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An intimate understanding of America's teenagers An intimate understanding of America's teenagers Bruce J. Gevirtzman Alicia is so obsessed with being popular, she does things that would shock her parents, if they knew. Hector is aware the gang that wants him to join may be the death of him, but he will not decline.… OL11938046W
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 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
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
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
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
Youth Youth Gill Jones "This accessible book takes a fresh and original approach to the concept of youth, placing changes in the social construction of 'youth' within a more general story of the rise and fall of grand theo… OL18637600W
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
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
Do you know who you are? Do you know who you are? Megan Kaye "Learn about your skills, dreams, desires, and personality with Do You Know Who You Are?, a guided journal for young adults who want to discover more about themselves. Part quiz book, part self-help … OL20894159W
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