Williams, Julie

Provides information to girls on what to expect from middle school, offering advice on establishing a morning routine, finding classes, keeping lockers and backpacks organized, getting along with teachers, handling increased homework and harder subjects, dealing with friends, and becoming involved in after-school activities.

Graduating at age fifteen from her parents' theater school, academically gifted Jessie Jasper Lewis tries to thwart her unconventional family's demise when her father's boyfriend moves in.

Poems describe how thirteen-year-old Allie, living with her grandparents in a small Minnesota town in the 1960s, struggles to cope with her father's recent death, being abandoned by her mother, and trying to fit in at school.

A basic guide to skin and nail care, including healthy habits, sun protection, and personal hygiene, as well as products to buy or make, manicures for every mood, and ideas for a spa party to pamper oneself and one's friends.

Describes the characteristics of impulsive control disorders, their possible genetic, developmental, and chemical causes, related disorders, and treatments.

Explains in rhyming text the customs associated with the African-American harvest holiday Kwanzaa.

Discusses the history, origins, and belief systems of the Islamic religion, addressing some of the controversial issues relating to Islam in the modern world.

Provides information to girls on what to expect from middle school, offering advice on establishing a morning routine, finding classes, keeping lockers and backpacks organized, getting along with teachers, handling increased homework and harder subjects, dealing with friends, and becoming involved in after-school activities.

Describes several aspects of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, including its history, diagnosis, and treatment; strategies for students with ADHD; and the effects of ADHD on adults. Also includes a time line, a glossary, and a list of related resources.