adolescence

For Vera, Russian camp seems like the perfect opportunity to finally fit in, but the bugs, nature, and tentmates are more than she bargained for!.

Features an overview of Japan, as well as insights into how its youth experience home and family, education and work, social life, and religion.

In San Jose, California, in the 1990s, teenaged Sara keeps a diary of life as an Iranian American and her discovery that she and her family entered as undocumented immigrants.

Combining families after a divorce isn’t as easy as The Brady Bunch made it look. Adapting to divorce is difficult enough without dealing with another change in your family. This valuable resource will expose readers to the different scenarios they might encounter when a parent marries again. Teens will glean tips on getting to know their stepparent and stepsiblings, sharing their parent’s love with new family members, and even welcoming a new baby half sibling. Anyone feeling lost in the confusion of a newly blended family will benefit from the advice found in this volume.

"Style can be a declaration of who we are! Discover tips to build flattering outfits, learn how to build self-esteem by busting myths about beauty standards, and meet young women who are redefining what it means to be stylish and confident"--Provided by publisher.

Although not thrilled when her summer plans are upended for a surprise cross-country train trip with her family and embarrassed because one of her moms is writing a tell-all book about the trip, twelve-year-old Sara Johnston-Fischer finds herself changing along with the landscape outside the train windows.

Television star Mayim Bialik draws on personal experience to share anecdotal advice for teenage girls that looks at how the body works, how one grows and learns, and other topics.

Examines racial identity, revealing the source of some of the racial and ethnic stereotypes adolescents are exposed to; discussing reasons why African-Americans, Latinos, Asians, Native Americans, and other racial groups often feel the need to stick together; and calling for a more open dialogue about race.

Discusses the way of life of and influences on American teenagers and portrays adolescents among the Ibos of Nigeria, the Hutterites, in our society, the Cheyenne, and the Netsilik Eskimos.