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Mindfulness for Teen Depression
A Workbook for Improving Your Mood
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2016
In Mindfulness for Teen Depression, two teen experts offer powerful tools based in mindfulness and positive psychology to help you ease symptoms, work through troubling thoughts and feelings, and thrive in all aspects of life.
If you’re a teen with depression, you may often feel sad, lonely,...
Can I tell you about Dyslexia?
A guide for friends, family and professionals
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2013
Meet Zoe - a young girl with dyslexia. Zoe invites readers to learn about dyslexia from her perspective. She helps readers to understand the challenges faced by a child with dyslexia, explaining what dyslexia is and how it affects her at home and at school. Zoe describes exactly why she finds reading,...
They Hurt, They Scar, They Shoot, They Kill
Toxic Characters in Young Adult Fiction
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2016
Young adults live in a violent culture, so trying to protect them from the world they live in is not only futile but can also be dangerous. No matter their ethnicity, social class, or economic status, teens must know how to survive the perils that may await them. Most teens understand this, and they...
by Juliana Foster
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2016
A spiffy guide to anything and everything a girl could need to know! How to do almost anything in one handy little book! Want to be known for your unique style? Inside you'll learn how to design your own clothes (p. 35), do the perfect manicure (p. 82), or make your own lip gloss (p. 11). Feel like...
by Beverly Wolf
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2018
Mimi and K.Bug is based on a true story that reminds us how powerful words can be; they can make us feel very happy, or very sad.
When little K.Bug is born, Mimi is so excited that she forgets to think about her family around her. She uses words to describe K.Bug that make some people...
by Kathleen Waters
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
The story behind this book is very real and close to my family's heart. My husband’s brother was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins lymphoma and passed away ten years ago. He was a first-grade teacher and was the person our kids looked up to the most. It was hard for them to understand how someone so healthy...
Celtic Night
A Fifteen-Year-Old Girl's Modern Retelling of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2006
A modern retelling of A Midsummer Night's Dream, this story of a 15-year-old American girl's experience studying abroad in the Irish countryside borrows elements from Irish folklore and escapist-fantasy fiction. Adjustment to life with an Irish family is hard at first, but she forges a bond with her...
by Shirley Brinkerhoff
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2014
At twenty-seven, Sheila is already on the verge of a second divorce. She has a degree in early elementary education, but still can't decide on a career. Suffering from a continual feeling of emptiness and unsure of who she is, Sheila is terrified of losing her husband, yet seems to do everything she...
The Survival Guide for Kids with LD*
(*Learning Differences)
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2016
Kids with LD can learn—they just learn differently. Young people labeled with a “learning disability” or “learning disorder” will find a welcome resource in this fully revised and updated survival guide. The book retains the warmth, affirmation, and straightforward approach of earlier editions...
Generation Green
The Ultimate Teen Guide to Living an Eco-Friendly Life
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2008
We all know about the Earth's environmental crisis, but there is someone who can truly make a difference: you. If you text your friends or chat with them online, download music to your iPod, or toss bottles and papers into recycling bins, you're already more eco-savvy than you think. It's just as...
Overcoming Anorexia Nervosa 2nd Edition
A self-help guide using cognitive behavioural techniques
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2019
Break free from the vicious cycle of anorexia nervosa
Anorexia nervosa affects both men and women, of all age groups and social classes, internationally. For both the sufferer and the friends and family who care for them, the impact of the illness can be devastating. However, it can be treated...
by C. Leaney
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Matt and his friends head for the park and find themselves helping to rescue a boy who cannot swim.
by Lisabeth Clark
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2017
Meet Harry. Harry likes to play football, climb trees, and hang out with friends, but Harry doesn't like reading. That is until his teacher explains that Harry has dyslexia, which makes things like reading and writing particularly hard for him - and with help from his mum, teacher and an educational...
by Rachel S. Schneider, M.A., MHC
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2017
In this illustrated book for children ages six through nine, and based on the article, How One Adult With SPD Wants to Explain this Condition to Your Sensory Child (http://thebodyisnotanapology.com/magazine/how-one-adult-with-spd-wants-to-explain-this-condition-to-your-sensory-child/), SPD adult advocates...