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Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Fifty years after Hannah Arendt examined the dynamics of conformity in her seminal account of the Eichmann trial, "Beautiful Souls" explores the flipside of the banality of evil, mapping out what impels ordinary people to defy the sway of authority and convention.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Having been judged Different, Norbert, Drew, and Sophie are banished from the United State of Earth to Astro-Nuts Camp on Zorquat 3 in the Orion Nebula, interfering with Norbert's quest to find his parents.
6) Crazy house
Author
Series
Crazy House volume 1
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
In a future world where teenagers are taken, imprisoned, and forced to fight for their survival, well-behaved Cassie will do whatever it takes to save her rebellious twin sister from Death Row.
7) The castle
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Deutsch
Description
Michael Haneke's adaptation of Franz Kafka's The castle is an ingenious, faithful interpretation evoking Kafka's vision of a dystopian society hobbled by paperwork and bled dry by conformism and convolution.
10) Eventown
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
"The world tilted for Elodee this year, and now it's impossible for her to be the same as she was before. Not when her feelings have such a strong grip on her heart. Not when she and her twin sister, Naomi, seem to be drifting apart. So when Elodee's mom gets a new job in Eventown, moving seems like it might just fix everything. Indeed, life in Eventown is comforting and exciting all at once. Their kitchen comes with a box of recipes for Elodee to...
Author
Publisher
The Child's World
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Explores both positive and negative peer pressure and how to handle it. Additional features include a table of contents, sidebars, an infographic, Fast Facts, questions to inspire further thought, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
One World, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2025]
Language
English
Description
"How many times have you wanted to object, disagree, or opt out of something but ended up swallowing your words, shaking your head, and just going along? Analyzing cases from corporate corruption to sexual abuse to everyday acquiescence at work, the doctor's office, and in our personal lives, award-winning organizational psychologist Dr. Sunita Sah delves deep into why the pressure to comply is a corrosive and often invisible force in our society....
14) Word nerd
Author
Publisher
Tundra Books
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
15) Ivy's ever after
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
©2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Children's Read Alikes: Cinder / The Lunar Chronicles
Children's Reading Level: AR Above 8.0 / Lexile Above 900
Children's Reading Level: AR Above 8.0 / Lexile Above 900
Description
Fourteen-year-old Ivy, a most unroyal princess, befriends Elridge, the dragon sent to keep her in a tower, and together they set out on a perilous quest to find Ivy's fairy godmother, who may be able to save both from their dire fates.
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
In 1949, thirteen-year-old Francine goes to Catholic school in Los Angeles where she becomes best friends with a girl who questions authority and is frequently punished by the nuns, causing Francine to question her own values.
17) Swing
Author
Publisher
Feiwel & Friends, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Two tweens with opposing views on how to survive middle school -- Izzy the iconoclast aspiring fashion designer, and Marcus the go-along-to-get-along soccer player -- are paired for a project in PE. When their swing dance routine gets them a failing grade, they face continuing to work together in front of the entire school in order to get extra credit by dancing at the talent show.
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