youth

Etler's intense, unforgettable memoir uncovers the lies behind Straight, Inc., a teen rehab facility that was supposed to give teens help. Instead, it gave them hell.

Many things begin to change in the life of a seventeen-year-old girl when a family with different ideas settles in her rough frontier town.

Explains, in question and answer format, legal rights of minors and their duties and responsibilities under the law regarding parents, trouble at home, school, jobs, and money.

Discusses the problem of teenage suicide, some theories about causes and patterns of suicidal behavior, society's responses to suicide, and some preventive measures.

Presents a study of personal hygiene and discusses how germs spread disease, the important of brushing teeth and washing hands, problems connected to head lice, and early ideas about cleanliness.

The author relates, in graphic format, 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.

After accidentally killing a teacher with an apple, twelve-year-old Seamus Hinkle is sent to Kilter Academy where, to excel, he must behave badly and pull pranks, but he discovers that there is more to the Academy than meets the eye.

A collection of true stories in which teenagers talk about their experiences with obsessive love, tormented love, bittersweet love, and love against all odds.

Discusses the pressures and problems encountered by gifted students and provides information on life skills, stress management, and methods of gaining more control over their lives.

"Taking its title from a group of stories that begin the book, Bream Gives Me Hiccups moves from contemporary L.A. to the dorm rooms of an American college to ancient Pompeii, throwing the reader into a universe of social misfits, reimagined scenes from history, and ridiculous overreactions. In one piece, a tense email exchange between a young man and his girlfriend is taken over by his sister, who is obsessed with the Bosnian genocide (The situation reminds me of a little historical blip called the Kara?or?evo agreement); in another, a college freshman forced to live with a roommate is stunned when one of her ramen packets goes missing (she didn't have "one" of my ramens. She had a chicken ramen); in another piece, Alexander Graham Bell has teething problems with his invention (I've been calling Mabel all day, she doesn't pickup! Yes, of course I dialed the right number--2!)"--Dust jacket.