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Growing Up/Feelings of Alienation
Growing Up/Feelings of Alienation
Fiction | Nonfiction
FICTION
The following books can be found in the Fiction collection, shelved by the first three letters of the author's last name, e.g., F BAR .
Calvert, Patricia. YESTERDAY’S DAUGHTER.
Cleary, Beverly. FIFTEEN.
Cole, Brock. THE GOATS.
Cooney, Caroline B. THE FACE ON THE MILK CARTON.
Danzinger, Paula. THE CAT ATE MY GYMSUIT.
Hinton, S. E. RUMBLE FISH.
Ingold, Jeanette. PICTURES, 1918.
Kerr, M. E. LITTLE LITTLE.
Lowenstein, Sallie Claire. Focus.
Lynch, Chris. Freewill.
Moriarty, Jaclyn. Feeling sorry for Celia.
Murphy, Claire Rudolf. TO THE SUMMIT.
Paterson, Katherine. JACOB HAVE I LOVED.
Petersen, P. J. GOODBYE TO GOOD OL’ CHARLIE.
Platt, Kin. THE BOY WHO COULD MAKE HIMSELF DISAPPEAR.
Rennison, Louise. ANGUS, THONGS, AND FULL-FRONTAL SNOGGING: CONFESSIONS OF GEORGIA NICHOLSON.
__________ . KNOCKED OUT BY MY NUNGA-NUNGAS: FURTHER, FURTHER CONFESSIONS OF GEORGIA NICHOLSON.
__________ . ON THE BRIGHT SIDE, I'M NOW THE GIRLFRIEND OF A SEX GOD: FURTHER CONFESSIONS OF GEROGIA NICHOLSON.
Scott, Virginia M. BELONGING.
Swarthout, Glendon. BLESS THE BEASTS AND THE CHILDREN.
Wartski, Maureen Crane. MY BROTHER IS SPECIAL.
Zindel, Paul. THE PIGMAN’S LEGACY.
Zindel, Paul. PARDON ME, YOU’RE STEPPING ON MY EYEBALL.
NONFICTION
100 CON
Schmidt, Mark Ray. Constructing a life philosophy : opposing viewpoints.
Essays examine the questions concerning life's meaning, moral decisions, religion, and how one should live.
Reber, Deborah. Chicken soup for the teenage soul's the real deal : school : cliques, classes, clubs, and more.
Presents a collection of essays that offer inspiration to teens, providing lessons about school, including cliques, classes, clubs, friends, and more.
158 CHI
Reber, Deborah. Chicken soup for the teenage soul's the real deal : friends : best, worst, old, new, lost, false, true and more.
Pelzer, David J. Help yourself for teens : real-life advice for real-life challenges.
158.0835 COV
Covey, Sean. Daily reflections for highly effective teens.
Contains daily readings that encourage the seven habits of highly effective teens.
Canfield, Jack and Hansen, Mark Victor. Chicken soup for the teenage soul.
Inspirational stories, poems, and accounts that positively define the teenager's passage through life.
Dobson, James C. Life on the edge: a young adult's guide to a meaningful future.
Provides scriptural foundations on which high school seniors can base crucial decisions about their future lives.
Coombs, Sam. Teenage survival manual : how to reach 20 in one piece (and enjoy every step of the journey)
A guide for teenagers seeking self-confidence, independence, social values, a spiritual grounding a vision for the future, and the responsibilities this involves.
305.2 WIL
Williams, Terrie. Stay strong : simple life lessons for teens.
Terrie Williams recounts the experiences she has had during her career as head of her own public relations firm and profiles the artists she has met.
Morgenstern, Mindy. Real rules for girls.
Get tipped off to the weird and wonderful truths about being a girl!.
305.23 UCH
Uchida, Reiko. Journey into the 21st century: a book for teenagers and young people.
A guide for living through the uncertainties of the 21st century.
Barnes, Jessica. GirlSource : a book by and for young women about relationships, rights, futures, bodies, minds, and souls.
Offers teenage girls advice on dealing with the many issues they face, including stress, depression, menstruation, sex, pregnancy, rape, drugs, school, friendships, dating, and discrimination.
