interpersonal relations in adolescence

"Kate thinks she has everything all figured out. She's a champion swimmer with a bright future ahead of her. But when Kate's perfect world comes crashing down in one instant, she's forced to leave the swim team she's been a part of her whole life. As she tries to settle into a new home and a new school, she meets Michael, the cute boy who lives across the hall"--Jacket flap.

A guide to surviving being dumped for teenage girls that includes real-life questions and answers.

When fourteen-year-olds Wren and Darra meet at a Michigan summer camp, both are overwhelmed by memories from six years earlier when Darra's father stole a car, unaware that Wren was hiding in the back.

Describes how to negotiate changing relationships with family and friends.

Offers advice to middle school girls about how to improve their self-esteem and learn to speak their minds, highlighting common situations, from dealing with parents and friends to handling bullies and crushes.

After fathering a baby, a teenager moves in with his karate-loving uncle and tries to come to terms with his guilt and find a way to forgive.

Brother's bash. "Yuzan is having a birthday party and it is imperative that Haru attend. It's not so much that Yuzan wants Haru to be there as it is a demand from their father. The Yoshida family requires certain appearances to be kept and Haru being at the party will show that the family is together and not the actual mess that it is. But attending the party comes with great challenges. Haru may combust when he feels that attempts are being made to control him" --.

In this final book in the series, the seventh graders of McQuarrie Middle School and their Star Wars-inspired Origami finger puppets go on a field trip to Washington, D.C., on what proves to be a very long trip full of shifting alliances, betrayals, carsickness, and sugar rushes.

Addresses the issue of teenage dating violence, focusing on violence against girls, drawing insights from educators, psychiatrists, social workers, and other experts on how to recognize the potential for emotional, sexual, or physical dating abuse, describing specific ways to protect a teen, and sharing the stories of unhealthy teen dating relationships.

Provides relationship advice to teenage girls, including how to ask a guy out, going steady, and ending a relationship.