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Magic trees of the mind : how to nurture your child's intelligence, creativity, and healthy emotions from birth through adolescence / by Diamond, Marian Cleeves.(CARDINAL)329209; Hopson, Janet L.(CARDINAL)719897;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 421-449) and index.
Subjects: Children; Teenagers; Creative ability in children.; Creative ability in adolescence.; Emotions in children.; Emotions in adolescence.; Child rearing.; Children.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Kidstory : 50 children and young people who shook up the world / by Adams, Tom,1967-author.(CARDINAL)503488; Walsh, Sarah(Illustrator),illustrator.(CARDINAL)616040;
"Learn about fifty amazing kids who changed the world in this beautifully illustrated collection of inspiring short biographies sure to empower and motivate in equal measure. This volume is the perfect introduction to just some of the incredible young people from all over the world who have influenced a cultural, political, or social change throughout history. From Louis Braille to Greta Thunberg, Pelae to Malala Yousafzai, these activists, inventors, artists, and athletes broke new ground with their passion, courage, and creativity. Each lavishly illustrated spread features inspiring words from all of these young people and the true stories behind how their actions and achievements that shook up the world"--Grades 2-3Ages 8 and up1020L
Subjects: Anecdotes.; Biographies.; Biography; Children; Creative ability; Leadership in children; Social action; Teenagers; Children.;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 8
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The miner's daughter / by Laskas, Gretchen Moran.(CARDINAL)670208;
Sixteen-year-old Willa, living in a Depression-era West Virginia mining town, works hard to help her family, experiences love and friendship, and finds an outlet for her writing when her family becomes part of the Arthurdale, West Virginia, community supported by Eleanor Roosevelt.850LAccelerated Reader ARAccelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning
Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Depressions; Coal mines and mining; Families; Coal miners; Sixteen-year-old girls; Teenage girls; Teenagers; Teenage authors; Financial crises; Employees; Sex role; Disguise; Poverty; Prejudices; Social classes and family; New Deal, 1933-1939; Moving, Household; Moving to a new city; Teenagers and moving; Books and reading; Teenage boy/girl relations; Resilience (Personality trait); Creative ability; Creativity in teenagers; Libraries; Small cities; Nineteen thirties; Gender roles.;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 6
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Do you know who you are? : discover the real you / by Kaye, Megan,author.(CARDINAL)346111;
"Learn about your skills, dreams, desires, and personality with Do You Know Who You Are?, a guided journal for young adults who want to discover more about themselves. Part quiz book, part self-help book, and part activity book, Do You Know Who You Are? is packed with questionnaires, creative activities, fascinating analysis, and psychological wisdom. Created in collaboration with a professional psychologist who specializes in childhood and adolescence, this book provides an enjoyable and insightful journey for teenage girls who are interested in delving deeper into their true selves."--Amazon.com.
Subjects: Adolescent psychology; Creative writing; Diaries; Diaries; Personality; Self-perception in adolescence; Teenage girls;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Teen ink : our voices, our visions / by Meyer, John,1943-(CARDINAL)704673; Meyer, Stephanie H.,1946-(CARDINAL)704674;
A collection of stories and poems by teenage writers, arranged under the categories "Friends," "Challenges," "Love," "Loss," "Family," "Heroes," "Fitting In," "Memories," and "Creativity."
Subjects: Literature.; Adolescence; Youths' writings, American.; Youths' writings;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Coming of age in 2020 : teenagers on the year that changed everything / by Schulten, Katherine,editor.(CARDINAL)837719;
"A compilation of creative responses from teenagers-essays, poetry, cartoons, drawings, et al.-to the events of 2020 including but not limited to the pandemic, the election, and the Black Lives Matter protests"--
Subjects: Coming of age; COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-; Teenagers; Teenagers; Two thousand twenty, A.D.;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 7
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Part of me died, too : stories of creative survival among bereaved children and teenagers / by Fry, Virginia Lynn.(CARDINAL)436989; Paterson, Katherine.(CARDINAL)350478;
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Subjects: Bereavement in children; Bereavement in youth;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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The teenage writer : a guide to writing for school and creativity / by Horan, Timothy,author.(CARDINAL)872326;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: How to Build a Birdhouse -- Teens Talk: What is Difficult About Writing for School? -- Teens Learn: Read Books and Make Outlines -- Teens Talk: How Did You Cope with the Difficulties of Writing? -- Teens Learn: How to Write Paragraphs andAcademic Arguments -- Teens Talk: What Were Your Successes as a Writer? -- Teens Learn: Creative Writing: Personal Essays and Short Stories -- Conclusion: How to Be a Good Student."Writing well is very important in order for teenagers to be successful in high school and college. Beyond school, many teens write to be creative or to express themselves. This book is an accessible guide to help teens improve all aspects of their writing skills, from writing a research paper to writing for fun"--
Subjects: Young adult literature.; Composition (Language arts); English language;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 7
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Memory piece [large print] / by Ko, Lisa,author.(CARDINAL)628760;
In the early 1980s, Giselle Chin, Jackie Ong, and Ellen Ng are three teenagers drawn together by their shared sense of alienation and desire for something different. "Allied in the weirdest parts of themselves," they envision each other as artistic collaborators and embark on a future defined by freedom and creativity."--
Subjects: Large print books.; Novels.; Fiction.; Asian Americans; Female friendship; Alienation (Social psychology); Social status; Self-realization in women; Women's friendships.;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 8
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The Interestings / by Wolitzer, Meg,author.(CARDINAL)268123;
The kind of creativity that is rewarded at age fifteen is not always enough to propel someone through life at age thirty; not everyone can sustain, in adulthood, what seemed so special in adolescence. The summer that Nixon resigns, six teenagers at a summer camp for the arts become inseparable. The friendships endure and even prosper, but also underscore the differences in their fates, in what their talents become and the shapes their lives take.
Subjects: Fiction.; Gifted persons; Self-realization; Friendship; Friendships.;
Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 13
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