Kalergis, Mary Motley. Seen and heard : teenagers talk about their lives.
Contains photographs and interviews with 51 American teenagers from all walks of life in which they discuss their feelings about family, school, peer pressure, religion, race, sex, drugs, etc.
PAU
Contains photographs with brief, inspirational text, designed to present a new philosophy of life for girls entering womanhood in the twenty-first century.
Wells, Donna K and Morris, Bruce C. Live aware, not in fear : a book for teens.
Provides teenagers with information about the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks and the effect they have had on American teens, and offers advice on how they can best deal with their emotions and fears.
Farrell, Juliana and Rush, Colleen. High school, the real deal : from GPAs to graduation.
Provides advice for incoming freshmen on how to handle high school, listing dos and don'ts for the first day and beyond, and discussing academics, extracurricular activities, working, stress, the social scene, and post-high school concerns.
Nuwer, Hank. High school hazing : when rites become wrongs.
A comprehensive look at initiation practices in high school and in teenage gangs. It also examines fraternal hazings and pledging activities in college.
Benson, Peter L and Espeland, Pamela. What teens need to succeed : proven, practical ways to shape your own future.
Describes forty "developmental assets" that teenagers need to succeed in life, such as family support, positive peer influences, and religious community, and suggests ways to acquire these assets.
Espeland, Pamela. Life lists for teens : tips, steps, hints, and how-tos for growing up, getting along, learning, and having fun.
Dozens of lists provide guidance in areas of young adult life as diverse as selecting a book or a hair color to selecting a mentor.
Shaw, Tucker. "What's that smell?" (oh, it's me.) : 50 mortifying situations and how to deal.
With mood swings, zits, strange new bodily functions teenage years are tough enough. But when something really awful happens this book will guide you through the crisis.
646.7 WES
Weston, Carol. For teens only : wisdom, advice, and affirmations.
Fun and helpful advise and quotes from famous people about friends and relationships, school, work, family and many more topics.
Smith, Anna Deavere. Letters to a young artist.
Actor and playwright Anna Deavere Smith reflects on the creative process, the artist's life, and the acting profession in a series of brief letters addressed to a fictitious teenage.
FICTION
The following books can be found in the Fiction collection, shelved by the first three letters of the author's last name, e.g., F BAR .
Calvert, Patricia. YESTERDAY’S DAUGHTER.
Leenie
was deserted by
her
unmarried mother and adopted by her grandparents when she was three
months
old. At 16, her mother is coming to visit and Leenie must deal
with
her resentment.
Cleary, Beverly. FIFTEEN.
This
is the story of a
teenage
girl who learns to like and accept herself for who she is as a result
of
her first real relationship with a boy.
Cole, Brock. THE GOATS.
Two
13-year-olds of the
opposite
sex are the victims of what is intended to be a harmless prank.
Labelled
as “goats”, Laura and Howie are stripped and marooned overnight on a
small
island. The two are devastated, escape off the island, and decide
to leave the camp and disappear for good.
Cooney, Caroline B. THE FACE ON THE MILK CARTON.
Janie
Johnson is a
typical
sophomore whose only concern is not being too ordinary. She gets
her wish and her life is turned upside down when she sees herself as a
three-year-old on a milk carton.
Danzinger, Paula. THE CAT ATE MY GYMSUIT.
Marcy
Lewis is an
introverted,
overweight 13-year-old who is alienated from everyone at school because
of her weight.
Hinton, S. E. RUMBLE FISH.
Rusty
talks
with his
fists.
Because he never knew his mother and his father is a drunk, the values
of his life are centered around his love and emulation for his older
brother,
Motorcycle Boy.
Ingold, Jeanette. PICTURES, 1918.
Coming
of age in a rural
Texas
community in 1918, fifteen-year-old Asia assists in the local war
effort,
contemplates romance with a local boy, and expands her horizons through
her pursuit of photography.
Kerr, M. E. LITTLE LITTLE.
This
is the story about
two
dwarfs in search of their place in the world.
Lowenstein, Sallie Claire. Focus.
