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"Ruby Hamad undertakes a new investigation of gender and race. She shows how the division between innocent white women and racialized, sexualized women of color was created, and why this division is crucial to confront"--Amazon.

Erin's friend, Marcel, is in a coma as a result of a savage beating and Erin decides to track down the person or persons who did it, but she has no clues to get her started.

Looks at the reality of daily life under the Muslim extremist group Boko Haram.

Discusses domestic violence such as physical abuse and emotional abuse, the effects they have on victims, and how understanding these forms of abuse can give people the tools they need to break free of an unhealthy relationship or help a loved one do the same.

Explores new information about the murder of Emmett Till and explores how his death influenced the "Emmett Till generation," black boys and girls Emmett's age who grew up to launch the sit-in campaigns that propelled the civil rights movement into the national spotlight.

"Helen Betty Osborne, known as Betty to her closest friends and her family, dreamed of becoming a teacher. She left home to attend residential school and later moved to The Pas, Manitoba, to attend high school. On November 13, 1971, Betty was abducted and brutally murdered by four young men. Initially met with silence and indifference, her tragic murder resonates loudly today. Betty represents one of almost 1,200 Indigenous women in Canada who have been murdered or gone missing."--Amazon.

Examines abuse, including domestic violence and bullying in the workplace and school, and covering physical, psychological, verbal, sexual, and financial abuse.

Sandra Sinclair realizes she's made a terrible mistake in marrying into an abusive relationship, putting herself and her twelve-year-old daughter in grave danger.

Seventeen-year-old Corbin struggles to get his life back and cope with the loss of his best friend after they were viciously assaulted.