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With insight from three guys who have been there, The Manual to Middle School is your 'Do This, not That' guide to nearly everything middle school can throw your way, including lockers, bullies, test taking, cell phone use, homework, gossip, leadership, respect, sports, and more.
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IL: MG+ - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 12
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"Every Falling Star, the first book to portray contemporary North Korea to a young audience, is the intense memoir of a North Korean boy named Sungju who is forced at age twelve to live on the streets and fend for himself. To survive, Sungju creates a gang and lives by thieving, fighting, begging, and stealing rides on cargo trains. Sungju richly re-creates his scabrous story, depicting what it was like for a boy alone to create a new family with...
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"Teen boys are under intense pressure to conform to society's stereotypes of masculinity, but this widespread cultural message to "man-up" can be detrimental to teens' mental health. In this workbook, psychologist and expert on teen masculinity Christopher Reigeluth offers much-needed guidance to help teen boys form their own authentic, intentional, positive, and healthy masculine identities"--
"Conforming to gender stereotypes is a choice, not a...
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In this essential guide for every teen girl, author Sarah O'Leary Burningham gets the real story from real teens, and breaks down the sometimes terrifying world of boys with totally useful advice on text flirting, meeting the parents, and how to navigate the treacherous waters between boy friend and boyfriend. From the first flirt to the first date to how long it will take to survive a breakup, this is an up close and personal look at everything a...
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"In The Anxiety and Depression Workbook for Teens, you'll find straightforward and easy-to-implement cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) skills to help you stay one step ahead of your symptoms, connect with friends, try new things, bounce back from setbacks, and start feeling better right away. You'll learn all about where your symptoms come from, how to identify situations that can make your symptoms worse, and how to break the thinking habits that...
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From man to gentleman, more tips and discussions for growing up with grace.
This follow up to Knust's popular Man Stuff: Things a Young Man Needs to Know is a collection of life lessons - topics selected for their relevance to young men and their potential impact on the journey to maturity. In it, young men will find practical value and can utilize the book as a resource. Parents will discover a catalyst for meaningful conversations with their...
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Are you worried the boy in your life is overwhelmed by pressure to become a man? Discover the guidance he needs on the topics that matter most.
Is your son, nephew, or student mirroring harmful behaviors? Does he struggle with depression or mood swings? Are you scared he doesn't have the tools to transition into adulthood? Former middle school vice principal and Youth Organizer Horace Hough has spent 20 years mentoring boys. Now for the first time,...
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For me, being in the Army was like a kid playing a game. Just before basic training was over, a notice was posted on the board of our day room asking for volunteers to sign up for a special unit being formed. They called the unit Long Rang Reconnaissance Patrols or L.R.R.P.s for short. It sounded interesting, so I signed up. After we finished the first three weeks I knew I had found my place.We were trained by four of the weirdest looking men who...
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So many aspects of our popular culture, including male subcultures such as fraternities and gangs, tell boys that being aggressive is fundamentally, quintessentially male. Is it any surprise that many boys come to believe that in order to be real men, they must be aggressive? This book offers the opposite message to young men-that they can be safe and strong without resorting to violence and aggression. The author provides thoughtful advice about...
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Hay tantas cosas que un hombre necesita saber. Y la verdad es que muchas de ellas ni siquiera hace falta que se las expliques porque haya preguntado. Para todos los que quieren saber lo que hay que saber Jonathan Catherman tiene esta colección de instrucciones paso a paso, sobre cien cosas que son casi todo lo que hace falta conocer, como por ejemplo:- Planificar una cita- Escribir tu CV- Limpiar el baño- Arrojar un balón- Conducirse durante un...
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A first book by the education activist behind the Sex Plus YouTube series shares nonjudgmental advice for teens with questions about sex and sexuality, covering topics ranging from sexual empowerment and consent to LGBT challenges and STI and pregnancy prevention. --wordery.com.
13) The Way of Peace
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The Way of Peace - James Allen - The Way of Peace is a New Thought book written by James Allen. Although Allen is more widely known for his As a Man Thinketh, it is the lesser known The Way of Peace (1907) which reflects more accurately his New Thought Movement affiliations, referencing as it does Christianity, Buddhism and Hinduism.
The book is essentially a treatise on the importance of meditation as a 'pathway to divinity'. Whatever we meditate...
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My Brother's Shot is a guidebook for teen boys filled with advice statements, short stories, and biblical quotes from a parent who wishes to share invaluable information with one of society's most vulnerable demographics, teens of color, who might not otherwise have the same advantages as others. My Brother's Shot offers direct, yet loving advice on a variety of topics, including:
Family
Romance
Finance
Education
Travel
Friends
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Gomez Boys: The Bicycle is a quick read and novelette that is loosely based on a true story. The reader experiences a vivid memory of Ed as he narrates a predicament that his brothers got him into. Taking place in a rough barrio of 1950s East Los Angeles, reminisce with Ed as he recalls all the craziness one fateful day held. You see, 6-year-od Ed has never before been in a real fight, robbed, solved a crisis, or royally humiliated all of which just...
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Jim George shares principles from God's word that will guide young men toward making right decisions today and in the future in areas such as making friends, resisting temptation, avoiding bad situations, getting along with family, and friendships with girls.
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Wyatt Earp and his brothers came to Tombstone to invest in recently opened silver mines and real estate, to get a share of newly discovered wealth and prosperity, and not to continue their law enforcement career. However, they soon realized that on one hand they cannot for long ignore the lawlessness of the town and the surrounding county, and on the other, the presence of the former lawmen did not escape the attention of the local administration...
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"From the outside, the Dozier School for Boys in Florida looked utterly charming. Carefully manicured lawns and attractive plantings adorned walkways and drives. But the reality of life at Dozier was ugly. In 2008, almost one hundred years after the reform school's founding, Robert Straley and Roger Dean Kiser discovered they shared similar abusive experiences while students at the Dozier School for Boys. They recalled vicious punishments at a campus...
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Take a trip back in time to the chaos and destruction of the greatest invasion in military history, viewed through the lens of Canadian paratroopers. Men of Steel is the exciting story of some of Canada's toughest and most daring soldiers in the Second World War. In the dead of night, on 5/6 June 1944, hundreds of elite Canadian paratroopers hurled themselves from aircraft behind enemy lines. That daring act set the stage for the eventual success...
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IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 4
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Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton gives American kids a firsthand look at growing up in Kenya as a member of a tribe of nomads whose livelihood centers on the raising and grazing of cattle. Readers share Lekuton's first encounter with a lion, the epitome of bravery in the warrior tradition. They follow his mischievous antics as a young Maasai cattle herder, coming-of-age initiation, boarding school escapades, soccer success, and journey to America for college.
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