youth

Shortly before her thirteenth birthday, shy and withdrawn Tara is sent to stay with her aunt, uncle, and cousin in her parents' hometown of Willow Falls, where she makes friends and becomes involved with an elderly buyer and seller of collectibles, who seems to be trying to give Tara some kind of mysterious message.

Chronicles the 2021 and 2022 football seasons of the California School for the Deaf, Riverside. Describes how the team, led by coach Keith Adams, a deaf former athlete himself, overcame injuries and obstacles to grow together and finish the 2022 season undefeated.

"[This book] will serve as a guide for teens seeking a way forward in acknowledging, identifying, and dismantling racism and injustice"--Provided by publisher.

In medieval Verona, two teens from feuding families fall in love and secretly marry, setting the stage for tragedy.

Features two vignettes that help students recognize what sexual harassment is and develop a better understanding of how to deal with it.

The author, a Rhodes scholar and combat veteran, analyzes the various sociocultural factors that influenced him as well as another man of the same name and from the same neighborhood who was drawn into a life of drugs and crime and ended up serving life in prison, focusing on the influence of relatives, mentors, and social expectations that could have led either of them on different paths.

A collection of editorials and reports on vaping, covering the e-cigarette industry, its popularity, related laws and legislation, and more.

Identifies obesity as a health crisis of epidemic proportions in the United States, provides information about calories and nutrients, and discusses the role of fast food in perpetuating the weight problem, with advice on how to fight the fast food habit.

"'Speak Up!' is a joyful celebration of 45 speeches by children and teenagers who have stood up for causes they passionately believe in and challenged adults in power to take note. This collection is testament to the hopefulness and spirit of the next generation, and the positive belief that we can, and should, act to protect the things we love. From ground-breaking scientific inventions to pleas for the environment, anti-war speeches to incredible testimony of lived experiences, the speeches collected here demonstrate the profound wisdom of youth and why it is important to speak up and out on what concerns us"--Provided by publisher.

Uses personal stories, expert commentary, and historic advertising film clips to illustrate the causes and consequences of consumerism in American society.