Sixteen-year-old
Andrew
has
never taken his father's advice to focus seriously, and as he prepares
to enter the real world, he finds himself wishing he has had more
direction
in his life.
Lynch, Chris. Freewill.
A
teenager trying to
recover
from the tragic death of his father and stepmother believes himself to
be responsible for the rash of teen suicides occurring in his town.
Moriarty, Jaclyn. Feeling sorry for Celia.
An
epistolary
novel
about
a teenager named Elizabeth, made up of notes and letters from her best
friend, a runaway named Celia; Christina, the new pen pal Elizabeth
reluctantly
takes on for a school assignment; her busy mother; and Elizabeth's own
angst-ridden mind.
Murphy, Claire Rudolf. TO THE SUMMIT.
Sarah
Janson goes on an
Alankan
mountain climbing expedition where she must prove her independence yet
need of her father.
Paterson, Katherine. JACOB HAVE I LOVED.
Sara
Louise Bradshaw
believes
that she is the despised Esau and her adored twin, Caroline, is the
beloved
Jacob. Louise feels she lives in the shadow of her beautiful and
talented sister who’s been pampered since birth due to fragile health.
Petersen, P. J. GOODBYE TO GOOD OL’ CHARLIE.
Charlie
is tired of his
image
– boring, reliable “Good ol’ Charlie.” When his family announces
that they are going to move to a new town, he decides he will hchange
his
image and is determined to be part of the “in” crowd.
Platt, Kin. THE BOY WHO COULD MAKE HIMSELF DISAPPEAR.
Roger
is rejected by
both
of his parents after being seriously burned in an accident.
Rennison, Louise. ANGUS, THONGS, AND FULL-FRONTAL SNOGGING: CONFESSIONS OF GEORGIA NICHOLSON.
Presents
the humorous
journal
of a year in the life of a fourteen-year-old British girl who tries to
reduce the size of her nose, stop her mad cat from terrorizing the
neighborhood
animals, and win the love of handsome hunk Robbie.
__________ . KNOCKED OUT BY MY NUNGA-NUNGAS: FURTHER, FURTHER CONFESSIONS OF GEORGIA NICHOLSON.
The
saga of
fourteen-year-old
Georgia Nicolson continues as she travels to Scotland on a nightmarish
family vacation, confesses her anxiety over being the girlfriend of a
sex
god, and tests the limits of true friendship.
__________ . ON THE BRIGHT SIDE, I'M NOW THE GIRLFRIEND OF A SEX GOD: FURTHER CONFESSIONS OF GEROGIA NICHOLSON.
Fourteen-year-old
Georgia
continues her diary in which she records her misadventures trying to
reclaim
the attention of seventeen-year-old Robbie, while coping with her
friends,
family, and dog-like cat Angus at the same time.
Scott, Virginia M. BELONGING.
Before
the summer of her
15th
birthday, Gustie was the model teenager. Things drastically
change
for her when she looses her hearing from meningitis.
Swarthout, Glendon. BLESS THE BEASTS AND THE CHILDREN.
Six
adolescent misfits,
rejected
by uncaring parents, are sent off to rodeo summer camp where they learn
what it means to be men.
Wartski, Maureen Crane. MY BROTHER IS SPECIAL.
This
story deals with
the
problems and situations a family faces while establishing themselved in
a new community. Noni spends a lot of time helping her 9-year-old
brother prepare for the Special Olympics.
Zindel, Paul. THE PIGMAN’S LEGACY.
Sequal
to the Pigman,
Four
months after the death of Mr. Pignati, Lorraine and John are still
missing
him. They meet another old man and this story recounts their
adventures,
heartbreaks, and coming to grips with their feelings of alienation.
Zindel, Paul. PARDON ME, YOU’RE STEPPING ON MY EYEBALL.
Marsh
and Edna meet at a
group
therapy session where they are both frantically trying to cope with
life
and are trying to find themselves.
NONFICTION
100 CON
Schmidt, Mark Ray. Constructing a life philosophy : opposing viewpoints.
Essays examine the questions concerning life's meaning, moral decisions, religion, and how one should live.
