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Presents seven workshop sessions centered around the stories in "Real Jobs Real Stories" that are designed to help teens identify and strengthen the skills needed to succeed in the workplace.

A collection of true stories in which thirty-three teens describe how they found jobs and what they learned about managing money, planning for the future, and surviving in the real world.

Discusses hard work, why it is important, and how to benefit and learn from it.

When Ike and his little sister Mem spend the weekend at their grandparents' farm, they resent all the work they must do, until they realize that there is more to their visit than just doing chores.

Sixteen-year-old Roshen is dreaming of becoming a teacher when she's sent with a group of other girls away from her desert home in northern China to work in a southern factory town. Alone, facing deplorable conditions and contempt from older workers, Roshen becomes a leader for the other young girls around her, and as time goes on, she knows she won't return home the same person.

When Francisco, a young Mexican-American boy, tries to help his grandfather find work, he discovers that even though the old man cannot speak English, he has something even more valuable to teach Francisco.

Every family is different, and each household has its own rules. No one much likes having to follow them, but rules are a necessary part of life that everyone needs to learn to deal with. Teaches readers how to handle rules they don’t like and offers suggestions for how to deal with those with which they disagree. Readers will learn about dealing with rules about household chores, leisure time, rules for when they’re away from home, and handy strategies for getting along with their families.

Little Bean's daddy is too busy to read to her so she finds other things to occupy her time, but at the end of the day, Little Bean and her daddy are missing each other and find time to spend together.

Animal mothers and fathers with various professions take the train to work and return at the end of the day to spend time with their children.

People think Louie is a layabout but he really wants to do great things, he simply cannot figure out how someone too tall for ordinary tasks can reach that goal, until a farmer in Pfeffernut County sees his potential and finds a way.