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Author
Publisher
Think Books
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
We know full well the pressures and stress that high school students experience today. As if it weren't hard enough to try to pass A.P. English, make the varsity football team, and stay out of trouble, students are constantly hearing about how they need to be a "good Christian." It's not easy. Being a Christian might be tough, but it's worth it. Now updated for the next generation of teenagers going through high school, this bestselling resource teaches...
2) Punching bag
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The companion to Rex Ogle's award-winning Free Lunch is a searing account of adolescence in a household torn by domestic violence. Punching Bag is the compelling true story of a high school career defined by poverty and punctuated by outbreaks of domestic abuse. Rex Ogle, who brilliantly mapped his experience of hunger in Free Lunch, here describes his struggle to survive; reflects on his complex, often paradoxical relationship with his passionate,...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Formats
Description
The numbers are staggering: nearly one in five girls ages fourteen to seventeen have been the victim of a sexual assault or attempted sexual assault. This is the true story of one of those girls. In 2014, Prout was a freshman at St. Paul's School, a prestigious boarding school in New Hampshire, when a senior boy sexually assaulted her as part of a ritualized game of conquest. She reported her assault to the police and testified against her attacker...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
"When a high school student started a private Instagram account that used racist and sexist memes to make his friends laugh, he thought of it as "edgy" humor. Over time, the edge got sharper. Then a few other kids found out about the account. Pretty soon, everyone knew. Ultimately no one in the small town of Albany, California, was safe from the repercussions of the account's discovery. Not the girls targeted by the posts. Not the boy who created...
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
1979. Susan Klintock is a junior in high school with a lot of sexual fantasies-- but not a lot of sexual experience. No boy she knows has been worth taking a shot on. That is, until Bobby McMann arrives. Bobby is foxy, charming-- and the coach of the brand-new girls' soccer team. Sure, he's off limits. But that doesn't mean Susan can't try out for the team to get closer to him. And she's always liked a challenge. Between the endless drills and grueling...
9) Raven rocks!
Author
Series
Publisher
Disney Press
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"When Raven wins two all-access tickets to the Boyz 'n Motion concert, she and Chelsea plan to sing their hearts out from the front row. That is, until Eddie steals a rival school's mascot, Gomez the goat. Kindhearted Chelsea tries to convince Eddie that Gomez deserves a life as a farm animal instead of as a mascot, and Raven is stuck holding the leash while her friends argue. But when Raven finds Gomez chewing on her concert tickets, she must quickly...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"The authors take you through all parts of speech--nouns, pronouns, verbs, modifiers, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections. They also tell you how to improve your English vocabulary and pronunciation, and they give you tips on how to recognize silent letters and homophones. The book's final chapters coach you in written English, advancing from simple rules of punctuation and sentence structure to writing essays and stories."--Cover.
Author
Publisher
RP Teens
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Ruby Karp addresses the issues facing every highschooler, from grades to peer pressure to Snapchat stories, and unpacks their complicated effects on the teen psyche. With dashes of humor throughout, Ruby advises her peers on the importance of feminism ("not just the Spice Girls version"), how to deal with jealousy and friend break-ups, family life, and much more.
Author
Publisher
Cinnamon Tree Press
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
Demystifying College Admission: Learn Key Strategies and Develop the Right Mindset to Get into the College of Your Choice achieved Amazon #1 BestSelling Book in a number of categories on the first day of its pre-sale.
This book will take you by the hand and guide you step-by-step to getting into your dream school regardless of your background. You will gain self-development strategies, organizational skills, essay writing and interview tips that...
13) Alcohol
Author
Series
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
Describes the effect of alcohol on the body, the reasons why people use it, the dangers of abusing it, and methods of treatment and the prevention of addiction.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Mary is having an existential crisis. She's a good student, she never gets in trouble, and she is searching for the meaning of life. She always thought she'd find it in a perfect score on the SATs. But by junior year, Mary isn't so sure anymore. The first time, it's an accident. She forgets to do a history assignment. She even crosses "history essay" off in her pristine planner. And then: Nothing happens. She doesn't burst into flames, the world...
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
From the Publisher: In this remarkably clear and readable evaluation of the research on this topic, Barry Wagner presents the current state of knowledge about suicidal behaviors in children and adolescents, addressing the trends of the past ten years and evaluating available treatment approaches. Wagner provides an in-depth examination of the problem of suicidal behavior within the context of child and adolescent behavior. Among the developmental...
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
A higher-education journalist draws on insider access to explain the nuts and bolts of college admissions today, outlining the unexpected agendas that reflect which and why prospective students receive admission into better schools.
Many believe that college admissions is merit-based, rewarding the best students. Selingo, who was embedded in three different admissions offices, dispels entrenched notions of how to compete and win at the admissions...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown, and Co
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
Aaron Hartzler grew up in a home where he was taught that at any moment the Rapture could happen -- that Jesus might come down in the twinkling of an eye and scoop Aaron and his whole family up to Heaven. As a kid, he was thrilled by the idea that every moment of every day might be his last one on Earth. But as Aaron turns sixteen, he finds himself more attached to his earthly life and curious about all the things his family forsakes for the Lord....
Publisher
Chicken Soup for the Soul Pub
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
A collection of 101 stories for high school students written by other teens and by adults about their experiences in high school. All stories are true personal anecdotes covering a range of topics from funny and embarrassing moments to teen love and friendship, family issues, self-respect, and others
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