Using Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Systems Theory and Peter Langman's categorical descriptions of school shooters, this book analyzes several Young Adult (YA) texts about school shootings and uncovers how the authors represent such violence and the perpetrators while developing stories that effectively speak to their adolescent readers
More than just a collection of biographical portraits of famous athletes, this book also inspires middle school and high school students through the athletes' stories of their favorite books, what motivates them, and what obstacles they have overcome.
A companion book to the manners must-have When A Dragon Comes to Stay, this book helps kids get fired up for good classroom behavior. Follow the dragon's lead as kids headed to class explore school manners. When a dragon goes to school, will she throw crayons and refuse to share the toys? Why, no! Dragons don't do that! While behaving well at ......
Written during COVID, A New Day is the story of three sisters whose lives have been upended by chaos and disruption. A New Day is the ultimate story of hope, love and always finding the positive and includes diary pages as a unique time-capsule.
This is the first book that offers educators suggested approaches for teaching young adult literature in tandem with the most commonly taught works of Shakespeare.
A Guide to Sexual and Social Health for LGBTQ Youth
Sex education materials meant to explain important basics to kids are too-often not written with an empathic understanding of what those basics are. This is particularly obvious regarding books that include LGBTQ identities.
Following his hero Dads passing, Ollie goes on a journey to find his Dad in heaven. Lots of little creatures come out to help him and ultimately he realises that it is in spirit of nature his Dad now lives. This book might provide a starting point for anyone else who may be on a similar journey.
As children move from toddlerhood into childhood, they say `no' to their parents as a way of asserting their independence and testing boundaries. This is a humorous portrayal of this normal stage of childhood development.
Body image is a pervasive preoccupation for almost all teens. Nearly every teen has dealt with issues of height, weight, skin, and other features. And many teens have undertaken diets, engaged in body building programs, or resorted to surgery to alter their appearances.