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Don't sweat the small stuff for teens: simple ways to keep your cool in stressful times
By Richard Carlson. 2000
This companion to "Don't sweat the small stuff" and others in the series for adults, advises teens on controlling stress…
in their lives. Includes one hundred tips on coping with such things as breakups, bad hair days, and peer pressure. For junior and senior high readers. Bestseller. 2000.19 varieties of gazelle: poems of the Middle East
By Naomi Shihab Nye. 2002
Over four dozen of her own poems about the Middle East and about being an Arab American living in the…
United States. Nye writes of figs and olives, fathers' blessings and grandmothers' hands. She writes of Palestinians, living and dead, of war, and of peace. 2002.Thanks and giving all year long: Marlo Thomas and friends
By Marlo Thomas, Christopher Cerf. 2004
Restless genius: the story of Virginia Woolf (World writers)
By Virginia Brackett. 2004
Covers the people and events of writer Virginia Woolf's childhood and adult life, and her relationships with her father, sister,…
husband, and, to a lesser extent, other relatives and members of the Bloomsbury group. Focuses on her mental health and on her work, which took fiction in a new direction at a time when women writers were uncommon. Includes a time line, a bibliography, and source notes. For junior high readers. 2004.Voices on the wind: poems for all seasons
By David Booth. 1990
Locomotion
By Jacqueline Woodson. 2003
When Lonnie Collins Motion - Locomotion - was seven years old, his life changed forever, and now at eleven, his…
life is about to change again. His teacher, Ms. Marcus, is showing him ways to put his jumbled feelings on paper. And suddenly, Lonnie has a whole new way to tell the world about his life, his friends, his little sister Lili, and even his foster mom, Miss Edna, who started out crabby but isn't so bad after all. Grades 4-7. 2003.Almost lost: the true story of an anonymous teenager's life on the streets
By Beatrice Sparks. 1996
The true story of a depressed and suicidal teenage boy and his attempts to survive on the streets. He discusses…
the events that led to his leaving home, his desperation to escape a brutal gang, and his struggle with self-hatred. For Senior High readers. 1996.Poems for youth
By Emily Dickinson, Alfred Leete Hampson, May Lamberton Becker. 1996
Emily Dickinson, one of America's foremost poets, wrote many poems for children, the majority of them as messages to her…
nephews and nieces who lived next door. This collection of seventy-eight poems highlight the seasons, the passage of time, and living life itself. Grades 2-4. 1996.Roald Dahl's Revolting rhymes (Into Reading, Read Aloud Module 2)
By Roald Dahl. 1984
Playing a dazzler: poems by James Berry
By James Berry. 1997
Set in Britain, Jamaica, countryside and inner city, this collection contains poetry for every mood and occasion, exploring issues of…
interest and relevance to teenagers. With haunting images, marvellous rhymes and exuberant language, James Berry celebrates the indomitable human spirit. For junior high readers.Shades of green (Red Fox Poetry Ser.)
By Anne Harvey. 1991
Every thing on it: poems and drawings
By Shel Silverstein. 2011
A collection of more than one hundred previously unpublished poems from the author of "A Light in the Attic" and…
"Where the Sidewalk Ends". Includes "The Lovetobutcants," "Garlic Breath," "Nasty School," and "The Kid-Eating Land Shark." Grades 2-4 and older readers. 2011.The spot on my bum: horrible poems for horrible children
By Gez Walsh. 1997
In these poems Gez Walsh presents his warped view on life and what it means to have a smelly grandad…
and a spotty bum on the eve of a new millennium.Self esteem (Youth project)
By Anita Naik. 1999
Are you scared to take risks in case you make a fool of yourself? Do you need other people's approval?…
If a boy likes you, do you think there must be something wrong with him? Do you hate your body? Learn to believe in yourself and get ready for a positive future with this essential wise-guide. Grades 4-7.Say what you mean and get what you want
By Tricia Kreitman. 1996
This book will show you how to make a stand and assert yourself. it gives advice about how to judge…
and evaluate situations and relationships, and how to develop negotiating skills. Each chapter contains letters and accounts from real teenagers. For senior high readers.Talking turkeys
By Benjamin Zephaniah. 1995
Selected poems for children
By Charles Causley. 1997
The Kingfisher book of poems about love
By Comp McGough Roger. 1997
The concept of how strongly love connects us all, through time and place, across cultures and generations, is reflected in…
this exhilarating collection of poems. From the thrill of first love to the pain of rejection, in the warmth of friendship and the strength of family ties, as well as in the fundamental bond between humanity and the earth, love is central to our lives. For junior high readers.Say that again
By Mairwen Jones, John Spink. 1997
Nigel Jenkins, Jenny Sullivan, John Idris Jones, Iwan Llwyd and Sheenagh Pugh together show that poetry can provoke and protest,…
it can reassure you or remind you of things forgotten, it can make you laugh at foolishness or move you to pity for those who suffer. And the writers themselves explain why they're hooked on poetry. Junior high readers.Eating disorders (Youth project)
By Kate Haycock. 1994
We are all affected by our body image, by how we see ourselves and how we think other people see…
us. Sometimes the view is distorted and the idea of our body image gets out of hand. This can cause eating disorders, either eating too much or too little. But eating disorders can be dealt with; things get better. Sufferers can be helped and can also help themselves. Junior High. 1994.