
Meet nine courageous young adults who have lived in the United States with a secret for much of their lives: they are not U.S. citizens. They came from Colombia, Mexico, Ghana, Independent Samoa, and Korea. They came seeking education, fleeing violence, and escaping poverty. All have heartbreaking and hopeful stories about leaving their homelands and starting a new life in America. And all are weary of living in the shadows.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"Author and photographer Susan Kuklin met and interviewed six transgender or gender-neutral young adults and used her considerable skills to represent them thoughtfully and respectfully before, during, and after their personal acknowledgment of gender preference. Portraits, family photographs, and candid images grace the pages, augmenting the emotional and physical journey each youth has taken. Each honest discussion and disclosure, whether joyful...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
Imagine having everything taken away from you-permanently-with no hope of resuming a normal life. This is the case for many teenagers in America who are tried and convicted as adults for the crime of murder. Here Susan Kuklin takes you behind bars for frank interviews with a collection of young men who will spend the better part of their lives in jail. She lets them speak for themselves, providing the raw details of their incarceration and the anger,...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
Reading Trial: The Inside Story is like simultaneously watching a court case on TV and hearing the inner thoughts of the participants.
"This case is going to take you on a journey into an underground world."-Prosecutor Leemie Kahng
"The burden of proof is always on the prosecution."-Defense Attorney Glen Garber
Over one third of high school students don't know basic civics. Here is an exciting way to teach them America's system of justice. Susan...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Documents the stories of five refugees resettled in Nebraska, including a translator from Afghanistan and a Yazidi woman from Iraq, and others from Myanmar, South Sudan, and Burundi, detailing why they had to leave their homelands, their struggles to reach the United States, and their new lives in America.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
A 2015 Stonewall Honor Book
A groundbreaking work of LGBT literature takes an honest look at the life, love, and struggles of transgender teens.
Author and photographer Susan Kuklin met and interviewed six transgender or gender-neutral young adults and used her considerable skills to represent them thoughtfully and respectfully before, during, and after their personal acknowledgment of gender preference. Portraits, family photographs,
10) Families
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Children from diverse families share thoughts about their families and photographs.