Young Adult Nonfiction

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Living in a Gray World: A Christian Teen's Guide to Understanding Homosexuality - Paperback

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by Preston Sprinkle (Author)In today's world, the topic of homosexuality seems to be part of daily conversation in the media, in politics, and even inside churches, with pressure to accept one view or the other. And if you're a Christian teen, you may feel overwhelmed by the opinions. New York Times bestselling author Dr. Preston Sprinkle has encountered these same questions, and as a theologian and a college professor he has dealt with these issues firsthand. Through honest conversation, rea...

Gods at War Student Edition: The battle for your heart that will define your life - Paperback

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by Kyle Idleman (Author)The next step in becoming a completely committed follower of JesusFalse gods war within each and every one of us, fighting for a place of glory and control in our lives. In this student edition of gods at war, Kyle Idleman, bestselling author of not a fan, demonstrates how the desire for things like popularity, acceptance, and success can become modern-day idols that keep us from truly following Jesus Christ. Behind the everyday pressures, fears, and lack of purpose i...

You Don't Have to Be Perfect to Follow Jesus: A 30-Day Devotional Journal - Paperback

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by Mike Yaconelli (Author)When you hear the word disciple, you may envision people who spend all day praying and converting the masses. Or individuals who have a natural holiness deep inside. The truth is, being a follower of Jesus isn't a job for the perfect or the Christian elite--it's something anyone can and should be. (And even the original twelve disciples were far from perfect!) This thirty-day devotional looks at the traits real, very humandisciples have, using Scripture, first-person...

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by Mark Batterson (Author), Parker Batterson (With)Halfway is no way to live.Quit holding back. Quit holding out.It's time to go all in and all out for God.The good news is this: If you don't hold out on God, God won't hold out on you. If you give everything you have to follow Jesus, you'll receive amazing spiritual rewards. But this reality also comes with a deeper truth: Nothing belongs to you. Not even you.In All In: Student Edition, Mark and Parker Batterson explore what going all in can...

Your Own Jesus: Discovering a Personal Relationship with Christ - Paperback

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by Mark Hall (Author), Tim Luke (Author)Do you find your faith is a little flat, or that the church hard to connect with? Perhaps it's because you've inherited someone else's Jesus: relying on what other people feel and say instead of discovering the living Lord yourself. In this student edition of Your Own Jesus, Mark Hall traces what can happen when you accidentally make a spiritual compromise with the world, while showing what can occur when believers like you experience authentic fellowsh...

The Case for Christ Student Edition: A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus - Paperback

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by Lee Strobel (Author), Jane Vogel (With)Is Jesus really the Son of God, the Messiah? Lee Strobel wasn't so sure. So, he decided to use his award-winning journalistic skills to investigate Jesus and prove once and for all if all the claims about him are true. The Case for Christ Student Edition adapts Strobel's New York Times bestselling book to present hard-hitting findings as well as Lee's journey from skepticism to belief in an easy-to-follow manner so you can make a decision about Jesus ...

The Case for the Real Jesus: Student Edition: A Journalist Investigates Current Challenges to Christianity - Paperback

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by Lee Strobel (Author), Jane Vogel (With)There's proof a man named Jesus of Nazareth once walked the earth, but opinions on who he was vary widely. Was he really the Son of God, or was he a nice guy who did some positive things on earth, or was he possibly an unstable man? And how can you know for sure what is true and what is false when it comes to what you've read or been told? Lee Strobel decided to investigate the real, historical Jesus and gather irrefutable evidence on everything conne...

The Case for a Creator: A Journalist Investigates Scientific Evidence That Points Toward God - Paperback

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by Lee Strobel (Author), Jane Vogel (With)Has Science Discovered God?When Lee Strobel was a high school freshman, science convinced him that God didn't exist. Since then, however, incredible scientific discoveries have not only helped restore Lee's faith, but have strengthened it.Lee is not alone. More and more scientists, confronted with startling, cutting-edge evidence from many areas of research, no longer believe the universe just "happened" or that life arose by mere chance. Behind a uni...

