youth

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Malala Yousafzai

2020
Text and illustrations look at the life and work of Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, a young Pakistani girl who stands up and speaks out for every child's right to education.

Romeo y Julieta

2016
In medieval Verona, two teens from feuding families fall in love and secretly marry, setting the stage for tragedy. Presented in English and Spanish.

Your life, your way

skills to help teens gain perspective, manage emotions, and build resilience using acceptance and commitment therapy
2020
"Psychologists and teen experts Louise Hayes and Joseph Ciarrochi show teens how to face common daily challenges-including bullying; feeling lonely, depressed, or anxious; failing school; achieving peak performance in sports; and much more. With this fun and illustrated guide, teen readers will find solid and actionable skills to help them overcome these challenges, increase psychological flexibility, and achieve their goals"--Provided by publisher.

Romeo and Juliet

2010
William Shakespeare's tale about two lovers who are destroyed by the hatred of their families for one another.

The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet

Contains the dramatic text for William Shakespeare's tragic play about the forbidden love between two young people from feuding Veronese houses, and includes an introductory essay explaining the play's historical context and themes, a note about Elizabethan theater, biographical information about Shakespeare, a chronology of his work, and more.

Youth culture and social change

making a difference by making a noise
"This book brings together historians, sociologists and social scientists to examine aspects of youth culture. The book's themes are riots, music and gangs, connecting . . . expression of youthful disaffection with everyday practices. By so doing, [it] maps out new ways of historicizing responses to economic and social change: public unrest and popular culture"--Provided by publisher.

How to start a revolution

young people and the future of American politics
Presents the argument that the election of Donald Trump was a detriment to American democracy and argues that the way to create a change towards fair and just democracy again is by mobilizing the young people of this time period. Highlights the stories and political activism of prominent young voices already speaking out--such as David and Laura Hogg, survivors of the Parkland school shooting, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the youngest woman to ever be elected to Congress.

Teaching, learning, and trauma, grades 6-12

responsive practices for holding steady in turbulent times
"Provides teachers and administrators with the tools they need to create predictable, healthy, relationship-based school cultures, so that they may effectively increase student learning and bring joy back to their vocation"--Provided by publisher.

Smile

2020
The author relates, in graphic form, her experiences after she injured her two front teeth and had to have surgeries and wear embarrassing braces and headgear, all while also dealing with the trials and tribulations of middle school.

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