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Finding wonder amid the injustice. Utilizing an inventive dual-journal format, the story follows fierce activist Zayneb and artistic, quietly grieving Adam as their paths cross in Doha, Qatar. Balancing heavy themes of institutional Islamophobia and chronic illness with ordinary magic, it is an exceptional, empathy-building resource for modern high school classrooms.
It sounds like a horror movie: microscopic vampires entering your feet and stealing your strength. Gail Jarrow uncovers the medical mystery of the hookworm parasite that devastated the American South. Blending gross-out science with fascinating social history, this book reveals how one scientist’s discovery fought both a disease and a deadly stereotype.