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Be the one : six true stories of teens overcoming hardship with hope / by Pitts, Byron,author.(CARDINAL)431798;
Age: 12+"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 perseverance. Abuse. Bullying. War. Drug Addiction. Mental Illness. Violence. None of these should be realities for anyone, much less a young person. But for some it is the only reality they have ever known. In these dark circumstances, six teens needed someone to "be the one" for them--the hero to help them back into the light. For Tania, Mason, Pappy, Michaela, Ryan, and Tyton, that hero was themselves. Through stirring interviews and his award-winning storytelling, Byron Pitts brings the struggles and triumphs of these everyday heroes to teens just like them, encouraging all of us to be the source of inspiration in our own lives and to appreciate the lives of others around us"--"True stories of six teens overcoming difficult life circumstances"--810LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Young adult literature.; Young adult literature.; Social work with teenagers.; Teenagers;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 6
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Helping teens stop violence, build community and stand for justice / by Creighton, Allan.(CARDINAL)371599; Creighton, Allan.Helping teens stop violence.; Kivel, Paul.(CARDINAL)371601;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-193, 196-203).
Subjects: Social work with teenagers; Teenagers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Got me on the run : a study of runaways / by Bock, Richard,1950-(CARDINAL)882077; English, Abigail,1950-(CARDINAL)191188;
Bibliography: page 237.
Subjects: Case studies.; Runaway teenagers; Social work with youth;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
On-line resources: Suggest title for digitization;
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Understanding survivors of abuse : stories of homeless and runaway adolescents / by Powers, Jane Levine.(CARDINAL)773852; Jaklitsch, Barbara Weiss.(CARDINAL)773851;
Subjects: Case studies.; Runaway teenagers; Abused children; Social work with teenagers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Domestic minor sex trafficking : beyond victims and villains / by Lutnick, Alexandra,author.(CARDINAL)846196;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-173) and index.The domestic sex trafficking of minors is a problem of growing concern yet little critical attention. This book analyzes the forces behind the sex-trafficking industry in the United States and provides a much-needed reference for practitioners. It adopts a holistic approach, pursuing a nuanced exploration of these young people's experiences, their treatment, and outside efforts to combat sex trafficking. <p>This book features interviews with service providers and experts, and incorporates recent research, thereby mapping the complex factors associated with young people's involvement in trading sex and the social connections that facilitate their behavior. It considers the experiences of both those who "choose" sex work and those who are forced into it by circumstances or third parties, and it discusses the networks of friends and close acquaintances who introduce newcomers to the trade. In addition, it takes a hard look at how local and federal responses to trafficking increase young people's vulnerability to trading sex. Urging policymakers and practitioners to move beyond the simple framework of "rescuing" victims and "punishing" villains, this book calls for policies and programs that focus on the failure of social and cultural systems and respond better to the young people caught in this web.
Subjects: Human trafficking; Prostitutes; Social work with prostitutes; Teenage prostitution;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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What I thought was true a Stony bay romance / by Fitzpatrick, Huntley,author.;
"The eagerly anticipated follow-up to My Life Next Door is a magnetic, push-me-pull-me summer romance for fans of Sarah Dessen and Jenny Han. Gwen Castle's Biggest Mistake Ever, Cassidy Somers, is slumming it as a yard boy on her idyllic Nantucket-esque island this summer. He's a rich kid from across the bridge in Stony Bay, and she hails from a family of fishermen and housecleaners who keep the island's summer people happy. Gwen worries a life of cleaning houses will be her fate too, but just when it looks like she'll never escape her past--or the island--Gwen's dad gives her some shocking advice. Sparks fly and secret histories unspool as Gwen spends a gorgeous, restless summer struggling to resolve what she thought was true--about the place she lives, the people she loves, and even herself--with what really is. Huntley Fitzpatrick delivers another enticing summer read full of expectation and regret, humor and hard questions, and a romance that will make every reader swoon." - Amazon.com Gr 10 Up&#x2014;Seventeen-year-old Gwen Castle has lived in Seashell, Connecticut her whole life, waiting hand and foot on the rich clientele who come to the island every year for a picturesque summer. And she's tired of it. The summer means getting to spend time on the beach, but it also means working long shifts at her dad's restaurant, being the third wheel to her best friend Vivien and her cousin Nico who are madly in love, and taking care of her younger brother with special needs. Suddenly, Gwen is given the opportunity to work as a caregiver for a rich elderly woman, and everything starts to change. She's forced to spend more time with the well-off and charming Cass, with whom she had a one-night stand last year. Gwen knows she should hate him after everything that happened, but the more she gets to know him, the more sparks fly. The teen begins to question what she thought was true-about Cass, about her family and friends, and about herself. This novel tells a beautiful story of first love and although some of the background information is slow to be revealed, Gwen's character has the kind of depth and voice that will enchant teens. Those with regrets of their own will find hope in this coming-of-age romance that will appeal to fans of Deb Caletti and Sara Zarr.