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"Your teen years are full of opportunities for self-discovery and personal development. It's a time to figure out everything from your personal sense of style to your hobbies to your potential career and college choices pivotal years are often filled with new challenges, experiences, and doubts as you transition from childhood to adulthood. Dealing with obstacles and hardships can help you take charge of your own life and live authentically. Teen's...
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"In this age of social media, where so many friendships exist almost solely online, this book explores the greater meaning of friendship as an enduring and emotionally important area of life. It is a valuable resource for teenagers who are struggling to make friends, are in a toxic friendship, or just want to build more meaningful relationships"--Provided by publisher.
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"In Adulting For Dummies, Gencie Houy, independent living educator at Texas Tech, walks you through every critical part of adulting on your own. From basic life and household tasks to managing your finances and health, you'll learn how to achieve your goals in each area of your life that matters to you. You'll also discover how to balance the different parts of your life so you don't get overwhelmed in any one area"--Provided by publisher.
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"Are you prepared to take charge of your future and live your best life, no matter what struggles you may be facing right now? Within these pages, you'll embark on an epic journey of personal growth and empowerment the only adulting handbook you'll ever need. "101 Life Skills for Teens" is an easy-to-digest, step-by-step, no-fluff adulting guidebook. It's fun and engaging so that it doesn't feel like another boring textbook. Skim to the chapter of...
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Introduces young readers to basic chores and life skills that will help them take care of their own homes--including the skills of sweeping, washing windows, dusting, and picking up their bedrooms. Offers step-by-step, photographic instructions for each chore and skill, and includes a skills chart for tracking daily chores.
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The Great Unknown Monster is not a real monster at all but just thoughts in our heads! This story follows a little girl who struggles with the fear of the unknown. She eventually determines that she can control her imagination. With persistence and bravery, she learns how to tame her monster! This story teaches children how to train their imagination and thoughts to be more positive. The Great Unknown Monster is a monster that can be tamed and...
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"This is not your parents' scouting survival manual! From extreme weather to just leaving the house every day, who doesn't have a lot to be worried about? The World Almanac Guide to Getting Out Alive prepares readers to face any obstacle head-on, with the best possible action. Whether you're worried about surviving something uncommon (like a volcanic eruption, shark attack, or plane crash) or something more common (like going to the dentist or giving...
12) No disrespect
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"Rapper, activist, and hip-hop rebel, Sister Souljah possesses the most passionate and articulate voice to emerge from the projects. Now she uses that voice to deliver what is at once a fiercely candid autobiography and a survival manual for any African American woman determined to keep her heart open and her integrity intact in modern America. Each chapter of No Disrespect is devoted to someone who made a difference in Sister Souljah's life--from...
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The Slumflower will be your life guru, confidante and best friend. She'll show you that being alone is not just okay: it's just about the best freaking thing that's ever happened to you. As she says, 'You're bad as hell and you were made with intention.' It's about time you realised. Peppered with insightful Igbo proverbs from Chidera's Nigerian mother and full of her own original artwork, What A Time To Be Alone will help you navigate the modern...
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"A persuasive case for building career success through broad education, targeted skills, and social capital Young people coming out of high school today can expect to hold many jobs over the course of their lives, which is why they need a range of essential skills. The Career Arts provides a corrective to the widespread and misleading notion that there is a direct trade-off between going to college and acquiring practical job skills. Ben Wildavsky...