Books with title Lgbtq in America

It's the near future, and the next big thing is already here. Smartphones, tablets, even TVs have been replaced by Butlers, your own digital personal assistant who knows you intimately. It's killer technology ... really, it is. Billed as "luxury for the little guy," your Butler knows your clothing sizes, your favorite pizza toppings, the music you like, and gets you whatever you want at your command. Your Butler is always there for you. Watching. Waiting. Listening. It knows everything about you, and so does the company behind it. That's where the danger comes in. Meet Kendra Sinclair. She'd be the first to tell you there's nothing special about her, until she uncovers a massive conspiracy designed to kill millions of people, including those she loves most. Kendra's the only one who can stop it ... unless the bad guys stop her first, which means she needs to get Lost In America. But how can she, when privacy is just an illusion?

You are 14 years old, your parents just left you in a foreign country, illegal, no money, few family relations, and in the 10th largest city in America. You Have Been LEFT IN AMERICA. Today, America has over 300,000 illegal children who have been brought to America before they were 16 years old. Many of the parents of these children were forced to leave America, but left their children here. As a Christian, what do you think Jesus would want you to do for these children?

New Adult Thriller - How far would you go to save your mother's life? It's the near future, and the next big thing is already here. Smartphones, tablets, even TVs have been replaced by Butlers, your own digital personal assistant who knows you intimately. It's killer technology ... really, it is. Billed as "luxury for the little guy," your Butler knows your clothing sizes, your favorite pizza toppings, the music you like, and gets you whatever you want at your command. Your Butler is always there for you. Watching. Waiting. Listening. It knows everything about you, and so does the company behind it. That's where the danger comes in. Meet Kendra Sinclair. She'd be the first to tell you there's nothing special about her, until she uncovers a massive conspiracy designed to kill millions of people, including those she loves most. Kendra's the only one who can stop it ... unless the bad guys stop her first, which means she needs to get Lost In America. But how can she, when privacy is just an illusion?

"'You need to learn to smoke,' Anne-Marie said firmly. 'It makes you look sophisticated. Humphrey Bogart smokes, Lauren Bacall smokes, and all the famous artists, like Picasso -- at least I think he smokes. We have to make a real American girl out of you.'"Seventeen-year-old Nicole wants nothing more than to be a "real American girl," but the memories of her family, taken by the Nazis and killed at Auschwitz, continue to haunt her as she struggles to make a new life for herself in a strange land. Noted author Marilyn Sachs tells the story of a determined, resourceful girl, based on the life of her own rel-life friend. By turns funny and poignant, Lost in America is a book you will long remember.

"'You need to learn to smoke,' Anne-Marie said firmly. 'It makes you look sophisticated. Humphrey Bogart smokes, Lauren Bacall smokes, and all the famous artists, like Picasso -- at least I think he smokes. We have to make a real American girl out of you.'"Seventeen-year-old Nicole wants nothing more than to be a "real American girl," but the memories of her family, taken by the Nazis and killed at Auschwitz, continue to haunt her as she struggles to make a new life for herself in a strange land. Noted author Marilyn Sachs tells the story of a determined, resourceful girl, based on the life of her own rel-life friend. By turns funny and poignant, Lost in America is a book you will long remember.

Life in America is markedly different for people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ) when compared to straight, cisgender people. This series takes a close look at what gender and sexual orientation mean in the United States. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.