Social Issues category: 20415 books

AWKWARD: The Social Dos and Don'ts of Being a Young Adult breaks down family, friends, work, and community social situations to help provide tips on socially acceptable behavior in everyday situations. Each situation includes examples of dos and don’ts that related to different perspectives and...

Reputation, Reputation, Reputation. You're a student at the most prestigious university in the country, and you've been tapped for the most elite social club. You've made it! Now Don't Blow It! Callie Andrews triumphed during her first semester at Harvard: she made incomparable...

Accusations, accusations . . . You know you're not the author of the "Ivy Insider" articles. But how are you going to prove it? Callie Andrews returns from spring break to find herself facing expulsion. Someone has framed her as the author of a series of anonymous articles vilifying...

#1 Calgary Herald Bestseller Just when Andy starts to feel like he finally belongs, can he stand up to the person he trusted the most? Andy Crockett doesn’t fit in at his new school — not with the goths, not with the jocks, and certainly not with the brains. Not even, really, with The Six,...

“No one gets something for nothing. We all should know better.” Teenagers at Wisconsin’s Nottawa High School are drawn deeper into a social networking site that promises to grant their every need . . . regardless of the consequences. Soon the site turns sinister, with simple pranks escalating...

* *"This savvy, insightful take on the modern family makes for nearly nonstop laughs."—Kirkus Reviews,* Starred Stewart, 13: Socially clueless genius. Ashley, 14: Popular with everyone but her teachers   Ashley's and Stewart's worlds collide when Stewart and his dad move in...

In Alyson Noël's Laguna Cove, moving to sunny Southern Cal feels like punishment to 17-year-old Anne. The hippie-ish school is different from her old one on the East Coast, and the social scene is all about hanging out at the beach and surfing. And then there's Ellie: beautiful, competitive queen...

When 17-year-old Grey witnesses the tragic death of his mother in Colorado, he is shipped off to live with his aunt in inner-city Baltimore. Grey struggles to fit in to his new school and environment until his new friend, Akil, introduces him to the enigmatic Kurtis, the leader of a group that uses...

Almost Famous is the next offering in the upbeat, überchic Talent series from bestselling phenomenon Zoey Dean, about friendship, betrayal, and the L.A. elite. Mackenzie Little-Armstrong?s life is almost perfect. She has discovered an almost-movie star, she?s on the brink of winning Eighth...

This eventful entertaining book inspires and nurtures social and emotional truths, well suited for today’s modern society for the healthy development of young minds in their formative years. The newly encouraged young reader obtains the foundation and learning skills to identify with these...

Have you ever wondered what it is like when you go to the chiropractor? Join Brayden as he visits his chiropractor in this fun and educational social story.

Marley Dias, the powerhouse girl-wonder who started the #1000blackgirlbooks campaign, speaks to kids about her passion for making our world a better place, and how to make their dreams come true! In this accessible guide with an introduction by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Ava DuVernay,...

As a fashionista and future rock star, California girl Mackenzie “Zee” Blue’s life is busy. Zee keeps in touch with all her friends with texts, IMs, and emails—and now, Bluetopia, the coolest social networking site ever!   In Mixed Messages, fourth in the illustrated middle-grade Mackenzie...

Esta obra responde de manera amena a preguntas como: ¿qué pensamos los hombres?, ¿qué queremos de una mujer?, ¿por qué sólo queremos sexo sin compromiso?, ¿cómo entendernos y hablar nuestro idioma?, ¿cómo dejar de atraer patanes?, ¿dónde y cómo conocer a cientos de nosotros?, ¿cómo...