Beyond Championships Teen Edition: A Playbook for Winning at Life - Paperback

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by Dru Joyce II (Author), Chris Morrow (With)In Beyond Championships Teen Edition, Coach Dru Joyce lays out the steps teens can follow to become winners on and off the court. Much more than a sports book, Beyond Championships Teen Edition is a blueprint for anyone looking to make better choices and reach their full potential. The book speaks to athletes aspiring to emulate LeBron's success, as well as anyone who feels either uninspired or unable to change the direction of their lives.In less...

The Case for Miracles Student Edition: A Journalist Explores the Evidence for the Supernatural - Paperback

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by Lee Strobel (Author), Jane Vogel (With)Do miracles really exist? Bestselling and award-winning author Lee Strobel decided to find out. In The Case for Miracles Student Edition, he presents the interviews, real-life stories, and provable facts behind historical and modern-day incidents many people claim are "miraculous" and others see as false, then lays out the solid truth, giving young adults like you the evidence you need to make your own decision on whether miracles and other supernatur...

Let's Be Real: Living Life as an Open and Honest You - Paperback

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by Natasha Bure (Author)From singer, model, and YouTube celebrity Natasha Bure, the daughter of Candace Cameron Bure, comes Let's Be Real, an honest, conversational book that doesn't hold back. Everywhere Natasha goes and every video she posts has one basic message: this is real, this is life, and we all go through it. Whether it's beauty, boyfriends, faith, stress, or having fun, Natasha's view is to be honest and real, no matter what you face. Natasha's relatable advice paired with personal...

Out of the Ordinary: Essays on Growing Up with Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Parents - Paperback

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by Dan Savage (Author), Noelle Howey (Editor), Ellen Samuels (Editor)Out of the Ordinary is a truly unique anthology, a groundbreaking collection of essays by the grown children of lesbian, gay, and transgender parents. Ranging from humorous to poignant, the essays touch on some of the most important and complicated issues facing them: dealing with a parent's sexuality while developing an identity of one's own; overcoming homophobia at school and at family or social gatherings; and defining t...

The Me I Want to Be Bible Study Participant's Guide: Becoming God's Best Version of You - Paperback

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by John Ortberg (Author), Scott Rubin (Author)In this five-session small group Bible study, The Me I Want to Be, John Ortberg reveals how you can become the unique, fully alive person God intended you to be. There is a me each of one of us wants to be... someone who's more kind and generous, patient, and loving. But there is a gap between the me I am and the me I want to be. Oftentimes we find it easy to trust God to bridge the gap between and us and him, but we struggle to really live by gra...

The New York Times on the Web Crosswords for Teens - Paperback

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by Frank Longo (Other), Will Shortz (Editor), Alison Zimbalist (Introduction by)Featuring educational crossword puzzles and related trivia quizzes, New York Times On the Web presents the first crossword puzzle book for teens. Puzzles on topics ranging from American History, Health, to Fine Arts, engage teens wanting to learn from, as well as enjoy their crossword puzzles.Author BiographyFrank Longo is a freelance puzzle creator whose books have sold more than two million copies. He maintains...

Inside the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: Myths, Mysteries, and Magic from the Chronicles of Narnia - Paperback

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by James Stuart Bell (Author), Linda Washington (Author), Carrie Pyykkonen (Author)The Chronicles of Narnia are among some of the most beloved children's books of all time. Now, for the first time ever, comes an interactive guide for young readers. Take an in depth journey into to help them further explore The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. This book answers many of the "who, what, when, where, and why" questions of the first Narnia book. For example: *Why is Aslan a lion?*What exactly is ...

Secrets of The Wee Free Men and Discworld - Paperback

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by Carrie Pyykkonen (Author)A fascinating guide to the international bestselling Discworld series and the award-winning The Wee Free Men--soon to be a major motion picture Before J. K. Rowling became the best-selling author in Britain, Terry Pratchett wore that hat. With over 45 million books sold, Pratchett is an international phenomenon. His brainchild is the Discworld series--novels he began as parodies of other works like Macbeth, Faust, and The Arabian Nights. The Wee Free Men, one of P...

