Describes initiation rites and coming of age ceremonies of various cultural groups from around the world including the Yanomani, Hindu, Jewish, Puerto Rican, and Apache Indians.
The delicate blossoming from childhood through adolescence into adulthood is marked by everything from legal conventions to complicated rituals. This complex transformation is investigated, covering some of the religious and culture responses to welcoming young people into adulthood.
Billy's aggressive attempt to become a starter for the football team goes too far during a hazing ritual when he accidentally injures another player, which gets him kicked off the team and forces him to reexamine his life.
Teenage girls from a variety of social classes, ethnic, and religious backgrounds describe ceremonies and events that marked their passage from childhood to adulthood. Includes advice for planning your own coming of age ceremony.
Reed Brennan returns to Easton Academy ready to put the murderous nightmare of her previous year behind her, but Cheyenne Martin, the new resident of Billings Hall, is determined to keep the traditional secret initiation at Billings alive.
