Understanding current events is essential for junior high and high school students, and this series tackles some of the biggest issues in US and world news today. The books provide balanced coverage of each topic, allowing readers to form their own opinions. The unfolding narrative reveals how the event or issue developed, key events and participants, and associated controversies and debates. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.