Based on original reporting by a Pulitzer Prize finalist and an industry veteran, the first book for young adults about the Flint water crisisIn 2014, Flint, Michigan, was a cash-strapped city that had been built up, then abandoned by General Motors. As part of a plan to save money, government officials decided that Flint would temporarily switch its water supply from Lake Huron to the Flint River. Within months, many residents broke out in rashes. Then it got worse...

**2025 YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction FinalistCCBC Choices 20252025 NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Book WinnerYALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult ReadersThe New York Public Library Best Books for Teens 2024Here is the explosive story of the Kids for Cash scandal in Pennsylvania, a judicial justice miscarriage that sent more than 2,500 children and teens to a for-profit detention center while two judges lined their pockets with cash, as told by Ca...

Reporting from the ground in Fallujah!High-interest topics, real stories, engaging design and astonishing photos are the building blocks of the XBooks, a new series of books designed to engage and motivate reluctant and enthusiastic readers alike. With topics based in science, history, and social studies, these action-packed books will help students unlock the power and pleasure of reading... and always ask for more!Anne Garrels was a brave news journalist reportin...

In 2014, Flint, Michigan, was a cash-strapped city that had been built up, then abandoned byGeneral Motors. As part of a plan to save money, government officials decided that Flint wouldtemporarily switch its water supply from Lake Huron to the Flint River. Within months, manyresidents broke out in rashes. Then it got worse: Children stopped growing. Some people werehospitalized with mysterious illnesses; others died. Citizens of Flint protested that the water w...

Beginning in the early 2000s, Judges Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan exerted a mighty influence over the workings of the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Under their guidance a stern warning aimed at young people spread throughout the county: follow the rules.A simple misstep could result in severe punishment.In the post-Columbine era, many believed this type of old-school discipline was just what juveniles needed to stay on the straig...