"Cool Stuff" They Should Teach in School: Cruise into the Real World...with styyyle (jobs/people ...22 reviews Kent D. Healy, Kyle Healy Cool Stuff Media, 2004 Definitely worth exploring by students & freshmen...to help face a multitude of real-world challenges + If it is common sense, then how come it is not so common + "Cool Stuff" They Should Teach in School + awsome book             Girlsource: A Book by and for Young Women About Relationships, Rights, Futures, Bodies, Minds, and Souls A Girlsource Production Ten Speed Press, 2003 Let's face it, it's tough for teenagers to get straight answers about life's important issues from parents and teachers. GIRLSOURCE bypasses well-meaning adults and goes straight to the source to answer 50 questions teenage girls are dying to ask. Based on a survey of more than 500 young, urban women and the personal experiences of the Young Women's Editorial Team at GirlSource (a nonprofit ...             Boy V. 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This is a great gift to any young and ambitious person you know and would like to further encourage! A very motivational, fast and enjoyable book!             The Girls' Guide to Life: Take charge of your personal life, your school time, your social scene, and much ...29 reviews Catherine Dee Little, Brown Young Readers, 2005 Finally!! A book to stop the dumbing down of young girls + Inspiring, information and empowering! + Girl Power 101 + good topics for further discussion with your teenage girl             Life Freaks Me Out: And Then I Deal with It7 reviews K. L. Hong Search Institute Press, 2005 Good stories, straight talk, useful advice + A few thoughts to soothe the adolescent in everyone + no sugar coating + It is real + Teacher/Parent             Some of My Best Friends: Writings on Interracial Friendships2 reviews Emily Bernard Amistad, 2005 In America, the Racists are Still Winning + A moving collection on a difficult subject. This is an eclectic collection of testimonials by those occupying America's most infamous "no mans land," the intersection on the nation's Social grid between the dominant racist culture and those struggling to integrate it -- despite the nation's deep reservoir of racism. In every instance, ...             Majoring in the Rest of Your Life: Career Secrets for College Students, Fourth Edition2 reviews Carol Carter LifeBound, 2004 No better guide for the directionless college student + Great Book! Teachers, do you have a student who just doesn't know what direction to take in life? Do they remind you of a boat adrift without a rudder? Carol Carter has written an excellent book aimed at that student. Majoring in the Rest of Your Life; Career Secrets for College Students, is outstanding in ...             Taking Time Off, 2nd Edition (College Admissions Guides)2 reviews Colin Hall, Ron Lieber Princeton Review, 2003 This Book Changed My LIFE!!! I bought this book when it first came out a few years ago because I wanted to convince my parents that I could take a break before college and still make it a productive year. My dad was really worried that I wouldn't go back to school, but after he read a couple of year-off profiles in "Taking ...             It's Your World--If You Don't Like It, Change It: Activism for Teenagers3 reviews Mikki Halpin Simon Pulse, 2004 Richie's Picks: IT'S YOUR WORLD + Power to the people + Change is Good "We can change the world, Rearrange the world, It's dying-- To get better." --Graham Nash, "Chicago" "Every year in America, more than four million companion animals are needlessly put to death in shelters." "A full-time working woman [in America] earns only seventy-three cents for ...             How to Study for Success (Wiley Keys to Success) Book Builders, Beverly Chin Jossey-Bass, 2004 Develop powerful study skills that will last a lifetime! When you have strong study habits, you learn more in class, get more out of your homework, and, best of all, have a much easier time completing any type of assignment. How to Study for Success lets you build those habits and master essential study skills that will help you become a better student. Filled with ...             Keesha's House (Michael L Printz Honor Book (Awards))12 reviews Helen Frost Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2003 How Teenagers REALLY Feel! + An interesting read. + Great Book for Young Adults + Keshia's Point             Um, Like... OM: A Girl Goddess's Guide to Yoga4 reviews Evan Cooper Little, Brown Young Readers, 2005 Should be on every girl's bookshelf. + Surprisingly serious and useful + Can't live without it + This book rocks!!!!             Keesha's House (Michael L Printz Honor Book (Awards))12 reviews Helen Frost Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2003 How Teenagers REALLY Feel! + An interesting read. + Great Book for Young Adults + Keshia's Point             Boy V. Girl?: How Gender Shapes Who We Are, What We Want, and How We Get Along George, Ph.D. Abrahams, Sheila Ahlbrand Free Spirit Publishing, 2002 What is gender, anyway? What are gender roles, and who defines them? What are gender stereotypes, and why do they make our lives so difficult? What does it really mean to be a boy or a girl? Each day, in countless ways, gender shapes who we are, what we can become, and how we relate to others. BOY V. GIRL? invites young readers to examine the issues, weigh the facts, and overcome gender ...             Wisdom for a Young CEO10 reviews Doug Barry Running Press, 2004 A very inspirational read! + Advice for a Young CEO + Wowee!!!!!! This is a great gift to any young and ambitious person you know and would like to further encourage! A very motivational, fast and enjoyable book!             Majoring in the Rest of Your Life: Career Secrets for College Students, Fourth Edition2 reviews Carol Carter LifeBound, 2004 No better guide for the directionless college student + Great Book! Teachers, do you have a student who just doesn't know what direction to take in life? Do they remind you of a boat adrift without a rudder? Carol Carter has written an excellent book aimed at that student. Majoring in the Rest of Your Life; Career Secrets for College Students, is outstanding in ...             Taking Time Off, 2nd Edition (College Admissions Guides)2 reviews Colin Hall, Ron Lieber Princeton Review, 2003 This Book Changed My LIFE!!! I bought this book when it first came out a few years ago because I wanted to convince my parents that I could take a break before college and still make it a productive year. My dad was really worried that I wouldn't go back to school, but after he read a couple of year-off profiles in "Taking ...             Girlsource: A Book by and for Young Women About Relationships, Rights, Futures, Bodies, Minds, and Souls A Girlsource Production Ten Speed Press, 2003 Let's face it, it's tough for teenagers to get straight answers about life's important issues from parents and teachers. GIRLSOURCE bypasses well-meaning adults and goes straight to the source to answer 50 questions teenage girls are dying to ask. Based on a survey of more than 500 young, urban women and the personal experiences of the Young Women's Editorial Team at GirlSource (a nonprofit ...