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Author
Publisher
TwoDot
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
The 16 children--male and female, white and black, Confederate and Union, and between the ages of three and 17--profiled in this book left written records of their turbulent journeys through four years of fighting. Their remarkable stories evoke courage, horror, tragedy, patriotism, and incredible endurance, and give tribute to the resilient generation that survived the turmoil, reunited, and went forth to rebuild America.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
Argues that feminists have wronged boys by putting forth faulty research that claims girls are being slighted in education and society; discusses some of the genuine problems faced by American boys; and suggests what can be done to brighten their prospects.
Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
c2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
"In the late 1950s in the Midwest, a serial killer has been draining their victims of blood, leaving them otherwise undisturbed in their cars and homes. When a fifteen-year-old girl is found covered in blood amidst the latest corpses, she confides only in the sheriff's son but her story is unbelievable at best."--
5) Suicide
Author
Publisher
Rourke Publishing Group
Pub. Date
1990
Language
English
Description
Examines the historic and legal views of suicide, the reasons that people turn to suicide, and how suicide may be prevented.
Author
Publisher
AutumnBloom Press
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
"Nick, a kindhearted nineteen-year-old, walked from his college campus to a tall bridge and jumped into the Mississippi. The lost body, the subsequent jumpers...suddenly the unthinkable became unfathomable. Linda Pacha takes you on a powerful journey through her son's heartbreaking life story - including ongoing bullying, not fitting in, and ultimately suffering from mental health issues - as well as her family's grief process, offering guidance to...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
As an idealistic twenty-three-year-old English teacher at Wilson High School in Long Beach, California. Erin Gruwell confronted a room of "unteachable, at-risk" students. One day she intercepted a note with an ugly racial caricature, and angrily declared that this was precisely the sort of thing that led to the Holocaust - only to be met by uncomprehending looks ... With powerful entries from the students' own diaries and a narrative text by [her,...
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A triumph of storytelling. Henríquez pulls us into the lives of her characters with such mastery that we hang on to them just as fiercely as they hang on to one another and their dreams. This passionate, powerful novel will stay with you long after you've turned the final page." - Ben Fountain, author of Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk A boy and a girl who fall in love. Two families whose hopes collide with destiny. An extraordinary novel that...
Author
Publisher
Reclaim U, LLC
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Have you ever been concerned that your adolescent or young adult was at risk for depression, addiction or suicide? Do you wonder if the changes in your child are normal or indicative of something more? Today many parents struggle to distinguish between typical teen behaviors and cause for concern. Here at DASIUM, we understand and have created a parent guide that will help you answer many of the pressing questions you have about the tough issues of...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Language
English
Description
Nearly every child will be offered drugs or alcohol before graduating high school, and excessive drinking is common at most colleges. But the good news is that a child who gets to age twenty-one without smoking, using illegal drugs, or abusing alcohol or prescription drugs is virtually certain never to do so...All parents dream of a healthy, productive, and fulfilling future for their children; Califano shows which specific actions work and what parents...
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Language
English
Description
The teen-aged son of a well-to-do family gets involved in violence when he attempts to win the approval of a gang of high-school hoodlums.
The teen-aged son of a well-to-do family gets involved in violence when he attempts to win the approval of a gang of high-school hoodlums. Before the feature are three Behind the Cameras segments from the Warner Bros. Presents TV series, including a "safe-driving" interview withdrawn from airing following Dean's...
Author
Publisher
W. Morrow
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Counsels adolescents and their loved ones on juvenile legal protections, discussing such topics as how to respect and safeguard constitutional rights and surveying modern court cases that are redefining children's lives.
Author
Publisher
Health Communications
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
A guide offers information for teenagers on how to achieve what they want in life, providing a road map for those who want to become better students or athletes, start a business, make millions of dollars, or simply find guidance and direction.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Chronicles the friendship between an American girl and her pen pal from Zimbabwe, discussing how a class assignment was the beginning of a correspondence that spanned six years and changed two lives.
Author
Publisher
Northfield Pub
Language
English
Description
Never has there been a more exciting -- or more challenging -- era in which to be (or parent) a teenager. The benefits of living in today's global society are great. But so are the dangers. Across the nation, pregnancies, sexually transmitted diseases, abortions, drug usage, homicide, and suicide have all become commonplace among teens. Yet despite these facts, moms and dads continue to have a dramatic impact on their children. Research shows that...
Author
Series
Center paper volume 7
Publisher
Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado, Boulder
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Co
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
If you are looking for a book to give to a teenage reader, here's the reference you've been waiting for. Until now, there's been no accepted guide to what's good, bad, or indifferent in the flood of books coming off the presses in the hot new category of young-adult publishing. If it's true that you can't judge a book by its cover, it is especially true for teen books, as publishers take aim at a new class of readers. The books land on shelves without...
Author
Publisher
Robins Lane Press
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
A study of teen suicide, examining the scope of the problem, the reasons why teenagers commit suicide, how they choose to die, and the differences in suicide rates among boys and girls, and African-Americans, whites, and Latinos; profiles three teens who committed suicide; and looks at what is and is not being done to help.