Reber, Deborah. Chicken soup for the teenage soul's the real deal : school : cliques, classes, clubs, and more.
Presents a collection of essays that offer inspiration to teens, providing lessons about school, including cliques, classes, clubs, friends, and more.
158 CHI
Reber, Deborah. Chicken soup for the teenage soul's the real deal : friends : best, worst, old, new, lost, false, true and more.
Pelzer, David J. Help yourself for teens : real-life advice for real-life challenges.
158.0835 COV
Covey, Sean. Daily reflections for highly effective teens.
Contains daily readings that encourage the seven habits of highly effective teens.
Canfield, Jack and Hansen, Mark Victor. Chicken soup for the teenage soul.
Inspirational stories, poems, and accounts that positively define the teenager's passage through life.
Dobson, James C. Life on the edge: a young adult's guide to a meaningful future.
Provides scriptural foundations on which high school seniors can base crucial decisions about their future lives.
Coombs, Sam. Teenage survival manual : how to reach 20 in one piece (and enjoy every step of the journey)
A guide for teenagers seeking self-confidence, independence, social values, a spiritual grounding a vision for the future, and the responsibilities this involves.
305.2 WIL
Williams, Terrie. Stay strong : simple life lessons for teens.
Terrie Williams recounts the experiences she has had during her career as head of her own public relations firm and profiles the artists she has met.
Morgenstern, Mindy. Real rules for girls.
Get tipped off to the weird and wonderful truths about being a girl!.
305.23 UCH
Uchida, Reiko. Journey into the 21st century: a book for teenagers and young people.
A guide for living through the uncertainties of the 21st century.
Barnes, Jessica. GirlSource : a book by and for young women about relationships, rights, futures, bodies, minds, and souls.
Offers teenage girls advice on dealing with the many issues they face, including stress, depression, menstruation, sex, pregnancy, rape, drugs, school, friendships, dating, and discrimination.
Kalergis, Mary Motley. Seen and heard : teenagers talk about their lives.
Contains photographs and interviews with 51 American teenagers from all walks of life in which they discuss their feelings about family, school, peer pressure, religion, race, sex, drugs, etc.
Contains photographs with brief, inspirational text, designed to present a new philosophy of life for girls entering womanhood in the twenty-first century.
Wells, Donna K and Morris, Bruce C. Live aware, not in fear : a book for teens.
Provides teenagers with information about the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks and the effect they have had on American teens, and offers advice on how they can best deal with their emotions and fears.
Farrell, Juliana and Rush, Colleen. High school, the real deal : from GPAs to graduation.
Provides advice for incoming freshmen on how to handle high school, listing dos and don'ts for the first day and beyond, and discussing academics, extracurricular activities, working, stress, the social scene, and post-high school concerns.
Nuwer, Hank. High school hazing : when rites become wrongs.
A comprehensive look at initiation practices in high school and in teenage gangs. It also examines fraternal hazings and pledging activities in college.
Benson, Peter L and Espeland, Pamela. What teens need to succeed : proven, practical ways to shape your own future.
Describes forty "developmental assets" that teenagers need to succeed in life, such as family support, positive peer influences, and religious community, and suggests ways to acquire these assets.
Espeland, Pamela. Life lists for teens : tips, steps, hints, and how-tos for growing up, getting along, learning, and having fun.
Dozens of lists provide guidance in areas of young adult life as diverse as selecting a book or a hair color to selecting a mentor.
Shaw, Tucker. "What's that smell?" (oh, it's me.) : 50 mortifying situations and how to deal.
With mood swings, zits, strange new bodily functions teenage years are tough enough. But when something really awful happens this book will guide you through the crisis.
646.7 WES
Weston, Carol. For teens only : wisdom, advice, and affirmations.
Fun and helpful advise and quotes from famous people about friends and relationships, school, work, family and many more topics.
Smith, Anna Deavere. Letters to a young artist.
Actor and playwright Anna Deavere Smith reflects on the creative process, the artist's life, and the acting profession in a series of brief letters addressed to a fictitious teenage.
