identity (psychology)

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identity (psychology)

Tough guise

violence, media, and the crisis in masculinity
Host Jackson Katz takes an in-depth look at how images of popular culture have effected the definition of masculinity in American society.

Quicksilver

To prevent the public from learning about Tori's unusual DNA, technology "geek" Tori and her adoptive parents move to a new town and change their names.

The princess diaries

A shy, gawky fourteen-year-old, leading a normal teenage life, learns that she is heir to the throne of a small European country. With the help of her grandmother she takes on princess lessons and begins a transformation.

Wynd

Wynd and his companions travel across Esseriel as the tension between humans and fairies escalates. The group is being chased by the vampyre General Zedra and by General Eks. But an unlikely group is also racing to save the children before their enemies can get to them. Just as Wynd learns startling information about his identity, a deadly confrontation ensues that causes great harm to the children.

I am able to shine

A young Japanese American girl named Keiko is kind and dreams of changing the world, but she is misjudged because she is Asian American. However, her family loves her and encourages her to shine and stand strong. Eventually Keiko blossoms and is able to lead and inspire others. Includes an author's note.

Am I a dragon?

2013
Lily, Clarence's fairy friend, is not sure that Clarence is a dragon after she reads a book about dragons.

Like a love song

Brazilian pop star Natalie's life is picture perfect until she is publicly dumped on live television. Her PR team comes up with a plan for her to start fake dating a new boyfriend. William is gorgeous, but the softhearted British indie film star wasn't what Nati was expecting. As she starts to fall for William, she begins to realize just how much she is faking in her real life.

[al-Ja?mih?ah]

In a future Chicago, sixteen-year-old Beatrice Prior must choose among five predetermined factions to define her identity for the rest of her life, a decision made more difficult when she discovers that she is an anomaly who does not fit into any one group, and that the society she lives in is not perfect after all.

[al-Wafiyyah]

[alli?ji?ya?nt : al-juz? al-tha?lith min thula?thiyyat "alja?mih?ah"]
The faction-based society that Tris Prior once believed in is shattered--fractured by violence and power struggles and scarred by loss and betrayal. So when offered a chance to explore the world past the limits she's known, Tris is ready.

[al-Mutamarridah]

Tris Prior survives the Erudite simulation attacks that occur during the time she expected to be celebrating her achievement of being ranked first among the initiate class of her chosen faction, Dauntless. Even though the Dauntless have been freed from Erudite mind control, a war develops and secrets emerge.

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