Health And Daily Living category: 1447 books
Tweak
Growing Up on Methamphetamines
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2009
The story that inspired the major motion picture Beautiful Boy featuring Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet.**
This New York Times bestselling memoir of a young man’s addiction to methamphetamine tells a raw, harrowing, and ultimately hopeful tale of the road from relapse to recovery.
Nic...
Asking About Sex & Growing Up
A Question-and-Answer Book for Kids
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2009
What do you want to know about sex?
Information about sex is everywhere. But what you learn from TV, movies, the internet, and friends is not always a healthy or accurate view of sexuality.
Now revised and updated with current facts, Joanna Cole's Asking About Sex & Growing Up is...
by Jay McGraw
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2009
"Every day after that, Danny does something to frighten Craig....Craig is smaller and far too scared to tell even his parents, let alone his teachers. He is miserable. And every day, Danny tries harder to make it worse."
On the internet, on playgrounds, and in schools across the country, thousands...
GirlWise
How to Be Confident, Capable, Cool, and in Control
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2010
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 experts tell you how to deal with these problems and so much more. GirlWise is one-stop shopping...
What's with My Body?
The Girls' Book of Answers to Growing Up, Looking Good, and Feeling Great
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2011
All About Girls, Puberty, and Growing Up
What preteen or young teen hasn't wondered, "What is up with my body?" even if YOU haven't yet, you will, and that's okay. There really are answers, good answers, to all of your questions.
Inside is reassuring, accurate advice for all preteen...
by Lorie Ann Grover
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2013
Seventh grader Kay Garber’s happy home is made up of four generations of women: Great Gran Eula; Grandma Margie; Kay’s mother, Karine; and Kay. But on the evening Grandma Margie tells her family she has a lump in her breast, Kay’s world is changed forever.
Struggling with issues of popularity...
by Todd Parr
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2011
"I take care of the earth because I know I can do little things every day to make a BIG difference..."
With his signature blend of playfulness and sensitiviy, Todd Parr explores the important, timely subject of environmental protection and conservation in this eco-friendly picture...
Sex is a Funny Word
A Book about Bodies, Feelings, and YOU
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2015
**2016 Winner of the Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children’s Non-Fiction
2016 ALA Stonewall Book Award, Honor Book**
2016 ALA Notable Children's Book
A comic book for kids that includes children and families of all makeups, orientations, and gender identities, Sex Is a...
by Sandrine Etienne
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2014
As a teenager, your life is changing, just like your body. You may be feeling a bit confused, having left the comfort of your childhood and reach this transition phase that will bring you to adulthood. The turbulent process of coming of age will often make you forget that you are leaving some of the...
Hear Me Out
True Stories of Teens Educating and Confronting Homophobia
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2004
More and more gay teens are speaking out about the realization of their sexuality, and about the consequences -- the reactions of friends and families, schoolmates and society in general. These heartfelt memoirs, originally presented orally in schools, sp
Girl to Girl
Honest Talk About Growing Up and Your Changing Body
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2013
Being a girl isn't always easy, and growing up is far from a walk in the park. This time of transition is particularly confusing without a confidante to help. Meet Sarah O'Leary Burningham, a real-life big sister here to coach preteens through all of life's big moments, from first bras to first periods....
Very, Very, Very Dreadful
The Influenza Pandemic of 1918
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2018
From National Book Award finalist Albert Marrin comes a fascinating look at the history and science of the deadly 1918 flu pandemic--and the chances for another worldwide pandemic.
In spring of 1918, World War I was underway, and troops at Fort Riley, Kansas, found themselves felled by influenza....
It's Your World
Get Informed, Get Inspired & Get Going!
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2015
Get Informed! Get Inspired! Get Going! The New York Times bestselling book of empowerment for kids. Make a difference in your world!
In a book that tackles the biggest challenges facing us today, Chelsea Clinton combines facts, charts, photographs and stories to give readers a deep understanding...
An American Plague
The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2014
1793, Philadelphia. The nation's capital and the largest city in North America is devastated by an apparently incurable disease, cause unknown . . .
In a powerful, dramatic narrative, critically acclaimed author Jim Murphy describes the illness known as yellow fever and the toll it took on...