Desetta, Al

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Healthy living for teens

inspiring advice on diet, exercise, and handling stress
2021
A collection of twenty-seven true stories that details the experiences of teenagers dealing with issues concerning diet, exercise, and stress.

Why is your best friend your best friend?

75 short essays--and the questions that inspired them
2009
Originally published as writing contest questions, these easy-to-use prompts can be used to help teens improve writing and/or think about their feelings, relationships, behaviour, and goals.

Boys to men

teens write about manhood
2009
Contains eighteen true stories in which teenagers write about the experiences that help them make the transition from boy to man.

My secret addiction

teens write about cutting
2009
A collection of personal essays in which teens recount their experiences with cutting and explain how they learned to deal with their emotions in more positive ways.
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Out of the shadows

teens write about surviving sexual abuse
2009
Contains fifteen essays written by teenagers in which they discuss sexual abuse and how they were able to cope with being victims of it.

Keeping it real

teens write about peer pressure
2009
A collection of eighteen true stories that details the experiences of teenagers dealing with peer pressure.

From dropout to achiever

2012
Collects writing from teenagers in which they share their first-hand experiences of how they overcame challenges and succeeded in school.

Healthy living

teens write about diet, exercise, and handling stress
2010
A collection of twenty-seven true stories that details the experiences of teenagers dealing with issues concerning diet, exercise, and stress.

Pressure

true stories by teens about stress
2012
Teens share stories of pressure at schools, homes, and relationships as well as stress-relief techniques, including exercise, music, and writing.

The heart knows something different

teenage voices from the foster care system : youth communication
1996
Presents narratives from over three dozen young writers, ages fifteen through twenty, who are living within the foster care system, exploring the various aspects of life in foster care and the continual search for family and security.

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