legal status, laws, etc

Discusses how libraries can meet the challenge of providing library services to persons with disabilities.

A history of the women's movement in the United States, highlighting significant people and events in the long struggle to win equal rights with men.

A collection of essays in which inmates at American prisons who were sentenced to death while still in their teens share their thoughts and feelings about how they ended up in prison and how they feel about capital punishment.

In 1847, a young African American girl named Sarah Roberts was attending a school in Boston. Then one day she was told she could never come back. She didn't belong. The Otis School was for white children only. Sarah deserved an equal education, and the Roberts family fought for change. They made history. Roberts v. City of Boston was the first case challenging our legal system to outlaw segregated schools. It was the first time an African American lawyer argued in a supreme court.

Examines a broad range of perceived or actual legal rights and freedoms that impact the lives of young American teens, focusing on child custody and child support issues that arise when the parents of a teen divorce.

In graphic novel format looks at the life of eccentric genius, Olympic-class runner, groundbreaking theoretician, and mathematician Alan Turning.

A look at transgenderism, discussing its history, violence and prejudice against transgender people, related medical topics, transgender rights around the world, and more.

"Eleven-year-old Eliza Scott isn't a slave, but she's not free, either. For one thing, her father, the famous Dred Scott, is suing his master for her family's freedom. But Eliza is also caught up in other overwhelming struggles-- a devastating cholera epidemic, the wrath of a rich and resourceful slave catcher, and the worst fire in St. Louis history. Will Eliza be willing and able to pay the price for freedom?"--OCLC.

Provides information to help young readers understand laws, recognize responsibilities, and appreciate their rights, especially in relation to parents, school, job, and personal matters.