peer pressure

Discusses different kinds of pressures exerted on young people by their peers, looks at the effects of peer pressure, and consider ways to handle the problem.

Twelve-year-old Dean Matthews receives a journal as a birthday present from his mother and records the events of the following year.

Miss Hunnicutt is determined to wear her new hat adorned with a live chicken for the Queen's visit despite the disapproval of the other townspeople.

When Mallory cannot decide what to be on Career Day, it makes her feel like she is not good at anything and she ends up telling a lie that quickly gets out of control.

Explains how peer pressure can have a positive impact on society, providing examples of movements that have resulted from peer pressure, and demonstrating how this means of influencing people can be harnessed to accomplish goals.

Discusses cyberbullying, including what makes a bully, how to protect oneself from being the target of a cyberbully, and recent changes regarding cyberbullying within the law.

A comprehensive introduction to peer pressure and bullying for teenagers that describes different forms of peer pressure and bullying and discusses how to tell when someone is being pressured or bullied, the mental and emotional impact for the victim, available treatment, and related topics.

After she is in a horrific car crash when drunk, Los Angeles high school student Gabriella Gardiner assumes she stole her rich boyfriend's car and smashed it into a tree, but she cannot remember anything about the events of the evening.

When Maxie's best friend from elementary school returns years later after a horrible act of violence against him, Maxie feels guilty about how she treated him and conflicted over whether or not she wants to befriend him again.

Briar Academy senior Luke prefers avoiding conflict and letting others make his decisions, but he is compelled to choose whether or not to stand by the best friend whose reckless behavior has endangered Luke and may have caused another student's death.