Orem Library

As Maya Angelou narrates this powerful documentary, she reveals the story of a brave group of people who fought Hitler with the only weapons they had: charcoal, pencil stubs, shreds of paper and memories etched in their minds.

Cinderella. Snow White. Rapunzel. These fairy-tale heroines are imbued in our cultural consciousness. What lessons are they meant to teach? And do these lessons align with our current cultural values? Study the composite fairy-tale heroine, both in the classic fairy tales and in modern revisions from authors such as Angela Carter and Margaret Atwood.

Your study of solubility equilibria continues with some advanced practice problems. Here, you encounter the last major type of equilibrium problem. To solve these problems, you revisit Le Chatelier's Principle and learn about some of the pitfalls to avoid when dealing with these kinds of equilibrium systems.

Two school teachers and the man they both love face ruin when a malicious student cooks up a lie. **Academy Award** nominee.

Parenthood is both rewarding and challenging. How do young adults adjust to these responsibilities? What are the common myths and misconceptions our society holds about parenting, and what are the truths? And what about the concerns and needs of those who are step-, foster or adoptive parents? We address all of these issues, and also describe and assess different styles of parenting.

Learn about protons, electrons, and neutrons; how ions are formed from atoms; how these ions can combine to form compounds; and how you can determine the formulas of these compounds. Some molecular substances are discussed and you are introduced to the final number associated with every element-its atomic weight.

Welcome to the enthralling world of linguistics. If you’ve ever been curious how words like "awesomesauce"ever came to be, let alone made it into the Oxford English Dictionary, or if you’ve ever wondered why you say "firefly"and someone else calls the same insect a "lightning bug,"English in America: A Linguistic History is for you...There’s an incredibly rich and colorful history behind American English. A profoundly diverse assortment of cultures...

With the effortless grace of a natural storyteller, Adichie weaves together the lives of five characters caught up in the extraordinary tumult of the decade. Fifteen-year-old Ugwu is houseboy to Odenigbo, a university professor who sends him to school, and in whose living room Ugwu hears voices full of revolutionary zeal. Odenigboʹs beautiful mistress, Olanna, a sociology teacher, is running away from her parentsʹ world of wealth and excess; Kainene,...

Children will love following footprints (and pawprints!) to discover snowy adventures in this charming wordless picture book from a USBBY-honored illustrator. On a snowy winter's morning, footprints trace a path from an unmade bed, past discarded clothes and breakfast dishes to the front door where they're joined by excited pawprints. But who is making the footprints and what are they doing? Children and grown-ups will enjoy poring over the detailed,...

Most high school students in the United States are required to pass a series of exams in order to earn a high school diploma. From coast to coast, more and more states are using these high stakes tests in an effort to reverse the supposed rising tide of mediocrity in our public schools and close the achievement gap between socioeconomic and racial groups. The film, Children Left Behind, is about the well-intended purposes that are driving this movement...