My Name Is Number 4: A True Story from the Cultural Revolution - Paperback

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by Ting-Xing Ye (Author)A powerful and passionate memoir, My Name Is Number 4 is the gripping tale of one girl's life growing up during China's Cultural Revolution. Number Four will have a difficult life. These are the words that were uttered upon Ting-xing Ye's birth. Soon this prophecy would prove only too true. . . . Here is the real-life story about the fourth child in a family torn apart by China's Cultural Revolution. After the death of both of her parents, Ting-xing and her siblings en...

The Twilight Companion: Completely Updated: The Unauthorized Guide to the Series - Paperback

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by Lois H. Gresh (Author)Everyone's in love with vampires, and if the vampire's name happens to be Edward Cullen, then readers of the wildly popular Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer can't help but be crazy about him. For all those who adore Bella Swan, Edward, and the rest of the Cullen family and can't get enough, this companion guide is a must. The Twilight series follows an unlikely couple: Bella, a teenager, and her boyfriend, Edward, a vampire who has sworn off human blood. Added to t...

The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano - Paperback

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by Margarita Engle (Author), Sean Qualls (Illustrator)A lyrical biography of a Cuban slave who escaped to become a celebrated poet, from Newbury Honor author Margarita Engle. Winner of the 2008 Pura Belpre Medal for NarrativeA 2007 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year Born into the household of a wealthy slave owner in Cuba in 1797, Juan Francisco Manzano spent his early years by the side of a woman who made him call her Mama, even though he had a mama of his own. Denied an educatio...

Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice (Newbery Honor Book; National Book Award Winner) - Paperback

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by Phillip Hoose (Author)NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER AND NEWBERY HONOR BOOK ● Before Rosa Parks, there was 15-year-old Claudette Colvin. Read the first in-depth account of an important yet largely unknown civil rights figure in this multi-award winning, mega-selling biography from the incomparable Phillip Hoose. "When it comes to justice, there is no easy way to get it. You can't sugarcoat it. You have to take a stand and say, 'This is not right.'" --Claudette Colvin On March 2, 1955, an impa...

Brown Paper School Book: Math for Smarty Pants - Paperback

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by Marilyn Burns (Author)Text, illustrations, and suggested activities offer a common-sense approach to mathematic fundamentals for those who are slightly terrified of numbers.Are you a mathematical whiz? If you said no, then this book has a surprise for you: you may be smarter than you thought. If you said yes, this book may still surprise you. You may find out that you are smarter than you thought you were and not so smart either. How can you be both? Because being smart at math doesn't mea...

Med Head: My Knock-Down, Drag-Out, Drugged-Up Battle with My Brain - Paperback

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by James Patterson (Author), Hal Friedman (Author)Discover the story of one teenager's struggles with OCD and Tourette's Syndrome-and how he was able to overcome extraordinary setbacks.Cory Friedman knows how it feels to have a body that won't stop moving, to be really different from everyone else, to be made fun of every day, to be totally reckless, to never relax, to be shut out of everything, to break free and take control.James Patterson's Against Medical Advice riveted adults with the pa...

Positively Teen: A Practical Guide to a More Positive, More Confident You - Paperback

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by Nicola Morgan (Author)An uplifting and optimistic guide to navigating the ups and downs of teen years and preparing for adulthood.Author Nicola Morgan is an international expert on teen development and mental health. During her talks to parents of pre-teens, she immediately sensed two overriding emotions: fear and pessimism. Parents were worried about their children becoming teenagers, assuming that it would be a negative experience. Not only is that a sad outlook on the teenage experience...

Fierce: How Competing for Myself Changed Everything - Paperback

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by Aly Raisman (Author)Discover Aly Raisman's inspiring story of dedication, perseverance, and learning to think positive even in the toughest times on her path to gold medal success in two Olympic Games--and beyond. Aly Raisman first stepped onto a gymnastics mat as a toddler in a "mommy & me" gymnastics class. No one could have predicted then that sixteen years later, she'd be standing on an Olympic podium, having achieved her dreams. Aly's road to success was full of hard work, perse...

