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A compendium of opinion on the issue of suicide among teenagers, including its causes, cultural variances, and prevention.

¿Quién determina cuál es la forma correcta de amar? ¿Hasta dónde un corazón puede entregarse para hacer sentir a alguien más? Estas preguntas vienen a nuestra mente una y otra vez cuando nos adentramos en las profundidades a veces desconocidas de las relaciones en pareja, cuando una ilusión se convierte en desencanto porque creemos que amar es entregar todo y aún no sabemos que los fragmentos del alma pueden convertirse en la pieza más hermosa. Se necesita de un gran coraje para luchar por la...

What's it all about, Jon & Jayne? It's about ALL of us--what we like, what we do, what we need, and how we cope. It's about getting by in this world the best way we can. It's about giving advice and accepting advice, making mistakes and avoiding them, learning lessons, having fun, and being serious. It's about laughing, crying, sharing, socializing, venting, and all the other 'ing' things. Most of all, it's about being ourselves. In this first issue in The Jon & Jayne Doe Series, Jon & Jayne's G...

Love is often a mystery to teenagers - sometimes painful, other times glorious, always challenging. This book will help them understand and sort out their myriad feelings and experiences. Rather than merely offering one adult's opinions or reflections on love, Kirberger deftly combines material from teens dealing with firsthand adolescent love with that from adults sensitive to the special needs of teens. She includes original letters she has received from teens, along with her responses to thei...

Punching Bag is the compelling true story of a high school career defined by poverty and punctuated by outbreaks of domestic abuse. Rex Ogle, who brilliantly mapped his experience of hunger in Free Lunch, here describes his struggle to survive; reflects on his complex, often paradoxical relationship with his passionate, fierce mother; and charts the trajectory of his stepdad’s anger. Hovering over Rex’s story is the talismanic presence of his unborn baby sister. Through it all, Rex threads momen...

As the teenage brain rewires, hormones surge, and independence beckons, a perfect storm for family conflict emerges. Parenting just got tougher. But help is at hand. This uniquely practical parenting book for raising teenagers in today's world explores the science at work during this period of development, translates teenage behaviour, and shows you how you can best respond as a parent - in the moment and in the long term.Taking over 100 everyday scenarios, the book tackles real-world situations...

'My Parents are Getting Divorced' has practical and calming advice for any preteen or teen whose family is splitting up. The book includes sections on tension at home, being in the middle, visitation, what to expect at court, learning not to blame yourself, and much more.

A Girl's Guide to Growing Up Being a girl is a lot of fun most of the time. But some days are really difficult. Dealing with a body that is changing before everyone's eyes, increasing amounts of schoolwork, boys, other girls, friends, makeup, clothing, parents. Wow! Life as a preteen or early-teen girl is tough, and that's why every girl has questions about growing up. Fortunately, now you have some help. Girls: What's So Bad About Being Good? is your new guide to surviving those trying times an...

It’s important to think about what others might be feeling, so we can understand the people around us better and be a good friend. But sometimes it can be difficult to guess what someone else might be feeling, or their emotions may not be what we expect. What Are They Feeling? takes children on an exploration of the feelings of others. We follow Detective Feelings as they look for clues about how someone is feeling through their expression, body language and the situation. Are they smiling or f...

The Robertson Family Helps You Build a Faith-Shaped Life ...Join Korie Robertson and Chrys Howard as they tell stories of the Robertson teenagers of the hit television show, Duck Dynasty (R), and discuss five of the Bible's most-loved parables. You will learn how to build a legacy of faith and apply five faith-shaped values to your life. With their trademark humor and commitment to faith in Jesus, the Robertson family will challenge you to live a new kind of life.The five chapters are:Redonkulou...

Like lightning/you strike/fast and free/legs zoom/down field/eyes fixed/on the checkered ball/on the goal/ten yards to go/can't nobody stop you/can't nobody cop you... Twelve-year-old Nick is a football-mad boy who absolutely hates books. In this follow-up to the Newbery-winning novel The Crossover, football, family, love, and friendship take centre stage as Nick tries to figure out how to navigate his parents' break-up, stand up to bullies, and impress the girl of his dreams. These challenges...

Looking for Lucie is a contemporary YA novel that explores identity, self-discovery, and newfound friendship as an 18-year-old girl sets out to uncover her ethnic heritage and family history. "Where are you really from?" It's a question every brown girl in a white-washed town is familiar with, and one that Lucie has never been able to answer. All she knows is that her mother is white, she's never met her father, and she looks nothing like the rest of her family. She can't even talk about it be...

The Unofficial Oasis Fan Guide tells the story of the most electric rock band in the world. Discover their rise to fame, how family drama interfered, the disastrous break up and everything there is to know about the reunion tour in this unofficial guide to Oasis.With profiles on all the band members (former and current), the history of Manchester's music scene, oasis songs to learn on the guitar, and everything we know about the 2025 tour, this is a must-have book for Oasis fans new and (not-so)...

Relationships are tough. Family, friendships, romance - they've all got their own complications. So, what can you do?We're all wired differently and programmed to think and react in certain ways. Are you a people-pleaser or someone who trusts too easily? Do you find it hard to put your guard down or often compare yourself to others? This book helps you to see how your programming affects the way you communicate and relate to others, and gives you the tools to upgrade it. Using Acceptance and Com...