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Pub. Date
2019.
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Description
"Needed now more than ever: a guide that includes 500 diverse contemporary fiction and memoir recommendations for preteens and teens with the goal of inspiring greater empathy for themselves, their peers, and the world around them. As young people are diagnosed with anxiety and depression in increasing numbers, or dealing with other issues that can isolate them from family and friends-such as bullying, learning disabilities, racism, or homophobia-characters...
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
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Description
"In teenagers, powerful emotions come with the territory. And with so many of today’s teens contending with academic pressure, social media stress, worries about the future, and concerns about their own mental health, it’s easy for them—and their parents—to feel anxious and overwhelmed. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Parents who read this book will learn: what to expect in the normal course of adolescent emotional development and when...
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 3
Description
"Emmy Award-winning ABC News chief national correspondent and Nightline coanchor, Byron Pitts shares the heartbreaking and inspiring stories of six young people who overcame impossible circumstances with extraordinary perseverance. Abuse. Bullying. War. Drug Addiction. Mental Illness. Violence. None of these should be realities for anyone, much less a young person. But for some it is the only reality they have ever known. In these dark circumstances,...
Pub. Date
2005.
Description
Teens write about their lives with searing honesty in these 29 first-person accounts about cliques, conflicts, and overcoming peer pressure. They will inspire young readers to reflect on their own lives, work through their problems, and learn who they really are. - Publisher Description.
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