What better way for a youth to explore issues of character and to find their ethical center than through stories? Here is a collection of inspirational and thought-provoking stories to fuel that search.
Memories are the stuff of life, but what happens when a brain illness makes them impossible to retrieve?
Special gases allow people to breathe underwater and avoid oxygen toxicity and "the bends."
Even though Boone outwits the Shawnee, many think he is a traitor for surrendering without a fight.
There is something about the special bond between sisters that transcends even illness.
Whenever a human being dives underwater, pressure on the body intensifies and can cause serious injuries (including death).
Nicholas' wealthy parents die when he is just a boy and legend says he wants to share the money his parents leave him.
The Watergate cover up and other mistakes overshadow the good things Nixon did while he was the president.
Involved in an accident while retrieving an underwater bomb, Brashear injures his leg and must have it amputated.
The Americans make a plan to get rid of the Britishin the area ofPenobscot River.
Dorothea Lange takes one of the most well-known depression era photos of a "migrant mother" and her children.
Many oppose the judge's decision; read comments by Isabella Beecher Hooker.
The Navy has a long history of racial discrimination so Brashear does menial tasks and has little hope of advancement.
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