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A summer of Kings A summer of Kings Han Nolan Over the course of the summer of 1963, fourteen-year-old Esther Young discovers the passion within her when eighteen-year-old King-Roy Johnson, accused of murdering a white man in Alabama, comes to l… OL111947W
Everything will be different Everything will be different Mark Schultz Teenage Charlotte's beautiful mother is dead, and in the midst of her own grief and her father's unwillingness to cope, she turns for comfort to the story of Helen of Troy, convinced that beauty, des… OL12508834W
April Shadows April Shadows V. C. Andrews **April had always felt like an outsider.** Her older sister Brenda was tall, athletic, competitive, and sure of herself. But April Taylor was short, sensitive, and overweight -- and she couldn't … OL134820W
Parent Power: Bringing Up Responsible Children and Teenagers Parent Power: Bringing Up Responsible Children and Teenagers John Sharry It’s no use, he never listens to what I say.Parents are bombarded by conflicting advice. They are told they must give their children unconditional love, yet when children and young people behave badl… OL15176569W
Cloudburst Cloudburst V. C. Andrews The follow-up to *Family Storms* from *New York Times* bestselling author V.C. Andrews features high school senior Sasha Porter in search of her sister—but instead she learns secrets that could tear … OL15921279W
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
Mom, I'm not a kid anymore Mom, I'm not a kid anymore Sue Sanders Raising a preteen can sneak up on you. Best friends can turn into crushes -- or bullies -- overnight, and suddenly everything you do is so embarrassing. Connecting with someone who not so long ago wa… OL17861747W
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
Letting them go Letting them go David Veerman "Helping parents get ready for the day their child leaves home"--Provided by publisher. OL18196209W
The teen whisperer The teen whisperer Gary Brozek,Mike Linderman Offers advice for parents of troubled teens, discussing the five primary needs of teenagers and various acting out behaviors and including suggestions on communication and rules. OL18742036W
Family matters Family matters Gregory Elliott Combining empirical evidence with indices to measure mattering, Family Matters: The Importance of Mattering to Family in Adolescence explores the inverse relationship between mattering and dysfunctio… OL1924868W
Live wires Live wires Judith Widener Muir In our competitive, digital world, parenting has become increasingly goal-oriented. Teens and parents alike are plagued by anxiety arising from the ultra-competitive college admissions process. Debat… OL19884394W
Positive discipline for teenagers Positive discipline for teenagers Jane Nelsen "...Shows parents how to build stronger bridges of communication with their children, break the destructive cycles of guilt and blame that occur in parent-teen power struggles, and work toward greate… OL19969771W
Mothering & daughtering Mothering & daughtering Sil Reynolds Two breakthrough guides for moms and daughters. For moms, Sil addresses the central task of stopping the cycle of separation and anxiety that plagues so many, drawing on her clinical expertise to nur… OL20002655W
Boy meets depression Boy meets depression Kevin Breel "A short, deeply personal, and ultimately uplifting practical narrative on depression from a young mental health activist who has already inspired millions.Teenagers, educators, and parents alike, th… OL20011313W
Cómo lidiar con la ansiedad de tu hijo adolescente Cómo lidiar con la ansiedad de tu hijo adolescente Sara Villanueva "Being a good parent is one of the most difficult, yet most rewarding, jobs a person can have in his or her lifetime. Being the parent of a teen is an especially daunting phase of the journey. As par… OL20055596W
You can't scare me-- I have a teenager You can't scare me-- I have a teenager Thomas Stacy,David Gold "This handbook of techniques for effectively parenting teenagers offers parents information on basic adolescent development, communication, and discipline. It also includes special chapters on substa… OL20586167W
The teenager manual The teenager manual Pat Spungin As children approach their teens, family relationships go through big changes. Inevitably, worried parents will sometimes find themselves wishing they could swap their teenager through the pages of E… OL20816434W
21 ways to build your teenager's self-esteem 21 ways to build your teenager's self-esteem Susan Barton Offers strategies to help teenagers live more fully and enjoy family life more. OL20965937W
Les ados ont besoin de limites Les ados ont besoin de limites Anne Cawood Point de vue de l'éditeur: Partout dans le monde, les parents redoutent le stress et la pression des années de l'adolescence alors que même les plus aimables des enfants semblent se métamorphoser en … OL24199994W
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