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English
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Amory Blaine is an accomplished, attractive Princeton student who aspires to greatness. Called to serve during the First World War, Amory returns after the war and settles in New York where he falls in love with Rosalind Connage, a beautiful debutante with aspirations of her own. At turns wildly optimistic and bitterly cynical, This Side of Paradise is the story of what happens to love when it becomes distorted by greed. Published in 1920, This Side...
Author
Publisher
Rodale
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Almost everything about puberty has changed since today's adults went through it. It starts, on average, two years earlier and stretches through high school... and for some, beyond. Gens Z and Alpha are also contending with a whole host of thorny issues that parents didn't experience in their own youth but nonetheless need to understand: everything from social media and easy-access pornography to gender identities and new or newly-potent drugs. Talking...
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Though anxiety has risen among young people overall, studies confirm that it has skyrocketed in girls. Research finds that the number of girls who said that they often felt nervous, worried, or fearful jumped 55% from 2009 to 2014 while the comparable number for adolescent boys has remained unchanged. As a clinical psychologist who specializes in working with girls, Lisa Damour, Ph.D., has witnessed this rising tide of stress and anxiety in her own...
5) Firefly Lane
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 22
Language
English
Description
From the New York Times bestselling author Kristin Hannah comes a powerful novel of love, loss, and the magic of friendship. . . . now a #1 Netflix series!
In the turbulent summer of 1974, Kate Mularkey has accepted her place at the bottom of the eighth-grade social food chain. Then, to her amazement, the "coolest girl in the world" moves in across the street and wants to be her friend. Tully Hart seems to have it all—beauty,
Author
Series
House of Night. Original series volume 5
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
Zoey and her friends encounter evil in an unexpected place when they learn that Kalona, the newest member of the House of Night, is hiding a deadly secret.
8) Solitaire
Author
Series
Solitaire volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Tori Spring isn't sure how to be happy again. Then she meets Michael Holden, and they try to unmask the mysterious Solitaire (and survive high school) in Alice Oseman's stunning, unflinchinghonest debut novel, which first introduced her fan-favorite Heartstopper characters Nick and Charlie. --Amazon.
Author
Series
House of Night. Original series volume 7
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
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After Zoey Redbird's soul is shattered, she contemplates staying in the Otherworld forever, and as Stark tries to find a way to get to her, Stevie Rae works to come up with a dangerous plan to take care of the problem herself.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Two motherless sisters--Bean and Liz--are shuttled to Virginia, where their Uncle Tinsley lives in the decaying mansion that's been in their family for generations. When school starts in the fall, Bean easily adjusts and makes friends, and Liz becomes increasingly withdrawn. Then something happens to Liz and Bean is left to challenge the injustice of the adult world.
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Series
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Editorial Buenas Letras
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Este libro trata de la muerte y el temor de la muerte, explica las emociones que los jovenes se sienten al saber que un conocido ha muerto, y provee sugerencias para facilitar el proceso de enfrentarse al acontecimiento.
Discusses death and the fear of death, explains the emotions experienced when someone you know is killed, and gives strategies to cope with them.
Author
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
"Just wait till she's a teenager!" Most parents have been warned about the stress of raising a teen girl: the friction with friends, the rush of emotions, the stinging rudeness followed by sweet affection. But your daughter's teenage years don't have to feel like a tangled mess for you or her. There's a predictable pattern to how girls grow, a blueprint for adolescent development. Lisa Damour, Ph.D, director of the internationally renowned Laurel...
Publisher
Home Box Office
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Looks at children with Tourette's syndrome, a rare brain disorder, whose victims twitch, jerk, and are unable to control loud verbal outbursts, some obscene. Because the public lacks knowledge about the disease, these children also suffer public humiliation. "In every school in America, it's likely that at least one child may have Tourette Syndrome. ...[this] documentary that dispels the myths of Tourette Syndrome through the experiences of young...
16) Let's get lost
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
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Description
During her cross-country adventures following the tragic death of her family, Leila touches the lives of four strangers -- Hudson, Bree, Elliot, and Sonia. While forever changing the lives of these four, Leila also discovers an important truth about herself.
17) Big girl small
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Formats
Description
With a singing voice that can shake an auditorium, Judy should be the star of Darcy Academy, the local performing arts high school. So why is a girl this promising hiding out in a seedy motel room on the edge of town? A scathingly funny and moving book about dreams and reality, at once light on its feet and profound.
18) Skim
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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"Skim" (Kimberly Keiko Cameron) is a not-slim would-be Wiccan goth who goes to a private girls' school. When her classmate Katie is dumped by her boyfriend, who then kills himself, the entire school goes into mourning overdrive. The popular clique st
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Group
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
An urgently needed guide to help parents understand their teenagers' emotional highs and lows-and how to support their sons and daughters through this critical development stage-from the New York Times bestselling author of Untangled and Under Pressure.In teenagers, powerful emotions are the rule, not the exception. Unfortunately, many of today's parents now regard their teens' negative feelings as disruptive, dangerous, or diagnosable, thanks to...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
Mary Beth Latham is first and foremost a mother, whose three teenaged children come first, before her career as a landscape gardener, or even her life as the wife of a doctor. Caring for her family and preserving their everyday life is paramount. And
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