&#x2014;Candyce Pruitt-Goddard, Hartford Public Library, CTAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Romance fiction.; Young adult fiction.; High school students; Teenage boys; Teenage girls; Friendship; Coming of age; Children with disabilities; Working class families; Working class; Rich people; Social classes; Dating (Social customs); Families; People with disabilities; Islands; Old age; Young adult fiction.; Friendships.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Animals that heal : the role of service dogs and emotional support animals in mental health treatment / by Taylor, Stephanie L.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.With pets being a man&#x2019;s bestfriend, it is important to note the huge connection that these very special movements have. In times of sadness, pets are always there, even when no one else is. In, Animals That Heal: The Role of Service Dogs and Emotional Support Animals in Mental Health Treatment, Stephanie L. Taylor mashes the two and writes about Service Animals and Emotional Support Animals and the positive impact they have had on the lives of many humans around the world. This book also serves as a guide to Psychiatric Service and Emotional Support Animals. As an author and service dog handler, Taylor helps one to begin their own service dog journey with the resource she wishes she&#x2019;d had when she started. She also speaks on how although these animals create such a positive outcome, the conversations surrounding them tend to come with a handful of misinformation. To change this, Taylor outlines the benefits of how service and support animals can help those with mental illness and help people lead fuller lives. To help ones understanding of animals that heal, the author provides lessons on; how understand the history, psychology, laws involved, as well as how to go about adding a service dog to your care plan and how to find which service animal is right based on ones needs.
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Self-help publications.; Abused children.; Abused teenagers.; Abused wives.; Animals.; Anxiety disorders; Anxiety in adolescence.; Anxiety in children.; Anxiety in women.; Anxiety.; Asperger's syndrome in children.; Asperger's syndrome.; Autism in children.; Autism in children; Autism in children; Autism spectrum disorders in children.; Autism spectrum disorders.; Autism.; Bipolar disorder in adolescence.; Bipolar disorder.; Children with disabilities.; Children with disabilities; Children with mental disabilities.; Children with mental disabilities; Children with social disabilities.; Depression in adolescence.; Depression in adolescence; Depression in children.; Depression in women.; Depression, Mental.; Depression, Mental; Depression, Mental; Dogs.; Healing.; Human-animal communication.; Human-animal relationships.; Learning disabilities.; Learning disabled children.; Learning disabled.; Mental health.; Mental illness.; Obsessive-compulsive disorder.; Parents of children with disabilities.; Parents of developmentally disabled children.; People with disabilities.; People with disabilities; People with social disabilities.; Post-traumatic stress disorder; Rape.; Selective mutism.; Service dogs.; Sex crimes; Sexual abuse victims.; Tourette syndrome.; Traumatic neuroses.; Sexual assault.; Sexual violence.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Parenting the teenage brain : understanding a work in progress / by Feinstein, Sheryl.(CARDINAL)547462;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-146) and index.The teenage brain : a work in progress -- Parenting styles : what kind of parent are you? -- Strategies that work and don't work with teenagers -- Triggering misbehavior -- Social life : the teen scene -- Surviving your teenager's emotions -- Physical changes : under construction -- Getting an education -- The family rules -- Technology : the medium and the message -- Teens at risk.
Subjects: Adolescent psychology.; Parent and teenager.; Parenting.; Teenagers.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Inside the teenage brain : parenting a work in progress / by Feinstein, Sheryl.(CARDINAL)547462;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-132) and index.The teenage brain : a work in progress -- Parenting styles : what kind of parent are you? -- Strategies that work and don't work with teenagers -- The unique teen mind -- Social life : the teen scene -- Surviving your teenager's emotions -- Physical changes : under construction -- Getting an education -- The family rules -- Technology : the medium and the message -- Teens at risk -- Parenting the teenage brain book club.
Subjects: Adolescent psychology.; Parent and teenager.; Parenting.; Teenagers.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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What you must think of me : a firsthand account of one teenager's experience with social anxiety disorder / by Ford, Emily,1979-(CARDINAL)483644; Liebowitz, Michael R.(CARDINAL)726327; Andrews, Linda Wasmer.(CARDINAL)461629; Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands.(CARDINAL)320499; Annenberg Public Policy Center.(CARDINAL)684569;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-146) and index.The author presents her personal struggles with Social Anxiety Disorder and how she was able to overcome it; and offers information on its causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
Subjects: Social phobia in adolescence;
Available copies: 13 / Total copies: 17
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