teenage boys

Fifteen-year-old Paul enters an exclusive private school and falls under the spell of a charismatic boy who may be using him.

Provides information for young people about the dangers of binge drinking, explaining what it is, the risks and consequences involved, the particular vulnerabilities of women who drink too much or who are around men who have had too much to drink, and what to do to prevent binge drinking. Includes a glossary and list of resources.

Discusses the changes that take place in a boy's body during puberty, including information on the body's changing size and shape, the growth spurt, reproductive organs, pubic hair, beards, pimples, voice changes, wet dreams, and puberty in girls.

After barely escaping from the compound where Eli's dad kept his family for six years, Eli and his family are are learning to acclimate to "normal" life.

Collects three adventures in which teenager Jack Lime, a self-made private investigator, looks into problems for his classmates while dealing with cases involving hostage hamsters, stolen bikes and difficult clients.

Profiles five hundred fiction and nonfiction books that will be interesting and motivating for boys, with entries organized by genre providing information on each book's plot, reading level, and author.

Provides parents with information about the social and psychological world in which their teenage sons live and strategies for helping their sons with positive self-realization.

Contains twenty-six essays written by young men ranging in age from fourteen to twenty-four, discussing the challenges of dealing with peer pressure, absent fathers, succeeding in school, and more.

A coming-of-age novel about a seventeen-year-old New Jersey boy who falls in love and stumbles into a bit part in Orson Welles's debut production on Broadway, all in the same week.

The lives of two boys--one teen growing up in 1977 suburban Chicago who has a habit of shoplifting from the convenience store and another living in 1941 Berkeley whose family is forced into a Japanese American internment camp--intersect as they learn about compassion and loyalty.