Books with title A Race Against Time

Who started the Riots?What is Racism?What is Reverse Racism?Is there a bridge to connect the two groups, or are we stuck in Limbo?This YA level book shows real lessons done within the classroom’s walls that may have prevented some of the spread of intolerance on campus and into local neighborhoods.This middle or high school level book explores issues of desegregation in a southern town in Florida in the early 1970s through its impact in 2008. Meanwhile, most of the characters’ names have been changed because the writer just plain forgot the high school peers' real names. Plus, as a storyteller, the novelist wanted to preserve the students’ autonomies and personal lives. That is why the story is formatted as a fictional novella rather than a standard history book.This book uses some poetic license but the objectives include poetic justice.

Jigsaw Jones is a, puzzle fanatic detective who deals with all kinds of cases. He knows that mysteries are like jigsaw puzzles--you've got to look at all the pieces to solve the case.Jigsaw is in big-time trouble! For a dollar a day, Jigsaw and Mila make problems go away. But now Jigsaw has a problem of his own. He lost his grandfather's watch. And he has to track it down before his dad finds out it's missing. The clock is ticking! Can Jigsaw and Mila find the watch before time runs out?

Get children really excited about science with this action-packed book that puts S.T.E.M. principles (science, technology, engineering, and math) in kids' hands. When a rich patron funds a pilot program to get children involved in S.T.E.M. subjects, five students are hand-picked for the project. Some of the students are excited to be there, and some of them couldn't care less. They are led by their mysterious teacher, who may or may not be a spy. When disaster strikes, the S.T.E.M. Squad is called in to learn and help. As they team up with top notch scientists, engineers, mathematicians, geologists, and others, the kids soon learn that applied science can be fun! In Blackout: Danger in the Dark, a night at the museum turns super scary! When the S.T.E.M. Squad has a sleepover in the Natural History Museum on the same night that a blackout hits, the kids must learn all about alternate energy options--and fast!