youth

Presents the words of young people between the ages of eleven and eighteen in which they share what it is like to live in the midst of the upheaval and violence of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.

A discussion of the basic beliefs and customs of Islam includes responses of questionnaires filled out by modern American Muslim teenagers that show the varied ways they show faith in daily life.

Presents a graphic novel of the classic Shakespearean play "Romeo and Juliet" and contains excerpts from the play's original dialogue, literary terms, and cast of characters.

An introduction to common concerns of adolescence, such as acne and body odor, covering the physical changes of puberty and offering tips on caring for oneself from head to toe.

Presents opposing viewpoints on events of the 1960s including the Vietnam War, social rebellion, the civil rights movement, and the women's liberation movement.

Discusses the key features of Radical Change--a theory that can be used to identify books with characteristics reflecting the interactivity, connectivity, and access of the digital world--considering changes in forms and formats, perspectives, and boundaries, and including guidelines for evaluating books in the digital age.

Thirteen-year-old Carrie, clinging to memories of her idyllic early childhood, struggles to communicate with family and classmates.

Features plot summaries and character sketches of characters in classic and contemporary young adult literature, including works by Paul Zindel, Charles Dickens, Robert Cormier, S.E. Hinton, Cynthia Voigt, and John Steinbeck.

Provides instructions and reproducible worksheets for sixty projects and activities related to young adult literature for students in grades six through twelve, each of which reinforces learning in one or more of the six areas of reading, writing, representing, viewing, speaking, and listening.

Describes the author's efforts with other activist youths to provide relief in countries throughout the world, revealing the methods that enabled her successes and discussing how to network for effective philanthropic results..