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Books in The Other America series

  • The Americans Florida

    MCDOUGAL LITTEL

    Hardcover (MCDOUGAL LITTEL, May 26, 2004)
    Text includes seven units and twenty-six chapters of study of United States history and the people that helped shape that history.
  • Teens with Cancer

    Gail B. Stewart

    Hardcover (Lucent, Aug. 14, 2001)
    Discusses the stories of four young cancer patients and how each handles the daily demands of family, education, social life, doctor visits, and medical treatments.
    Z
  • Teens and Violence

    Gail B. Stewart

    Hardcover (Lucent, Oct. 22, 2002)
    Four teenagers convicted of violent crimes recount the bad decisions and misfortunes that got them in trouble and their progress towards stopping their destructive behavior.
    Z+
  • People With Mental Illness

    Gail B. Stewart

    Hardcover (Lucent, Oct. 4, 2002)
    Presents the personal stories of three people with mental illness, discussing how each handles the daily demands of family, education, social life, and medical treatment and finds the strength and courage to continue the battle against this common debilitating condition.Presents the personal stories of three people with mental illness, discussing how each handles the daily demands of family, education, social life, and medical treatment and finds the strength and courage to continue the battle against this common debilitating condition.
  • The Americans Texas

    MCDOUGAL LITTEL

    Hardcover (MCDOUGAL LITTEL, Nov. 9, 2001)
    Text includes seven units and twenty-six chapters of study of United States history and the people that helped shape that history.
  • Homeless Teens

    Gail Stewart, Carl Franzen

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, March 1, 1999)
    Discusses the numbers of homeless teenagers, their situation and behavior, and looks at the lives of four of them
  • Gangs

    Gail Stewart, Natasha Frost

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, Oct. 1, 1996)
    Background information on the history of gangs in America precedes first-person accounts by four gang members from different backgrounds and with differing ideas about the role of gangs in their lives
    Z
  • The Americans: Standards Enrichment Workbook Grades 9-12 Reconstruction to the 21st Century

    MCDOUGAL LITTEL

    Paperback (MCDOUGAL LITTEL, March 15, 2005)
    Contains: *Specific Content Review and Practice for Grade 11 California Content Standards, *California Content and Skills Standards at a Glance, *Quick Prep Review Section, & *Provides A Variety of Review Formats and Practice with Multiple Choice Items
  • The Americans: eEdition CD-ROM Grades 9-12 Reconstruction to the 21st Century 2003

    MCDOUGAL LITTEL

    CD-ROM (MCDOUGAL LITTEL, Jan. 16, 2003)
    Text includes seven units and twenty-six chapters of study of United States history and the people that helped shape that history.
  • Illegal Immigrants

    Gail Stewart, Natasha Frost

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, Jan. 1, 1997)
    Uses the first-person accounts of four illegal immigrants to discuss the situations and concerns related to the problematic issue.
  • The Americans: Multi-Language Glossary

    MCDOUGAL LITTEL

    Paperback (MCDOUGAL LITTEL, March 7, 2004)
    Complete program glossary: key terms and definitions provided in English and nine other languages. Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Khmer, Laotian, Arabic, Haitian Creole, Russian, Portuguese
  • Mothers on Welfare

    Gail Stewart, Theodore E. Roseen

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, March 1, 1998)
    Uses first-person accounts of four women who are raising children on welfare to provide a look at the problems and concerns involved in this system