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 ...

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...

"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...

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 ...

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.

Ashley wishes she had a dog!Then one day, a little terrier digs into her backyard--and the adventure begins.A story of love at first sight.Teri Kanefield's awards and distinctions include the 2015 Jane Addams Book Award for The Girl From The Tar Paper School.

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 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...

"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 examines the life of an American who advocated for women's rights and the abolishment of slavery.Susan B. Anthony was born into a world in which men ruled women. A man could beat his wife, take her earrings, have her committed to an asylum based on his word alone, and take her children away from her. While the young nation was ablaze with the radical notion that people could govern themselves, "people" were understood to be white and...

Children are taught much about the men who shaped early America, but history-shaping colonial women remain largely unknown and undiscussed. The Extraordinary Suzy Wright sets about to change that, telling the little-known story of Quaker Susanna (Suzy) Wright (1697–1784), a renowned poet and political activist. Suzy helped settle the Pennsylvania frontier, where she acted as legal counselor to her less literate neighbors, preparing wills, deeds, indentures, and other contracts. Surviving d...