youths' writings

Risika, a teenage vampire, wanders back in time to the year 1684 when, as a human, she died and was transformed against her will.

Teenagers discuss various aspects of their experiences in school, including academic and peer pressure, racial and ethnic discrimination, grades, and drugs.

A collection of poems and essays in which young Native Americans speak of their identity, and their families.

Offers young women advice on how to be true to themselves and provides information on feng shui, aromatherapy, yoga, meditation, dream analysis, journaling, and other related topics.

Six teenagers tell about their experiences in immigrating to the United States for the opportunities which elude them in Mexico because of its political and economic instability.

Teenagers from Guatemala describe why they left that country and how they have adjusted to life in their new homeland.

Brutally kidnapped from her African village and shipped to America, a young girl struggles to come to terms with her new life as a slave, gradually rising from working in the fields to the master's house, secretly learning to read and write, until, risking everything, she escapes to seek freedom in the North.

A memoir of the then-fifteen-year-old author's high school experience to that point, in which diary entries reflect her struggles, angst, and rebellion.

A collection of short narratives and reflections in which teens explore how their faith has impacted every aspect of their lives, including school, family life, and relationships.

Trouble with her algebra homework leads Julie through a mysterious portal into the Land of Mathematics, where a zebra-like Imaginary Number and creatures representing Periodic Elements help her learn about math and chemistry in order to get home.