Juvenile / Social Situations / Adolescence

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Teens Talk Growing Up

by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen & Amy Newmark – Chicken Soup for the Soul (May 03, 2011)

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Teens Talk Growing Up supports and inspires teenagers as they grow up as they read stories written by other teens about the problems and issues they face every day. 

Being a teenager...

A Maze Me

by Naomi Shihab Nye & Terre Maher – Greenwillow Books (May 26, 2015)

A collection of seventy-two poems written especially for girls ages twelve and up by the much-honored and beloved poet Naomi Shihab Nye. "A lovely, rich collection that promises to be a lasting companion for...

What My Mother Doesn't Know

by Sonya Sones – Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (October 19, 2010)

My name is Sophie.

This book is about me.

It tells

the heart-stoppingly riveting story

of my first love.

And also of my second.

And, okay, my third love, too.

It's not that I'm boy crazy.

It's just that even though

I'm...

The Mates, Dates Guide to Life, Love, and Looking Lusc

by Cathy Hopkins – Simon Pulse (May 11, 2010)

Time for a lifestyle makeover?

The Mates, Dates girls will show you how!

Four super-tight friends dish their secrets for dealing with life's little dilemmas...

Like boys, for start: what they want, where...

Go Ahead, Ask Me.

by Nico Medina & Billy Merrell – Simon Pulse (October 06, 2009)

Would you rather be a stereotypically beautiful class-A moron or a Nobel Prize winner with a gimp arm?

Your best friend's significant other hits on you -- and not in a cute, in-front-of-your-best-friend sort...

I've Got This Friend Who

by Anonymous – Hazelden Publishing (July 08, 2010)

Personal stories, fast facts and self-tests help young readers recognize when a friend or family member is in trouble, identify and seek help for their own issues, and practice self-care to avoid feeling overwhelmed...

Doing It Right: Making Smart, Safe, and Satisfying Choices About Sex

by Bronwen Pardes – Simon Pulse (March 05, 2013)

Enjoy responsibly.

Sex. Sometimes it feels like everybody's doing it. Maybe you are. Maybe you're thinking about it. Maybe it's years away. Whatever.

You need to be ready -- in your head, and down there. You...

Bunk 9's Guide to Growing Up

by Adah Nuchi & Meg Hunt – Workman Publishing Company (December 19, 2017)

CONGRATS! YOU HAVE FOUND “THE BOOK”!

Filled with facts, tips, advice, and illustrations, BUNK 9’S GUIDE TO GROWING UP is the girl-powered puberty book you’ll actually want to read. Written in the voice...

Someone Like Me

by Julissa Arce – Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (September 04, 2018)

A remarkable true story from social justice advocate and national bestselling author Julissa Arce about her journey to belong in America while growing up undocumented in Texas.

Born in the picturesque town of...

The Girl Guide

by Marawa Ibrahim & Sinem Erkas – HarperCollins (May 01, 2018)

For every tween girl wondering about her changing body and changing brain, this funny and highly illustrated guide is the answer. Packed with advice about everything from periods to bras to body hair—PLUS...

Becoming Kareem

by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar & Raymond Obstfeld – Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (November 07, 2017)

In his first memoir written especially for young readers, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will focus on his relationships with several important coaches in his life - including his father, his high-school coach and Coach...

Downsiders

by Neal Shusterman – Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (February 21, 2012)

Beneath the sewer grates and manholes of the city lies a strange and secret world called the Downside.

Every Downsider knows that it's forbidden to go Topside, and most fear a collision of the two worlds. But...

Be the One

by Byron Pitts – Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (May 16, 2017)

Emmy Award–winning ABC News chief national correspondent and Nightline coanchor, Byron Pitts shares the heartbreaking and inspiring stories of six young people who overcame impossible circumstances with extraordinary...

One Cut

by Eve Porinchak – Simon Pulse (May 02, 2017)

Real stories. Real teens. Real crimes.

A backyard brawl turned media circus filled with gang accusations turns a small, quiet town upside down in this second book in the new Simon True series.

On May 22, 1995...

The American Muslim Teenager's Handbook

by Dilara Hafiz, Imran Hafiz & Yasmine Hafiz – Atheneum Books for Young Readers (February 10, 2009)

Everything you always wanted to know about Islam -- but didn't know to ask!

What does it mean to be Muslim in America? Ask ten different people and you'll probably receive ten different answers. Islam is...

The Code: The 5 Secrets of Teen Success

by Mawi Asgedom – Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (October 15, 2007)

Overcoming a childhood beset by civil war in East Africa and living on welfare in Chicago, the author grew up to attend Harvard on scholarship. Asgedom shares his experiences, insights, and five proven secrets...

What If I'm an Atheist?

by David Seidman – Simon Pulse (March 10, 2015)

Can you have guidance without God? This thoughtful, one-of-a-kind guide offers answers to all of your questions about atheism and nonbelief.

Have you ever wondered what religion and belief means for your life?...