Juvenile / Social Situations

Go Ask Alice

by Anonymous

Alice

COULD BE ANYONE.

Alice

COULD BE SOMEONE YOU KNOW.

Alice

USES DRUGS.

With over a million copies in print, Go Ask Alice has become a classic of our time. This powerful real-life diary of a teenager's...

The Middle School Survival Guide

by Arlene Erlbach

The only survival guide a middle school kid will ever need.

It can be the best of times. It can be the worst of times, too. Middle school happens at that tumultuous time in life when one's not a teenager and...

Recovered Not Cured: a journey through schizophrenia

by Richard McLean

A compelling visual and verbal journey exploring the author's experience of schizophrenia: the first signs, reactions from friends and family, how he sought help, the challenges of recovery.

Tweak: Growing up on Crystal Meth

by Nic Sheff

Nic Sheff was drunk for the first time at age eleven. In the years that followed, he would regularly smoke pot, do cocaine and Ecstasy, and develop addictions to crystal meth and heroin. Even so, he felt like...

Every Young Man's Battle: Stategies for Victory in the Real World of Sexual Temptation

by Stephen Arterburn, Fred Stoeker & Mike Yorkey

In this world you’re surrounded by sexual images that open the door to temptation. They’re everywhere–on TV, billboards, magazines, music, the internet–and so easy to access that it sometimes feels impossible...

The Pregnancy Project: A Memoir

by Gaby Rodriguez & Jenna Glatzer

When Gaby faked a pregnancy to challenge stereotypes, she also changed her life. A compelling memoir from an inspirational teenage activist.

Growing up, Gaby Rodriguez was often told she would end up a teen mom....

The Secret Garden

by Frances Hodgson Burnett & E.L. Konigsburg

One of the most beloved children's books of all time and the inspiration for a feature film, a television miniseries, and a Broadway musical, The Secret Garden is the best-known work of Frances Hodgson Burnett....

Of Beetles and Angels: A Boy's Remarkable Journey from a Refugee Camp to Harvard

by Mawi Asgedom

Now in a paperback edition, this acclaimed memoir tells the unforgettable story of a young boy's journey from a refugee camp in Sudan to Chicago, where his family survived on welfare. Mawi followed his father's...

GirlWise: How to Be Confident, Capable, Cool, and in Control

by Julia Devillers

The Ultimate Teen Girl Bible

What do you do when . . . you're at the lunch table and you knock your soda over into someone's lap? Or, you need a job? You hate your clothes? You're broke? Inside, more than 100...

Reaching Out

by Francisco Jimenez

From the perspective of the young adult he was then, Francisco Jiménez describes the challenges he faced in his efforts to continue his education.

During his college years, the very family solidarity that allowed...

with their eyes: September 11th: The View from a High School at Ground Zero

by Annie Thoms

I could have died that day.

September 11, 2001

Monologues from Stuyvesant High School

Tuesday, September 11, started off like any other day at Stuyvesant High School, located only a few blocks away from the World...

Rosie Swanson: Fourth-Grade Geek for President

by Barbara Park

Vote for Rosie!

Sure, she wears geeky-looking glasses and she tattles on her classmates. But, hey, snitching has its good side. Thanks to Rosie, Ronald Milligan has stopped blowing his nose in the water fountain....

Praying for Your Future Husband: Preparing Your Heart for His

by Robin Jones Gunn & Tricia Goyer

Have you ever thought about praying for your future husband?

Will it make a difference?

There's only one way to find out…

From when we were small girls, most of us dream of “The One,” our future husband....

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Teens Talk Relationships: Stories about Family, Friends and Love

by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen & Amy Newmark

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Teens Talk Relationships supports and inspires teenagers, reminding them they are not alone as they read stories written by teens about friends, family, love, loss, and many lessons...

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Teens Talk Growing Up: Stories about Growing Up, Meeting Challenges, and Learning from Life

by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen & Amy Newmakr

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Teens Talk Growing Up supports and inspires teenagers as they grow up as they read stories written by other teens about the problems and issues they face every day. 

Being a teenager...

Mean Chicks, Cliques, and Dirty Tricks: A Real Girl's Guide to Getting Through it All

by Erika V. Shearin Karres

"Cyber-bullying can be worse than being picked on in school. Like when a girl tries real hard to make me feel bad about myself. Doesn't she know how much that hurts?" --Tanya, 13. "I don't know any girls that...

The Purity Code

by Jim Burns

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Dizzy in Your Eyes: Poems about Love

by Pat Mora

Beloved children's book author and speaker Pat Mora has written an original collection of poems, each with a different teen narrator sharing unique thoughts, moments, sadness, or heart’s desire: the girl who...

The Lo-Down

by Lo Bosworth

Reality TV personality Lauren "Lo" Bosworth has witnessed her fair share of bad dating and has experienced some herself. As a star on two reality shows, she is no stranger to drama and what comes along with...

The Many Deaths of the Firefly Brothers: A Novel

by Thomas Mullen

BONUS: This edition contains a The Many Deaths of the Firefly Brothers discussion guide.

In award-winning author Thomas Mullen’s evocative and spirited novel, we follow the Depression-era adventures of Jason...