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Moose Moose Stephanie Klein With her signature acerbic wit and captivating insight, the author of the wildly popular Straight Up and Dirty offers a powerful and beautifully stark portrait of adolescenceWhile she is pregnant wit… OL12376833W
Working and growing up in America Working and growing up in America Jeylan T. Mortimer "Should teenagers have jobs while they're in high school? Doesn't working distract them from schoolwork, cause long-term problem behaviors, and precipitate a "precocious" transition to adulthood?". … OL13605569W
Owning up curriculum Owning up curriculum Rosalind Wiseman xi, 166 pages ; 28 cm OL15079004W
She's mad real She's mad real Oneka LaBennett "Overwhelmingly, Black teenage girls are negatively represented in national and global popular discourses, either as being "at risk" for teenage pregnancy, obesity, or sexually transmitted diseases, … OL15901711W
Fast girls Fast girls Emily White The American high school is a tribal place -- and often a cruel one. Divisions are drawn between jocks, cheerleaders, nerds, drama geeks, goths. But there is one person who exists outside of the cliq… OL16025797W
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
Teaching young adult literature today Teaching young adult literature today Judith Hayn "Teaching Young Adult Literature introduces the reader to what is current and relevant in the plethora of good books available for adolescents. This smart collection by literary experts illustrates h… OL16283104W
Serving Latino teens Serving Latino teens Salvador Avila "This book discusses library services to Hispanic/Latino teens, highlighting best practices, examining relevant and responsive services and programs, and reframing existing approaches to serving this… OL16617955W
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
I Will Always Write Back I Will Always Write Back Martin Ganda,Caitlin Alifirenka This book is about two kids. One day in class, Caitlin has a assignment to write a letter to a pen pal. She writes one to Zimbabwe where we meet our next main person, Martin. Over a series of chapter… OL19352277W
The girl The girl Samantha Geimer In this searing memoir, the author, "the girl" at the center of the infamous Roman Polanski sexual assault case, breaks a virtual thirty-five year silence to tell her story and reflect on the events… OL19967857W
Naked in the woods Naked in the woods Margaret Grundstein "In 1970, Margaret Grundstein abandoned her graduate degree at Yale and followed her husband, an Indonesian prince and community activist, to a commune in the backwoods of Oregon. Together with ten f… OL20005095W
By any media necessary By any media necessary Henry Jenkins There is a widespread perception that the foundations of American democracy are dysfunctional, public trust in core institutions is eroding, and little is likely to emerge from traditional politics t… OL20026906W
Boy with a knife Boy with a knife Jean R. Trounstine "Nearly a quarter of a million youth are tried, sentenced, or imprisoned as adults every year across the United States. On any given day, ten thousand youth are detained or incarcerated in adult jail… OL20035800W
Gone to the Crazies Gone to the Crazies Alison Weaver Alison Weaver's privileged upbringing hid the darker undertones of her childhood until her parents shipped her away, at fifteen, to the cultish Cascade School, warping her perception of reality. Upon… OL278214W
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
Autism and the transition to adulthood Autism and the transition to adulthood Paul Wehman "Filled with practical forms, checklists, suggested resources and links, and compelling stories that illustrate successful transition planning, this is the resource for supporting the goals, dreams a… OL3241345W
A Fine Young Man A Fine Young Man Michael Gurian From depression to dropping grades, from incidents of violence to teen suicide, today's adolescent boys are one of the largest at-risk groups in America today. In this bracing and insightful book, th… OL464098W
After-school theatre programs for at-risk teenagers After-school theatre programs for at-risk teenagers Philip Zwerling "This book argues that where other social interventions have failed to adequately address the problems of at-risk teenagers, inexpensive and easily-implemented after school theatre programs may have … OL5476142W
The Freedom Writers Diary The Freedom Writers Diary Freedom Writers,Erin Gruwell,The Freedom Writers,Zlata Filipović,Freedom Writers. Shocked by the teenage violence she witnessed during the Rodney King riots in Los Angeles, Erin Gruwell became a teacher at a high school rampant with hostility and racial intolerance. For many of th… OL8526561W
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