Tweet Sid feels like a freak among her fellow high school students. She’s tall, she has red hair that refuses to be tamed, and she’s got a large bust and a bubble butt that bring her attention she doesn’t want. … Continue reading
Category Archives: Social behaviors (bullying, drugs, sex, alcohol, eating disorders, mental illness, etc.)
Tweet Cornered: 14 Stories of Bullying and Defiance looks at bullying from several points of view: through the eyes of the bully, from those who are being bullied, and from others who stand on the side and feel powerless to … Continue reading
Tweet A. S. King, author of Everybody Sees the Ants and Please Ignore Vera Dietz isn’t afraid to write about big issues facing teens, including bullying, domestic abuse and alcoholism. With her latest book, Ask the Passengers, King delves into … Continue reading
Tweet When Amy’s Uncle Ed buys Camp Takawanda for Girls in Maine, her dad signs her up for the eight-week summer program even though she doesn’t want to go. Amy’s mother, who is unemotional with Amy, is even harsher with … Continue reading
Tweet Finley goes into his senior year in high school knowing three things: he loves his girlfriend Erin, he plans to have a stellar year as point guard of his basketball team, and then, somehow, he will get out of … Continue reading
Tweet Lucky Linderman has had to face a lot of challenges in his 14 years. His grandfather has been missing in action since being captured in Laos during the Vietnam War. His father doesn’t really talk to him about anything … Continue reading
Tweet Keri can’t believe her brother would kill himself. She and Jake were very close, and she’s astounded that he could do something like that without her having a clue he was troubled. So when a former friend whose older … Continue reading
Tweet Here’s a guest book review form author Christina Hamlett: WAITING FOR JUNE Author: Joyce Sweeney Publisher: Marshall Cavendish (2006) Genre: YA When I was a high school freshman, there was a girl two years ahead of me who was … Continue reading
