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The House on Mango Street, by Sandra Cisneros. Told in a series of short, interconnected vignettes, Cisneros’s acclaimed 1984 novel tells the story of Esperanza Cordero, a 12-year-old Chicano ...
They’ll read classics in high school, but those books shouldn’t be their only required reading. The post 50 Best Books for Teens of All Time appeared first on Reader's Digest.
Alex and Brett Harris wrote the best-selling book Do Hard Things (2008), a non-fiction book challenging teenagers to "rebel against low expectations", at age 19. Two years later came a follow-up book called Start Here (2010). Georgette Heyer (1902–1974) wrote The Black Moth when she was 17 and received a publishing contract when she was 18 ...
The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness is a 2024 book by Jonathan Haidt which argues that the spread of smartphones, social media and overprotective parenting have led to a "rewiring" of childhood and a rise in mental illness.
For anyone that includes, this book’s warmth, humanity and humor provides a balm more soul-soothing than any pill." [7] Karen Jensen from Teen Librarian Toolbox said "Far too many of our young people are wrestling with mental health issues and we need to do better for them. Guts is just one of the ways that we can help. And that’s the power ...
Dr. Maria Ashford, a psychologist who has years of experience working with teens, said she sees heartbreak as one of many factors that may be leading to an increase in anxiety and stress.
The American Library Association's (ALA) Best Fiction for Young Adults, previously known as Best Books for Young Adults (1966–2010), is a recommendation list of books presented yearly by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) division. It is for "fiction titles published for young adults in the past 16 months that are ...
Books that readers aged 12 to 20 chose independently; Literature written for young people aged 11 to 18 and books marked as "young adult" by a publisher; Literature including a teenager who is the main character and, as the center of the plot, engages in problems related to and relatable to the lives of teenagers