In a world where people can get powers through scientific accidents or strange encounters, there are people who are simply born with extraordinary powers. These people are mutants, people born with mutated DNA that allows them to become incredible! Unfortunately, not all humans see mutants as incredible. In fact, they fear them and fear quickly evolves into hatred. Social and political tensions escalate between humans and mutants. Humans fear that mutants will oppress them with their powers or think mutants are beneath them because they are "freaks of nature". Some mutants see themselves as the next evolutionary step for humanity and wish to take their place above humans. With so much chaos between the mutants and humans, one man dedicates his life to promote coexistence of the two. His name is Professor Charles Xavier.
Born with the ability to read other people's minds, Charles Xavier witnessed the discrimination and hate but he chose to fight for peace rather than be part of the problem. To promote coexistence, he built and opened a school for mutants, "The Xavier Institute for Gifted Youngsters". Xavier uses this school as a safe haven for mutants and provides them an opportunity to learn on how to be a responsible mutant. He teaches them how to control their mutants abilities, how to use their powers responsibly, and, above all else, he teaches them to accept who and what they are. His students are...the X-Men. With the guidance of the professor, the X-Men dedicate themselves to use their powers for good, promote coexistence, and protect the ones who hate them.
For more on the X-Men, check out: X-Men Dark Phoenix Saga by Chris Claremont (e-book/ X-men: Days of Future Past by Chris Claremont (e-book)/X-men: Mutant Genesis by Chris Claremont (e-book)/X-Men Films (DVD)
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Starr Carter is a girl between two worlds. She lives in the tough neighborhood on the streets while attending a suburban prep school. Both of her worlds collide when her best friend is shot and killed by a police officer while unarmed. The incident explodes to national proportions. Protesters take the streets while some people think that Starr's friend was a thug. The only way to solve this controversy is the truth and Starr knows what really happened. Will the truth truly set everyone free?Internment by Samira Ahmed (book/e-book/e-audio)-
Set in an alternative modern America, Muslim American citizens are considered dangerous. So much so, that they are relocated to internment camps, where the government forces Muslim Americans to leave their homes and jobs to live in an isolated location where they are supervised 24/7. Seventeen-year-old Layla Amin and her family are unfortunate enough to be in one of these camps. Viewing the injustice and unfairness, Layla leads the fight for freedom against those who want to oppress them.Dear Martin by Nic Stone (book/e-book/audio CD/e-audio)-
Justyce McAllister is a top student but none of that matters when a dispute with a cop gets him arrested. Despite all of Justyce's accomplishments, he feels like no one sees him beyond the color of his skin. Not knowing what to do, Justyce turns to the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to explore whether his words coexistence still apply to today's society. To know for sure, Justyce starts writing a journal to Dr. King.Images:
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