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An Empowering Antiracist Book for Teens"Resilient Black Girl is a timely and powerful book for our Black girls and girls of color to reclaim their confidence and be beacons of courage and hope for generations to come."―Shanicia Boswell, author, Oh Sis, You’re Pregnant! #1 New Release in Social Activists, Maturing, Women, and Teen & Young Adult 21st Century United States History As a social justice book for teens and a book about racism, Resilient Black Girl provides Black teen girls a better u...

The teen years can be confusing and frustrating, especially for girls trying to develop their own voice and identity. With the Create Your Me Movement, teen girls finally have a guided journal designed just for them. This collection of 52 weekly exercises and writing prompts guides you through recording your goals and standards, and determining ways to reach them. The guidance from author and teen advocate Patricia Wooster comes from four major categories: Play, Spirit, Strength, and Purpose....

Girls in their teens form friendships that are astonishingly intense, yet these relationships are often broken and reformed, filled with confidences and betrayals, loyalty and fickleness. In these deeply honest essays, seven women present humorous, poignant, and revealing accounts of their own adolescent friendships. Readers may feel less fearful after learning how liberating it was for one writer to move away from a clique with whom she had little in common. Or perhaps they will come to term...

Teens will become their bravest and fiercest selves and overcome social anxiety disorder with this helpful, upbeat book written by an expert in the field.  Social anxiety is tough, but teens don’t have to figure it out alone. This empowering book will walk them through strategies that work. From practicing mindfulness to relaxing their bodies, readers can train their brains to help them gradually get back to doing more of what they love to do. These tools will help teens manage anxiety in the...

This book is for everyone. Because we can all be allies.As an ally you use your power-no matter how big or small-to support others. You learn, and try, and mess up, and try harder. In this collection of true stories, 17 critically acclaimed and bestselling YA authors get real about being an ally, needing an ally, and showing up for friends and strangers. From raw stories of racism and invisible disability to powerful moments of passing the mic, these authors share their truths. They invite you t...

A single-subject anthology about the heart's most powerful emotion, edited by Tavi Gevinson. Featuring exclusive, never-before-seen essays, poems, comics, and interviews from contributors like Jenny Zhang, Emma Straub, Hilton Als, Janet Mock, John Green, Rainbow Rowell, Gabourey Sidibe, Mitski, Alessia Cara, Etgar Keret, Margo Jefferson, Sarah Manguso, Durga Chew-Bose, and many more! A single-subject anthology about the heart's most powerful emotion, edited by Tavi Gevinson. Featuring exclusive...

  Live your best life with confidence-boosting advice from Jessie Yendle!  Let’s Talk is an empowering and essential book for teens and young adults. It is exactly the book Jessie wishes she'd had when she was younger, and she's written it … for you.  This beautiful full-colour book is a safe space to help you increase your positivity, tackle tasks you didn't think you could, let go of the things that bother you, and deal with your...

Power struggles. Bitter rivalries. Rampant jealousy. Betrayals. Star-crossed lovers. When you think about it, it s pretty surprising William Shakespeare DIDN T write Mean Girls. But at last, readers will be treated to the epic drama and epic hilarity of the classic teen comedy rendered with the wit, flair, and iambic pentameter of the Bard. The action unfolds as our heroine Cady disguises herself to infilitrate the conniving Plastics, falls for totally-off-limits Aaron, struggles with her allegi...

Boris is a big gray cat who loves sleeping and playing and exploring and hunting. And his owner loves him for all of his simple cat ways. But Boris, typical as he may be, is part of a much larger story in this moving exploration of love, longing, compassion, and most of all, the continuous give-and-take of true friendship. Newbery medallist Cynthia Rylant's powerful collection of poems will resonate in the hearts of readers of all ages.

Teen girls are more vulnerable than ever to mental health conditions such as anxiety, depression, and eating disorders. From the author of The Teen Girl's Survival Guide, this fun and engaging journal offers bite-sized tips and tools, insightful writing prompts, quizzes, and activities to help teen girls develop new ways of coping with the stress of school, relationships, the pressure to succeed, and much, much more.Explore who you are, soothe stress, and elevate your mental health with this fun...