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2) Girl land
Author
Language
English
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The physical, emotional, and social milestones of every girl's life: what we've lost and gained in the 21st century.
Caitlin Flanagan's essays about marriage, sex, and families have sparked national debates. Now she turns her attention to girls: the biological and cultural milestones for girls today, and how they shape a girl's sense of herself.
The transition from girl to woman is an experience that has changed radically over the generations: everything...
Author
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
"Samuel and Rebecca Rainey, preteens themselves not many years ago, add their perspective as young adults who vividly recall their own successes and failures as teenagers. Covering such topics as friends, peer pressure, boundaries, dating, and sex, the Raineys address the most common traps of adolescence and teach young people how to avoid making poor choices. Short, concise chapters are filled with engaging illustrations and practical applications....
Author
Language
English
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Description
Giovanna's pretty face has changed - it's turning into the face of an ugly, spiteful adolescent. But is she seeing things as they really are? Where must she look to find her true reflection and a life she can claim as her own? Giovanna's search leads her to two kindred cities that fear and detest one another - the Naples of the heights, which assumes a mask of refinement, and the Naples of the depths, a place of excess and vulgarity. Adrift, she vacillates...
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Two motherless sisters, Bean and Liz, are shuttled to Virginia to live with their Uncle Tinsley in a decaying mansion. When school starts in the fall, Bean easily adjusts and makes friends, and Liz becomes increasingly withdrawn. Then something happens to Liz and Bean is left to challenge the injustice of the adult world.
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Language
English
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Description
Julia and Cassie have been friends since nursery school. They have shared everything, including their desire to escape the stifling limitations of their birthplace, the quiet town of Royston, Massachusetts. But as the two girls enter adolescence, their paths diverge and Cassie sets out on a journey that will put her life in danger and shatter her oldest friendship.
12) Be Happy
Series
Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Find your happiness -- whatever it may be. What makes you happy? Time with friends? Curling up with a good book and a cup of hot tea? Simple things can create deep feelings of contentment, and this guide from the editors of Teen Breathe shows you how easy it is to reach that smiley state. Learn why a fit of giggles is good for you, how to cultivate an attitude of gratitude, and why adventure, dancing, and pets can all bring you joy. You'll also discover...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Diabetes is a condition in which there is too much sugar in the blood. Children with diabetes usually have Type 1 diabetes, in which the pancreas doesn't make insulin. It is one of the most common chronic diseases in children. This Speaking from experience program offers offer first-hand accounts from people living with type 1 diabetes. It was produced in partnership with Diabetes Australia VIC.
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Series
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Bye for now ... Lena is more than ready to spend a quiet winter break with her mom out in Arizona, even if that means saying a temporary good-bye to her boyfriend, Marcus. What she doesn't count on? A major power outage-of the supernatural kind. Out of nowhere, Lena's soul-collecting powers disappear, as do Marcus's matchmaking powers, only to reappear elsewhere! Now school-loudmouth Connie Reynolds is making people fall in love left and right, and...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
Dara Palmer dreams of being an actress, but when she does not get a part in the school play she wonders if it is because of her different looks as an adopted girl from Cambodia, so Dara becomes determined not to let prejudice stop her from being in the spotlight.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Epilepsy is the world's most common serious brain disorder and is characterised by a tendency to have recurrent seizures. A seizure is the physical sign that there has been a disruption to the normal functioning of the brain. Most seizures are spontaneous and brief yet self-limiting and can involve loss of consciousness, a range of unusual movements, odd feelings and sensations or changed behaviour. Increased community awareness and understanding...
18) Flights: A Novel
Author
Publisher
Open Road Media
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
A thirteen-year-old hatches a plan of escape, solace, and utter independence through a dream of flight that's both literal and figurative in this engrossing novel by National Book Award finalist Jim Shepard As beset by the world as any thirteen-year-old-and maybe a little more so-Biddy Siebert does his best to negotiate both the intimacies and isolations of his world and his own maddening and slightly comical idiosyncrasies. His ferocious younger...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Type 1 diabetes (formerly known as insulin dependent diabetes or juvenile diabetes) is a condition where there is too much glucose or sugar in the blood because the pancreas is unable to make enough insulin. Insulin is the hormone that allows the glucose from the food we eat to enter the cells of the body to provide energy and stores glucose in the liver to be used as it is needed. Insulin replacement is therefore essential for people with type 1...
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