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Pill Head Pill Head Joshua Lyon This compelling, honest book investigates the growing epidemic of prescription painkiller abuse among today’s Generation Rx. Through gripping profiles and heartbreaking confessions, this memoir dares… OL13655657W
Sisterhood Everlasting (Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Series, Book 6) Sisterhood Everlasting (Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Series, Book 6) Ann Brashares Despite having jobs and men that they love, Tibby, Lena, Carmen, and Bridget know something is missing: the closeness that once sustained them. Carmen is a successful actress in New York, engaged to … OL15976343W
Your money, day one Your money, day one Michael J. Wagner Offers advice to young adults on how to take control of their money, explains the benefits of starting to invest early in life, and discusses the importance of living within one's means, as well as h… OL17875519W
iGen iGen Jean M. Twenge They were born after 1995. They grew up with cell phones, had an Instagram page before they started high school, and do not remember a time before the Internet. They are iGen. In the book that has sp… OL18202265W
Surpassing certainty Surpassing certainty Janet Mock "Riveting, rousing, and utterly real, Surpassing Certainty is a portrait of a young woman searching for her purpose and place in the world--without a road map to guide her. The journey begins a few m… OL19712272W
Personal finance in your 20s & 30s Personal finance in your 20s & 30s Eric Tyson xix, 311 pages ; 24 cm OL19729626W
Big Mushy Happy Lump Big Mushy Happy Lump Sarah Anderson,Sarah Andersen Containing illustrated personal essays on the author's real-life experiences with anxiety, career, relationships and other adulthood challenges, this collection of the hugely popular, world-famous Sa… OL20056513W
Obnazhennai︠a︡ natura Obnazhennai︠a︡ natura Valeriĭ Bochkov 317 pages ; 19 cm OL20058678W
Minority of one Minority of one B. A. Binns Sheila Benderton: Young, White, former poor little rich girl, now just poor. She' starting a new life in an inner city high school that is only 8% white. She also faces life with a mother she barely … OL24286241W
Live from the underground Live from the underground Corinne Wasilewski Teenagers Darek Da̧browski and Eleanor Hanson come from two different worlds. In Communist Poland, Darek is consumed with the idea of a one-way ticket to America and its Levi Strauss jeans and Adidas… OL27014300W
The sonic life of a giant tortoise The sonic life of a giant tortoise Toshiki Okada "A man dreams that his girlfriend is dead. Not because he wants to kill her but because he imagines his life would be more meaningful to have a girlfriend who has died. A woman dreams she is riding t… OL27683170W
Courageous Courageous Kristan Hawkins The author, president of Student for Life of America (SFLA), presents stories of young people's first-hand experiences with and work towards ending abortion. OL28169144W
Because of Low Because of Low Abbi Glines Marcus Hardy has to move back home to help his sister deal with their mother after a nasty divorce. The only bright spot is Willow "Low" Foster who is sharing his roommate's bed. Marcus Hardy had … OL28591787W
The greening of America The greening of America Charles A. Reich Examines a projected reaction of the American people in light of the betrayal and loss of the American dream, the rise of the Corporate State, and the way in which the State dominates, exploits, and … OL2935925W
Mind Your X's and Y's Mind Your X's and Y's Lisa Johnson,Lisa Johnson Today's 18-to-40-year-olds make for a notoriously elusive group of consumers: they're savvy, sophisticated, and particular. They're all but immune to traditional advertising and have an instinctive s… OL2989525W
The young people's yellow pages The young people's yellow pages Alvin Rosenbaum A sourcebook of factual information and references to directories on such subjects as success, sex, stress, drugs, nutrition, money, family problems, high school and college, community service, jobs … OL3464917W
Tessa's Love Story Tessa's Love Story Kate Le Vann Tessa at sixteen, is pretty, but terribly shy and under-confident. Her best friend Matty is much more popular, not to mention more successful with boys. Tessa loves roaming the local parkland and oft… OL8255854W