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South Brunswick Reads 2022: SB Reads for Change / Teen Nonfiction
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Carry on : reflections for a new generation
by John Lewis
The final reflections, words and wisdom of esteemed civil rights champion and late Congressman, John Lewis, who continued to offer inspiration and hope to millions even while he battled the cancer that ultimately ended his life. 150,000 first printing.
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Stamped : racism, antiracism, and you
by Jason Reynolds
Reveals the history of racist ideas in America from 1415 to the present while explaining their endurance and capacity for being discredited
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Brave face : a memoir
by Shaun David Hutchinson
Describes the author's struggles as a teen and young adult growing up gay in an intolerant atmosphere in the 1990s, the factors that led him to attempt suicide, and how he ultimately found internal and external acceptance
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Laughing at my nightmare
by Shane Burcaw
A twenty-one-year-old with spinal muscular atrophy describes the challenges he faces in completing everyday tasks and shares stories about growing up and living with this rare neuromuscular disease
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I don't want to be crazy
by Samantha Schutz
After going away to college and finding the independence she desired difficult to handle, the author begins to suffer from incapacitating anxiety attacks that change everything she had planned
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Ordinary hazards : a memoir
by Nikki Grimes
"Growing up with a mother suffering from paranoid schizophrenia and a mostly absent father, Nikki Grimes found herself terrorized by babysitters, shunted from foster family to foster family, and preyed upon by those she trusted. At the age of six, she poured her pain onto a piece of paper late one night - and discovered the magic and impact of writing. For many years, Nikki's notebooks were her most enduing companions. In this accessible and inspiring memoir that will resonate with young readers and adults alike, Nikki shows how the power of those words helped her conquer the hazards - ordinary and extraordinary - of her life"--Amazon
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The black friend : on being a better white person
by Frederick Joseph
Presents race-related anecdotes from the author's past, weaving in his thoughts on why they were hurtful and how he might handle things differently now, in hopes of bringing more race awareness to Americans
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