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This profoundly moving memoir is the remarkable and inspiring true story of Sandra Uwiringiyimana, a girl from the Democratic Republic of the Congo who tells the tale of how she survived a massacre, immigrated to America, and overcame her trauma through art and activism. Sandra was just 10 years old when she found herself with a gun pointed at her head. She had watched as rebels gunned down her mother and six-year-old sister in a refugee camp.

Germany, 1945. The soldiers who liberated the Gross-Rosen concentration camp said the war was over, but nothing feels over to 18-year-old Zofia Lederman. Her body has barely begun to heal; her mind feels broken. And her life is completely shattered: Three years ago, she and her younger brother, Abek, were the only members of their family to be sent to the right, away from the gas chambers of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Everyone else—her parents, her grandmother, radiant Aunt Maja—they went left.

If you struggle with negative thoughts and emotions, you should know that your pain is real. No one should try to diminish it. Sometimes stuff really does suck and we have to acknowledge it. Worry, sadness, loneliness, anger, and shame are big and important, but they can also get in the way of what really matters. What if, instead of fighting your pain, you realized what really matters to you—and put those things first in life? Stuff That Sucks offers a compassionate and validating guide to accepting emotions, rather than struggling against them.

I've been lied to, lied about, and lived a lie. I've been beaten and broken. I'm done being the victim. I trusted the wrong people. I let them into my life, my heart, and they turned on me. In one moment, my life changed. I know whom I can count on and who truly cares about me. My guys. Each day the attacks turn more personal. It started with the football team, but now the entire school seems to have something to say about me. I want to be strong, but each word feels like a punch. Not even my own home is the escape I need it to be. Fans of B.L Brunnemer & Autumn Reed will love this slow-...

Tessa has just months to live. Fighting back against hospital visits, endless tests, drugs with excruciating side-effects, Tessa compiles a list. It’s her To Do Before I Die list. And number one is Sex. Released from the constraints of ‘normal’ life, Tessa tastes new experiences to make her feel alive while her failing body struggles to keep up. Tessa’s feelings, her relationships with her father and brother, her estranged mother, her best friend, and her new boyfriend, all are painfully crystallised in the precious weeks before Tessa’s time runs out.

After surviving an infamous family tragedy, 16-year-old Kennedy Jones has made it her mission to keep her brother's search through the cosmos alive. But then something disturbs the frequency on his radio telescope - a pattern registering where no signal should transmit. In a neighboring county, 17-year-old Nolan Chandler is determined to find out what really happened to his brother, who disappeared the day after Nolan had an eerie premonition. There hasn't been a single lead for two years, until Nolan picks up an odd signal - a pattern coming from his brother's bedroom.

Los tiempos han cambiado. Las redes sociales, los chats, la vida práctica y vertiginosa de los jóvenes; todo ello ha contribuido a que las parejas tengan nuevas dinámicas. Cada vez son menos usuales los noviazgos. A cambio, proliferan las relaciones libres. El autor de Juventud en éxtasis, nos presenta el libro más esperado de la actualidad. Un documento moderno, con formato ágil y divertido, pero de conceptos profundos, basados en datos estrictamente científicos y objetivos.

This is a stand-alone sequel to The Trailer Behind the Garage. When sixteen-year-old John finds an incoherent young woman stumbling around a gas station late at night trying to get into cars with strangers, the advice from his older sister Sophie – the matriarch of his parentless family – is to open his car door. If the young woman gets in, bring her home. She gets in. The seventeen-year-old sex trafficking victim learns that with help from her new friends, the journey to a new life is possible, even if a little bumpy. It is a heartwarming story that covers some of the challenges the ...

A riveting, brilliantly written debut novel, The Death of Bees is a coming-of-age story in which two young sisters attempt to hold the world at bay after the mysterious death of their parents. Marnie and Nelly, left on their own in Glasgow's Hazlehurst housing estate, attempt to avoid suspicion until Marnie can become a legal guardian for her younger sister.

Let’s be honest: most of us think about sex a lot, and we have plenty of unanswered questions: What’s the best way to talk to my partner about what I want? How do I figure out my sexuality? How do I have sex safely? What does an orgasm actually feel like? Laci Green - a sex educator and YouTuber who’s been hailed by Time magazine as the millennial Dr. Ruth - has built a platform of millions of followers by answering sex-related questions frankly, nonjudgmentally, and hilariously.

Introducing A Teen's Guide to the 5 Love Languages, the first-ever edition written just to teens, for teens, and with a teen's world in mind. It guides emerging adults in discovering and understanding their own love languages as well as how to best express love to others.

I have a secret. Several actually. Only the guys know who I really am. I finally know the truth about my family, but now I have even more questions. The only people that can answer them are Luca, Skyler, Noah, Vince, and Gavin. They’ve introduced me to a world I never imagined existed. One that comes at a cost. One I can’t tell anyone else about. I’m balancing two lives. Sometimes I’m a normal teen, getting ready for the homecoming dance and falling for my gorgeous boyfriend. The rest of the time, I’m sneaking around and answering to The Society. When everything falls apart, the ...

It can sometimes feel like change is impossible. When you're overwhelmed by anxiety, toxic friendships, pressure from parents, and all the other demands of life, you might think that life is always going to be this way. But that isn't the case.

Have you struggled to keep food down for several months now? Do you remember the last time you ate without feeling weighed down and guilty? When was the last time you looked in the mirror without grimacing? I can help you.

En THE HIDDEN ECONOMY descubrirás qué es la economía de los creadores, cómo funcionan las plataformas digitales y quiénes son los jugadores de este gran tablero, además encontrarás reflexiones sobre el futurodel trabajo, la responsabilidad de comunicar y el nuevo papel de la Web3 y la inteligencia artificial en esta creciente industria.

With their signature wit and hilarious voice, authors, bloggers, and entrepreneurs Shane and Hannah Burcaw have put together a true story collection of sweet and unforgettable love stories about interabled couples.

Many teens struggle to balance their emotions and manage stress. Awareness is a great first step, but you also need solid skills. In this friendly guide, psychologist Melanie McNally offers proven-effective tools to help you cultivate emotional intelligence—the ability to identify and express your emotions in healthy ways. You'll gain a greater understanding of the connection between your emotions and your behavior, learn how to stay calm during stressful or anxiety provoking situations, and discover tips to help you manage conflict with anyone in your life

Presenting the ultimate manual for teenage boys, equipping them with the practical skills they need to navigate life's challenges. This book provides actionable strategies and valuable tips demonstrated through the engaging life stories of three teen boys.

Growing from a boy to a man is no easy task. Bodies are changing, social circles are evolving, hair is appearing in places it never was before - and on top of it all, there's the ever-present pressure to conform to the typical idea of what it means to be "manly". But it's easier to do if you're armed with facts. Using personal anecdotes as an overly observant mother of two boys and plenty of scientific information from her life as a neuroscientist, Mayim Bialik, PhD, star of The Big Bang Theory, talks directly to teen boys about what it means to grow from a boy to a man.

"Paul's Case" was first published in 1905 in Willa Cather's first collection, The Troll Garden, which began her literary career. When the story was printed in McClure's magazine in May of the same year, it brought Cather to national attention. In 1920 the story was reprinted by Alfred Knopf in Youth and the Bright Medusa. "Paul's Case" examines the dangers of art and the struggles of youthful artists in a commercial world.