teenage girls

Contains three stories about African-American and biracial teens discovering their own identities while trying to fit in at new schools and in challenging situations.

Presents twelve short stories about teenage girls struggling with issues of self-worth.

Basketball star Leah Mandeville thought losing weight would solve all her problems on the court and in the game of love; but even though she is getting thinner, her troubles seem to be getting bigger.

Highlights nine ways creative young women can start independent creative ventures, including dance companies, rock bands, art galleries, and fashion companies, with expert advice from professional artists and detailed instructions for each venture.

Sixteen-year-old Jessica Darling is devastated when her best friend moves away and leaves Jessica to face the trials of high school on her own.

New Jersey teenager Jessica Darling chronicles her senior year in high school, coping with life without her best friend, and trying to figure out the current intentions of Marcus, the boy who sent her hormones and her mind wild the year before, and promptly broke her heart.

Gives an account of the author's life from age twelve to eighteen crafted from diaries, notebooks, and letters; and reflects all the joys and sorrows of growing upin the 1970s.

Uses survey and interview data from approximately five hundred female high school juniors to measure the incidence of dating violence among teenage females and describes the physical, emotional, and sexual abuse teenage women experience while dating.

Offers girls advice on how they can get respect and keep it in every aspect of life, with tips for setting boundaries, valuing originality, speaking up when the line is crossed, solving disrespect dilemmas, finding help, and more.

Fourteen-year-old Isabel leaves her small rural town to join her brother in the city; but when she gets there and discovers Isaias is missing, she sets out on a quest to find him.