The Code: The 5 Secrets of Teen Success - Paperback

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by Mawi Asgedom (Author)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 that will help teens succeed in high school and beyond.Author BiographyMawi Asgedom graduated from Harvard University and delivered the commencement address at his graduation in 1999. Now 25 years old, he is a successful inspirational speaker for students, commun...

The Positivity Workbook for Teens: Skills to Help You Increase Optimism, Resilience, and a Growth Mindset [16pt Large Print Edition] - Paperback

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by Goali Saedi Bocci and Ryan M. Niemiec (Author)The Positivity Workbook for Teens offers evidence-based skills grounded in positive psychology to help young readers tap into the power of positive thinking and their own innate character strengths to improve self-esteem and self-confidence. Number of Pages: 236 Dimensions: 0.59 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN Publication Date: March 08, 2021

The Self-Compassionate Teen: Mindfulness and Compassion Skills to Conquer Your Critical Inner Voice [16pt Large Print Edition] - Paperback

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by Karen Bluth (Author)Teens can be extremely self-critical, and are often nicer to others than they are to themselves. In Be Brave, Be You for Teens, psychologist Karen Bluth offers powerful, everyday self-compassion and mindfulness tools to help teen readers overcome self-judgment, stop comparing themselves to others, and cultivate the courage to be themselves. Number of Pages: 256 Dimensions: 0.64 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN Publication Date: March 08, 2021

Six Super Skills for Executive Functioning: Tools to Help Teens Improve Focus, Stay Organized, and Reach Their Goals [16pt Large Print Edition] - Paperback

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by Lara Honos-Webb (Author)All teens need help staying focused-in school and in life. In this book, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) expert Lara Honos-Webb offers six powerful ''super skills'' to help teen readers pay attention, increase productivity, and get organized so they can achieve their goals. With this guide, teens will also learn to regulate their emotions and boost motivation, so they can be their very best. Number of Pages: 244 Dimensions: 0.61 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN Publ...

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by Sabrina Guo (Author)No one is safe in the world of Sabrina Guo's electrifying debut, Catalogue of Ripening. The village fish are poisoned with mercury. Children rehearse their endings with lockdown drills. A seawall becomes the sea. Balancing narrative impulse and lyric flair, Guo takes us on a journey from childhood to adolescence, from innocence to knowledge-the world no longer a site of wonder but corruption, contamination, cancer. Through poems that realize the world's capacity for vio...

Under a Red Sky: Memoir of a Childhood in Communist Romania - Hardcover

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by Haya Leah Molnar (Author)Eva Zimmermann is eight years old, and she has just discovered she is Jewish. Such is the life of an only child living in postwar Bucharest, a city that is changing in ever more frightening ways. Eva's family, full of eccentric and opinionated adults, will do absolutely anything to keep her safe--even if it means hiding her identity from her. With razor-sharp depictions of her animated relatives, Haya Leah Molnar's memoir of her childhood captures with touching pre...

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by Eduardo F. Calcines (Author)In this absorbing memoir, by turns humorous and heartbreaking, Eduardo Calcines recounts his boyhood and chronicles the conditions that led him to wish above all else to leave behind his beloved extended family and his home for a chance at a better future. Eduardo F. Calcines was a child of Fidel Castro's Cuba; he was just three years old when Castro came to power in January 1959. After that, everything changed for his family and his country. When he was ten, hi...

The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives - Hardcover

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by Dashka Slater (Author)Dashka Slater's The 57 Bus, a riveting nonfiction book for teens about race, class, gender, crime, and punishment, tells the true story of an agender teen who was set on fire by another teen while riding a bus in Oakland, California.A New York Times BestsellerStonewall Book Award Winner--Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children's & Young Adult Literature AwardYALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Finalist One teenager in a skirt. One teenager wi...