Landau, Jennifer

Compiles first-person accounts of young adults discussing their experiences with attention deficit disorder, dyslexia, Asperger's syndrome, and other learning disabilities and differences.

Provides a guide for young people on how to help a friend who is abusing alcohol.

Compiles first-person accounts of young adults discussing their experiences as leaders and activists.

For all the talk about how being computer savvy is a necessity in today's economy, teens aren't always aware of the many ways in which they can put their computer skills to work while they are still in high school. This highly informative guide points readers toward job opportunities in their communities and also lays out a roadmap for how they can develop their own tech businesses. It's full of concrete tips for dealing with a wide range of issues, such as understanding labor laws, doing your own taxes, interacting with difficult clients, learning programming languages, and mastering networking.

Discusses what psychological bullying is, how it affects both the bully and the victim, and ideas on how to end the bullying.

Examines the use of pesticides, how they became so popular, the health problems they can cause, and how you can protect yourself against them.

Explores the importance of using the right words to communicate effectively, and how this skill can help with personal, business, and electronic commuications.

Young adults will read real stories of teens dealing with issues such as the stinging criticism of their peers, stage fright, and the sense of isolation one can feel even in a large group of people.

These engrossing stories offer first-person narratives of young adults coping with the death of someone close to them.

Provides a guide for young people on how to help a friend who is abusing alcohol.