life change events

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life change events

Labor Day

2010
Henry is a lonely and friendless teenager and spends most of his time watching television, reading, and day-dreaming as he keeps his emotionally fragile, long-divorced mother company. But all that is about to change and Henry will soon learn about jealousy, betryal, the importance of putting those we care about above ourselves, and that real love is worth waiting for.

The shack

a novel
2011
After Missy is abducted during a vacation and evidence of her murder shows up at a shack in the forests of Oregon, Mackenzie Philips, her father, receives a strange note inviting him to return to the scene of the tragedy where he wrestles with nightmarish religious questions.

Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn

life's greatest lessons are gained from our losses
Presents advice on learning from one's mistakes and offers strategies on how to make the most out of failures through eleven elements commonly present in successful businessmen, such as humility, responsibility, and maturity.

When they were 22

100 famous people at the turning point in their lives
2006
Tells the stories of 100 famous people and the choices they made when they were twenty-two-years old.

Coping with family stress

1989
Offers guidelines and suggestions for coping with stressful family situations such as death, divorce, remarriage, and suicide.

I.D.

stuff that happens to define us
2010
Presents twelve first-person accounts in which men and women share pivotal moments from their youth that shaped their lives.

The ice queen

a novel
2005
After being struck by lighting, a woman undergoes startling physical and emotional changes, and sets out to find another lighting-strike survivor in the hopes of learning how to cope with her new life.

Change

making the best of it
2000
Describes what change is, and how it affects teens. Suggests ways to deal with change, including several self-assessments to help teens judge how well they cope with change.

Families

crisis and caring
1989

Cold dark night

a novel
2012

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