Teens

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Individual teenagers relate their experiences in various types of volunteer activities.

In Radical Reads, Joni Richards Bodart identified 101 young adult books that featured gritty, complex plots, focused on multidimensional characters, and tackled such difficult subjects as teenage pregnancy, dysfunctional families, gangs, prejudice, violence, drugs, or other provocative issues. Teen readers were drawn to such books because they could identify with both the characters and the situations depicted in these raw and edgy works of fiction.

In Radical Reads 2: Working with the Newest Edgy Titles for Teens, Bodart continues where the first book left off, examining more than a hundred titles published since the previous edition. The books featured here are engaging and tough, yet well written and accessible to readers. For each novel, Bodart lists the main characters, major themes and subject areas, and offers a brief summary. Along with providing book report ideas, she cites the strengths of each work, excerpts important reviews, and lists any awards the book has received. Indexed by author, title, subject, curriculum area, reading level, interest level, and genre, Radical Reads 2 is an indispensable tool for librarians, teachers, and parents alike, and will appeal especially to teens looking for relevant and topical fiction.

In dictionary format (for speed and ease of use), with brief, to-the-point entries, and with a full complement of helpful features -- from diagrams to hotlines -- The Watts Teen Health Dictionary is a unique and valuable teen sourcebook.

Presenting firsthand accounts of teen love gone wrong, a collection of violent and obsessive young adult relationships recounts the bittersweet stories about finding and keeping love at all costs.

In the third volume of the incredibly popular Teen Ink series, teenagers share their thoughts on the emotional peaks and valleys of dealing with friends and family. The joys and challenges, highlights and sorrows are all exposed in this diverse collection.

Pieces for this book were chosen from more than 300,000 submissions to Teen Ink magazine, a nonprofit publication read by 3.5 million teens nationwide. Since its inception, Teen Ink (formerly The 21st Century) has published more than 25,000 students. These young authors produce fresh, creative, honest and always compelling words that make Teen Ink the standard for teen expression.

Future books in this incredible series will examine other aspects of teen life, from love to loss and everything in-between. All will focus on the winning formula of teens talking to teens with brutal honesty and unique creativity. Teenage readers will find a voice they can relate to; the reassurance that they are not alone; and straight talk about the real issues that affect them.

Teen Ink is a forum for young people's voices. From more than 300,000 submissions to Teen Ink magazine, Stephanie and John Meyer have collected over 100 essays, poems, short stories, photos, and illustrations relating to friends and family. As in the other books in the series (Teen Ink: Our Voices, Our Visions, Teen Ink 2: More Voices, More Visions, Teen Ink: Love and Relationships), young writers present snapshot glimpses of their world. Whether they're writing about or drawing grandparents, best pals, siblings, gang friendships, or parents, teens speak out with sometimes painful honesty. From an awkward experience at a party to the illness of a parent to the tender memories of a grandmother's affectionate ways, each entry will resonate. These are not professional authors--the quality of writing is mixed. But for any reader foundering in a sea of adolescent angst, these snippets of regular teen life will be a reassurance that they are not alone. (Ages 13 and older) --Emilie Coulter

Stories in this book cover topics important to the 14 to 18-year-old range, including regrets and lessons learned, dating and sex, family relationships, applying to college, and preparing for life after high school.

The first Chicken Soup for the Soul book was published in 1993, and became a publishing industry sensation, ultimately selling eight million copies.  Since then, more than 150 Chicken Soup titles have been published, selling more than 100 million copies.

Chicken Soup for the Soul has won dozens of awards over the past 15 years, and its founders, Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen have become celebrity motivational speakers and authors.

This invaluable resource for Catholic teenagers covers traditional topics like Catholic doctrine, practices, and prayers, then tackles serious contemporary issues like violence, media, sex, substance abuse, and matters of conscience. Teens will appreciate the Handbook's honest, friendly tone; their parents and teachers will appreciate the conversations it starts. Used alone or with the Handbook for Today's Catholic Teen Activity Notebook, it's the perfect guide on the journey to Catholic Christian adulthood.

Dedicated to the fresh, new perspectives of today's teenagers (from twelve through twenty), this new volume shares advice, commentary and stories on dealing with one of the most prevalent challenges of adolescence: drugs and alcohol. But more and more, teens are using their courage and knowledge to meet this challenge head-on, choosing to live a drug- and alcohol-free lifestyle. This book gives teens insight on what to do when things seem beyond their control and it will help them to:

• Know the facts about how drugs and alcohol physically and mentally affect the human body
• Understand why, how and when chemical dependency sets in
• Succeed in saying "no", even when friends or peers are saying "yes"
• Deal with the situation when friends' or family members' usage is out of control
• Know what to do if they become chemically dependent
• Realize that using drugs or alcohol can alter ambitions, change priorities, misalign goals, and undermine relationships
• Manage their roller coaster emotions by providing alternatives

Divided into six units, each chapter opens with a story from a teen and concludes with "Questions to Think About," to allow the realistic and honest message to set in. Resources and referrals, as well as information on twelve-step programs, are also included.