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Criss-cross America - on dogsleds and ships, stagecoaches and trains - from pirate ships off the coast of the Carolinas to the peace, love, and protests of 1960s Chicago. Join fifteen of today's most talented writers of young adult literature on a thrill ride through history with American girls charting their own course. They are monsters and mediums, bodyguards and barkeeps, screenwriters and schoolteachers, heiresses and hobos.

To respect yourself, to love yourself, should not have to be a radical decision. And yet it remains as challenging for an American girl to make today as it was in 1927 on the steps of the Supreme Court. It's a decision that must be faced when you're balancing on the tightrope of neurodivergence, finding your way as a second-generation immigrant, or facing down American racism even while loving America. And it's the only decision when you've weighed society's expectations and found them wanting. In The Radical Element, 12 of the most talented writers working in young adult literature today tell the stories of girls of all colors and creeds.

Em A bailarina de Auschwitz, Edith Eva Eger conta a emocionante história de como sobreviveu ao Holocausto e, mais tarde, se tornou uma psicóloga especializada em ajudar outras pessoas a lidar com os traumas e seguir adiante. Nesta versão especial para jovens, ela descreve o que viveu e aprendeu em seus anos de juventude–antes e depois de a guerra interromper seus sonhos.