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Positive Peer Culture Positive Peer Culture Harry H. Vorrath xii, 158 pages : 23 cm OL120031W
The secret lives of boys The secret lives of boys Malina Saval Teenage boys have come a long way since the staid 1980s when they were all lumped into the Breakfast Club categories of Brains, Druggies, and Jocks. Crisscrossing the country—meeting with boys from d… OL13654114W
Escaping the endless adolescence Escaping the endless adolescence Joseph P. Allen Do you sometimes wonder how your teen is ever going to survive on his or her own as an adult? Does your high school junior seem oblivious to the challenges that lie ahead? Does your academically succ… OL13841391W
Owning up curriculum Owning up curriculum Rosalind Wiseman xi, 166 pages ; 28 cm OL15079004W
Palo Alto Palo Alto James Franco A fiercely vivid collection of stories about troubled California teenagers and misfits--violent and harrowing, from the astonishingly talented actor and artist James Franco. Palo Alto is the debut… OL15572017W
The best years of their lives The best years of their lives Stephanie Zvirin A selective, annotated bibliography of fiction and non-fiction self-help works for teenagers, arranged under such topics as "Family Matters," "Crack, Glue, or a Six-pack or Two?" and "Sex Stuff." OL15834821W
The disappearing girl The disappearing girl Lisa Machoian Teen girls receive dangerously conflicting messages from media, peers, and even parents about what it means to look and act just right, to be good, hip, attractive, and desired. Frighteningly, everyd… OL15848418W
Adolescence and beyond Adolescence and beyond Patricia Kerig "While the period of transition from adolescence to adulthood has become a recent focus for developmental psychologists and child mental health practitioners, the full role of the family during this … OL15992062W
Adolescent identity formation Adolescent identity formation Gerald R. Adams "How does identity influence the way adolescents make decisions and cope with stressors? What processes enable the minority adolescent to integrate ethnic identity with other identities into a "meta-… OL16060886W
Understanding the human volcano Understanding the human volcano Earl Hipp Offers guidance to those feeling concern about their safety and lack of security and wishing to cope in an increasingly violent world. OL16069304W
Safe spaces Safe spaces Annemarie Vaccaro "Based on extensive research, recent events, and numerous first-person accounts, this revealing book illuminates both the challenges and triumphs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth, and… OL16126478W
Thriving and spirituality among youth Thriving and spirituality among youth Amy Eva Alberts Warren "Thriving and Spirituality Among Youth empirically explores the connections between spirituality and positive youth development through the research of a set of scholars from the wide array of scient… OL16132698W
American Academy of Pediatrics textbook of adolescent health care American Academy of Pediatrics textbook of adolescent health care Richard E. Kreipe,Martin Fisher,Elizabeth M. Alderman,Walter D. Rosenfield This book provides trustworthy guidance spanning every aspect of adolescent health care. Unlike other adolescent medicine references, the all-new AAP Textbook of Adolescent Care is an action-oriented… OL16441882W
Evidence-based practice with socially and emotionally troubled children and adolescents Evidence-based practice with socially and emotionally troubled children and adolescents Morley D. Glicken The author, a professional social worker and professor at the Arizona State University West Department of Social Work, expresses his concern for the increasing number of children being diagnosed and … OL16948377W
Practical Interventions For Young People At Risk Practical Interventions For Young People At Risk Kathryn Geldard xv, 213 p. : 25 cm OL17539135W
Adolescentes Adolescentes Ic ʹami Tiba Lidiar con los adolescentes de hoy, mucho ma s independientes que los del pasado, no es tarea fa cil para los padres y educadores. Los adolescentes precoces (tweens) y trai dos son productos de una g… OL17783946W
Got teens? Got teens? Logan Levkoff Health and sexuality experts Logan Levkoff, PhD and Jennifer Wider, MD combine their medical and psychological knowledge with their own personal experiences to address the most cringeworthy and diffi… OL17921072W
Heart smarts Heart smarts Doc Lew Childre Focuses on how to deal with emotions and stress, build self esteem, improve communications, and develop positive relationships. OL1817732W
Conflict, contradiction, and contrarian elements in moral development and education Conflict, contradiction, and contrarian elements in moral development and education Larry P. Nucci Publisher description: The premise of this book is that individuals and societies have an inexorable urge to morally develop by challenging the assumptions of the previous generation in terms of what… OL18410848W
Coping with romantic breakup Coping with romantic breakup Allen J. Ottens Gives advice to male and female adolescents on understanding and dealing with the unhappy breakup of a love relationship. OL1868514W
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