To bridge our deepest divides, we must first understand them.“This is a book for any common-sense person who has looked around at the political division and outrage-fueled information environment and said, ‘What the hell is going on?’ or ‘How did we get here?’”—Dannagal Young, Professor of Communication and Political Science at the University of Delaware“Kanefield synthesizes insights from prominent scholars across different academic fields to give us a deeper under...

"Readers will emerge with a great deal of respect for a fiercely independent woman who battled sexism to reach the pinnacle of her profession" (Publishers Weekly).Before taking her place as the second woman on the Supreme Court of the United States, Ruth Bader Ginsburg quietly led a revolution and forever changed life in America for both men and women. Reserved and quiet, she didn't set out to be a trailblazer, but there was something in her way: the law. Hundreds ...

"An excellent resource for teachers and librarians from middle school up, especially as we enter the semiquincentennial year of 2026." (New York Times Book Review)Meet the rebels, robbers, radicals, determined teenagers, and ordinary Americans who shaped our Constitutional rights.The first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution—known as the Bill of Rights—include the guarantee that no person may be deprived of life, liberty, or pr...

Meet the Knights of the Square Table, San Francisco’s all-star chess team.On their way home from a tournament in Europe, their plane makes a forced landing on a remote island in the North Atlantic.Part survival story, part crime novel with a twist, here’s what happens when six teenagers act on their optimism and attempt the impossible.TERI'S OTHER BOOKS HAVE RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING HONORS AND DISTINCTIONS:The Girl From The Tar Paper Schoo...

A young artist badly in need of money bluffs her way through an interview into a job she is not prepared for.To succeed, she must make room in her life for two people: Curtis, a deaf architect who has sworn he will never date a hearing woman, and thirteen-year-old Alex, profoundly deaf, rebellious, bold, and frightened. As each takes new risks in friendship and love, the hearing and deaf worlds come together.With sign language--nimble and evocative--at its center, Turn ...

Award-winning author Teri Kanefield’s biography of Alexander Hamilton for young readers is the first in the Making of America series.The America that Alexander Hamilton knew was largely agricultural and built on slave labor. He envisioned something else: a multi-racial, urbanized, capitalistic America with a strong central government. He believed that such an America would be a land of opportunity for the poor and the newcomers. But Hamilton’s vision put h...

A boy on the roof. A house in shambles. A new baby. A lawsuit.Just when Cassie--an idealistic new lawyer and mother of three-- thinks she's getting it all under control, the police arrest her husband for a crime he didn't commit.Cassie and her family prepare for a courtroom showdown, solve a few mysteries--and discover the reason for all those lawyer jokes.A story of raising children, legal ethics, and fixing what is broken.Teri Kanefield's awards an...

Lies destroy. Disinformation tears at the fabric of democracy.A Firehose of Falsehood: The Story of Disinformation breaks down disinformation tactics and offers tools for defending and restoring truth.From Darius I of ancient Persia (522-486 BCE), to blood libel of the Middle Ages, to Soviet disinformation tactics and modern election deniers, Teri Kanefield and Pat Dorian show how tyrants and would-be tyrants deploy disinformation to gain power.

This biography for young readers explores the life of the thirty-second president, who lifted the United States from depression to global leadership.When Franklin D. Roosevelt was first elected president in 1933, America was in the throes of the Great Depression—the worst economic crisis in U.S. history—and the world was experiencing a menacing rise in Nazism and other dangerous extremists. Throughout his four presidential terms, Roosevelt was a steady and inspiring...

"Raw in its emotions and psychologically astute." — The Chico Enterprise-RecordAt eighteen, after a turbulent and bewildering childhood, Natalie, dubbed the family liar, sets out to uncover what kept her family in constant chaos. She traces her family’s shifting stories and struggles with a devastating doubt: “Was it all my fault?”From multiple-award-winning author Teri Kanefield comes a story about dismantling the past to build a future.From multip...

This biography for young readers explores the life of the controversial seventh U.S. president, as well as his successes, failures, and legacy.Born in the Carolina backwoods, Andrew Jackson joined the American Revolutionary War at the age of thirteen. After a reckless youth of gunfights, gambling, and general mischief, he rose to national fame as the general who defeated the British in the Battle of New Orleans.Jackson ran for president as a political outsi...

Joshua enjoys being the star of his soccer team--until a new player joins, who is just as good as Joshua--or better.  Will their rivalry cause the team to lose their most important game?  For kids who love sports! Teri Kanefield's awards and distinctions include the 2015 Jane Addams Book Award for The Girl From The Tar Paper School.