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61) Out of a Season
Author
Publisher
Open Road Distribution
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Vacationing seaside with her parents in Rimini, Italy, young Nicole Steiner falls in love with the charming Italian nobleman, Dario Ventura. Soon after, Ventura frequently visits with the Steiners, now home in Turin. Though he returns her affection, Nicole begins to suspect that he has become her mother's lover. The relationship is complicated by the strong tie between mother and daughter, and Nicole's rejection of her stern father. Woven through...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
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Description
Acclaimed critic, essayist, and New York Times bestselling author Francine Prose is a National Book Award finalist. Set in a rustic New York village, Goldengrove revolves around the tragic drowning of Nico's older sister Margaret. With her parents distracted by grief, 13-yearold Nico-confidant and decoy in Margaret's clandestine romance-is left alone to fall under the seductive spell of Margaret's beau.
Author
Publisher
Keep It Simple Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"This book offers a witty and practical framework to understand how we get trapped in our psychological stories and how to move past our conditioning. It reveals the origin of self-hate, how self-hate works, how to identify it, and how to go beyond it. It provides examples of some of the forms self-hate takes, including taking blame but not credit, holding grudges, and trying to be perfect. It explores the many facets of self-hate, including its role...
64) Self injury
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"We must understand that in the trauma survivor, self injury is functional. It always performs some deep, underlying function. Most generally, it's an attempt to ward off worse harm." David Calof. A client's self mutilating behavior can be extremely challenging for the therapist. This video series discusses the range of traumatic causes of self mutilation, and the forms that it takes, as well as interventions that can provide more adaptive responses....
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Language
English
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"In Never Enough, reporter Jennifer Breheny Wallace investigates the deep roots of toxic achievement culture. Drawing on interviews with families, educators, and psychologists, she offers a humane view of the crisis plaguing today's teens and a practical framework for how to help"--
67) Surviving Haley
Author
Publisher
Pelican Book Group
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Lauren Werthman struggles with guilt and depression. Even moving to another state and into a new home doesn't help her overcome the life-altering aftermath of losing her sister. Memories of the tragic accident reverberate through her life as her family tries to cope, but Lauren's life spirals out of control. Her mother criticizes her choices every day, her father continues to work later and later, and people at her new school seem to know the family...
68) P.S. I like you
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
While zoning out in Chemistry class, Lily scribbles some of her favorite song lyrics onto her desk. The next day, she finds that someone has continued the lyrics on the desk, and added a message to her. Soon, Lily and her anonymous pen pal are exchanging full-on letters -- sharing secrets, recommending bands, and opening up to each other. Lily realizes she's kind of falling for this letter writer. Only who is he? As Lily attempts to unravel the mystery,...
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Series
Language
English
Description
Most American teens know that when they turn eighteen they can vote, or that they have the right to free speech or to a twelfth-grade education. But what about other rights? Through expert advice and interviews with teens, readers will learn about their rights as consumers and employees, rights to health care and access to information, and their rights when they are in abusive situations or when they break the law.
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Language
English
Description
The Myth of Heroe is a series of lessons that deal with many of the issues that affects adolescents today. The book begins with a discussion about the Italian Renaissance and how that movement was spurred by the youth of that era. I discuss how the adolescent stage is characterized by having an abundance of energy and confidence that if geared in the right direction- can change the world. I then begin with a course of 31 or so short lessons that discuss...
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Language
Español
Description
Fortunato es un amigable alcatraz que se ha perdido en el corazón del Amazonas. Allí conocerá a Luciano, una nutria, a Clara, un delfín rosado, y a Sofía, una mariposa. Ellos ayudarán a Fortunato a regresar al mar, su hogar. Pero para ello deberán enfrentar un peligroso encuentro con los humanos, visitar la tierra al revés donde los cocodrilos vuelan y los ocelotes son vegetarianos, y recorrer todo el Amazonas... ¿Podrán estos cuatro amigos...
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Language
English
Description
Welcome to Candid Conversations with Connie, Volume 2! And these conversations are going to be very candid. In this book we're only taking questions from girls! Yep, they can ask whatever they want, and I will answer from my vast knowledge and experience. (Well . . . maybe not vast. ) If I don't know the answer, I'll ask my friend Penny. We've been where you are, and we know what it's like. You're not a little girl anymore, but you're still years...
73) Be the Star You Are! For Teens: Simple Gifts for Living, Loving, Laughing, Learning, and Leading
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Language
English
Description
It's tough being a teen in the 21st century. With so many restrictions, requirements, and reality television obsessed with cultural messages focused on fame, fortune, beauty, and sex, it's no wonder teens feel helpless, hopeless, and stressed out. Well, you are in luck because help is here! Be the Star You Are! For TEENS is a refreshing escape from sermons and rules. Instead, you'll read real life stories with real issue tools. Each easy to read short...
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Language
English
Description
How big of a concern is teen pregnancy in today's society? What options do teens have once they get pregnant? This controversial issue is examined in depth, presenting young adults with information from all sides of the debate. Graphs and full-color photographs highlight the discussion of the underlying social factors that are the root causes of teen pregnancy to make readers better informed about these issues. A list of websites gives pregnant teens...
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Series
Language
English
Description
As acceptance for the LGBT community grows, our society is coming to understand that many gender identities are not binary. Young adulthood is a critical time for exploring and coming to terms with gender identity. Readers learn about non-binary identities and the issues the community still faces despite the progress that has been made in the 21st century. Fact boxes highlight transgender and non-binary role models in the media, and contact information...
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Series
Language
English
Description
As diversity in the American population continues to grow, it's critical for students to understand the significance of ethnic and racial identity. Help students start to grasp how people's identities shape their interactions with the world around them. Young readers will learn why it is important to respect everyone no matter how different they may seem. With understandable and accessible text, this must-have volume illustrates the necessity of acknowledging...
Author
Language
Français
Description
Un livre pour ados avec témoignages d'ados
Du plus profond de son coeur, Kimberly Kirkerger t'offre des conseils ainsi qu'un peu de sagesse, de compassion et compréhension au sujet de cet aspect très important de ton existence: ta vie amoureuse.
Dans ce livre, tu ne trouveras aucun discours d'adulte, aucun sermon, aucun jugement. Seulement des témoignages d'ados comme toi qui, par le biais de lettre, de poèmes et de témoignages, parlent de...
Author
Language
Español
Description
Un enemigo implacable ha regresado... Descúbralo
Conclusión de la saga humana y liberadora de los escritos publicados por el autor. A través del contexto Colombiano en general, y del municipio de Soacha en particular narra en siete capítulos la vivencias de personas que han sido victimas opresión, abuso, maltrato, sufrimiento, drama familiar, violencia, desempleo, enfermedad y muerte en diversos momentos de, la historia, incluyendo la pandemia...
Author
Series
Publisher
Pelican Book Group
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Dear Lord, I need Your help and sooner would be better than later. Wouldn't you know it, just as soon as I decide to attempt the 5-Day Bible Study Challenge, my parents start heaping on loads of pressure to get me into Julliard. My friend Amy isn't any better, urging me to ask Luke Ryan to homecoming. As if the cute, transfer jock would actually go out with me. I mean, we're kinda friends, and I've enjoyed our Geometry study sessions, but in case...
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