Juvenile / Social Situations / Social Issues

Coming of Age: The True Adventures of Two American Teens

by G. Wayne Miller

G. Wayne Miller explores the drama and passion teenagers hide from everyone but their peers in this warm, funny, and eye-opening account of two kids from a small New England town as they come of age. As Dave...

All Made Up

by Audrey Brashich

Don't believe everything you read.

Open any magazine or turn on any T.V. show and you'll be bombarded with air brushed, perfectly styled and made-up celebrities and super models, icons of beauty that real women...

Ready or Not?

by Tina Radziszewicz

Sex.

So many questions-so hard to actually ask them! Finding the right moment, not to mention the right person to ask, can be a nightmare.

Well, look no further!

This essential guide tells you everything you...

What's Going on Down There?

by Karen Gravelle & Nick Castro

Why is my voice making such weird sounds? When will I be able to start shaving? Why do I keep getting pimples? What is a wet dream? Your body has been behaving very strangely lately. You hardly know what to...

Lucky Break

by J. Minter

Flan and her friends have planned the perfect spring break trip to Paris. But before she can even pack her bags, her trip is ruined by rumors that Alex is cheating on her. Ever the savvy traveler, Flan reroutes...

Teen Manners

by Cindy Post Senning, Peggy Post & Sharon Watts

Let’s face it, how we behave is a choice, and as you move into adult life, the choices get more complicated. You are out in the world, meeting all kinds of people and going different places on your own. Questions...

For Girls Only

by Carol Weston

Looking for some words of wisdom? for girls only is here to help with tips, advice, and tons of fun, clever quotes about friends, family, school, life, and love.

Carol Weston, advice columnist, novelist, and...

Girltalk Fourth Edition

by Carol Weston

From bra shopping to babysitting, from making close friends to making great grades, Girltalk has all the answers

Upbeat and up-to-date, honest and hip, Girltalk is an "indispensable guide" (Working Mother) for...

Emily Post's Table Manners for Kids

by Cindy Post Senning, Peggy Post & Steve Bjorkman

• Which fork do I use?
• How do you use chopsticks?
• Is it okay to answer my cell phone during dinner?
• What is the polite way to eat spaghetti?

These and other important questions are answered in this handy guide...

Emily Post's The Guide to Good Manners for Kids

by Cindy Post Senning, Peggy Post & Steve Bjorkman

Since 1922, the name Emily Post has represented good manners based on kindness, courtesy, and unselfishness. Today, the third generation of Post authors, Peggy Post and Cindy Post Senning, offers the children...

Ghosts of War: The True Story of a 19-Year-Old GI

by Ryan Smithson

Ryan Smithson joined the Army Reserve when he was seventeen. Two years later, he was deployed to Iraq as an Army engineer. In this extraordinary and harrowing memoir, readers march along one GI's tour of duty....

Dear Bully: Seventy Authors Tell Their Stories

by Megan Kelley Hall & Carrie Jones

You are not alone

Discover how Lauren Kate transformed the feeling of that one mean girl getting under her skin into her first novel, how Lauren Oliver learned to celebrate ambiguity in her classmates and in...

Girl in the Arena

by Lise Haines

As a modern gladiator's daughter, Lyn and her family live by the rules of the Gladiator Sports Association. But those rules can turn against you. When Lyn's seventh father dies in the ring, his opponent, Uber,...

Tiffany's Table Manners for Teenagers

by Walter Hoving & Joe Eula

Here is the perfect little book for anyone—teenage or otherwise—who has ever wanted to master the art of good table manners. Written by Walter Hoving, former chairman of Tiffany's of New York, it is a step-by-step...