Social Issues category: 20415 books
by Anita Naik
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2014
The online world is a whirl of texts, tweets, trolls, teens and more but how do you stay safe in this fast-paced online world? Teen Life Confidential is here to help with this guide to safe social networking.
New technology, amazing apps and an array of social networks make the digital world...
Race Relations
The Struggle for Equality in America
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2019
How could a country founded on the honorable ideals of freedom and equality have so willingly embraced the evils of enslavement and oppression?
America’s history of race relations is a difficult one, full of uncomfortable inconsistencies and unpleasant truths. Although the topic is sensitive,...
Blatantly Honest
Normal Teen, Abnormal Life
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2016
Being a teenager today is one of the hardest jobs in the world. You have grades to maintain, obligations to extra-curricular activities, and soul-crushing pressure to excel at everything so colleges take notice. On top of it all, you're forced to act as your own public relations manager because, thanks...
Will the Courageous
A Story about Sexual Abuse
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2011
What is wrong with Will?
Will is a typical six-year-old boy: he loves to tell "knock-knock jokes", collect bugs, and play with other kids. On most school days, Will goes to Nana Winnie's until his mom returns from work. Will enjoys having his Nana as a babysitter. Recently, Nana's cousin...
by Julie K. Federico
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2014
Friends are Wonderful
by Julie K. Federico
Friends are Wonderful is a parent's answer to the disturbing question from their child, 'How come my best friend does not want to play with me anymore?' This book weaves a story of friendship that even the youngest readers can understand. Friends and...
by Amelie Sarn
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2014
For readers of The Tyrant’s Daughter, Out of Nowhere, and I Am Malala, this poignant story about two Muslim sisters is about love, loss, religion, forgiveness, women’s rights, and freedom.
Two sisters. Two lives. One future.
Sohane loves no one more than her beautiful, carefree younger...
by Etan Boritzer
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2014
What is Funny? is the 5th title in Etan Boritzer’s best selling What is? series of Life Concepts books on character education and social issues. What is Funny? book addresses the subject of sensitivity and awareness in humor. Laughing at others or laughing at oneself, or laughing for no particular...
Immigration Nation
The American Identity in the Twenty-First Century
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2019
What does it mean to be an immigrant today? Has the immigrant experience changed since the last century?
Immigration Nation: The American Identity in the Twenty-First Century invites middle and high schoolers to explore the history of immigration in the United States, along with immigration...
by Etan Boritzer
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2014
What is Peace? is the 7th title in Etan Boritzer’s best selling What is? series of Life Concepts books on character education and social issues. What is Peace? explores themes of non-violence and diversity helping kids, parents and teachers to discuss and cultivate the critical thinking required...
by Jade Ralston
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2013
There are many life issues and events that adults have trouble comprehending, and this is often made more difficult by the queries and questions presented by our children. ‘But Why?’ is a term often used by children in an effort to gain a better understanding of the confusing world around them...
Dear Libby
Will You Answer My Questions about Friendship?
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2018
How do we find lasting, trusting, and fulfilling friendships? Is it by being popular? Dazzling others with your genius? Looking for that ultimate BFF? Hiding all your imperfections and trying hard to fit in?
Deep and enduring friendships are essential to our psychological and physical well-being....
Learning About Friendship
Stories to Support Social Skills Training in Children with Asperger Syndrome and High Functioning Autism
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2011
Making friends can be a challenge for all children, but those with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) can struggle more than most. This collection of ten fully illustrated stories explores friendship issues encountered by children with ASD aged 4 to 8 and looks at how they can be overcome successfully....
Please Explain Anxiety to Me!
Simple Biology and Solutions for Children and Parents
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2014
What's happening to me?
This book translates anxiety from the jargon of psychology into concrete experiences that children can relate to. Children and their parents will understand the biological and emotional components of anxiety responsible for the upsetting symptoms they experience. Please Explain...
Miss Popular Steals the Show
Girls in Wheelchairs Rule!
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2014
How far will Bix go to be popular?
A delightful and humorous diary account from "Bix," a plain Jane from a struggling family trying to outdo and steal the third-grade classroom stage from Valerie, whose mother is a famous author. Miss Popular may be a wheelchair-user, but she knows how to...