Simon Pulse: 1017 books
by Yoko Kawashima Watkins
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2008
The author of the critically acclaimed SO FAR FROM THE BAMBOO GROVE continues her autobiography, describing the hardships, poverty, tragedies, and struggles of life for her and her two older siblings, living as refugees in post-World War II Japan.
What If I'm an Atheist?
A Teen's Guide to Exploring a Life Without Religion
Language: English
Release Date: 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? Maybe you believe in nothing at all. Does that mean you’re an atheist? What does...
Life Inside My Mind
31 Authors Share Their Personal Struggles
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2018
“Who better to raise teens’ awareness of mental illness and health than the YA authors they admire?” —Booklist (starred review)
“[A] much-needed, enlightening book.” —School Library Journal (starred review)
Your favorite YA authors including Ellen Hopkins, Maureen Johnson,...
Teens Ask Deepak
All the Right Questions
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2006
"Adults squirm when the big questions come up, especially the big spiritual ones. They don't want their kids to worry, so they give answers that all say one thing: 'Don't worry. It's all okay.'
"And yet the big questions still keep coming up. At every age we all need to know what life is really...
Doing It Right
Making Smart, Safe, and Satisfying Choices About Sex
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 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 have to know the right stuff in order to do it.
Got questions? Who doesn't....
Be a Changemaker
How to Start Something That Matters
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2014
Empower yourself in today’s highly connected, socially conscious world as you learn how to wield your passions, digital tools, and the principles of social entrepreneurship to affect real change in your schools, communities, and beyond.
At age eleven, Jessica Markowitz learned that girls...
The V-Word
True Stories about First-Time Sex
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2016
An honest and poignant collection of essays by women about losing their virginity in their teens. The V-Word captures the complexity of this important life-decision and reflects diverse real-world experiences. Includes helpful resources for parents and teens.
Losing it. Popping your cherry....
Model
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2008
Every year, hundreds of the most beautiful people in the world come to New York to become models. At age fourteen, Cheryl Diamond was one of them. Living on her own in a run-down apartment, Cheryl spent her days on go-sees, runways, and shoots, surviving hand-to-mouth, while taking in everything she...
Buffy the Vampire Slayer 20 Years of Slaying
The Watcher's Guide Authorized
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017
A special hardcover collector’s edition of the authorized Buffy the Vampire Slayer Watcher’s Guides, now with updated content from the cast and crew!
As long as there have been vampires, there has been the Slayer. One girl in all the world to find them where they gather and to stop the...
Ignite Your Spark
Discovering Who You Are from the Inside Out
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2017
Forge your own path, engage your passions, and light thousands of sparks to become the person you want to be with this interactive guide filled with quizzes and activities to help you along the way.
It’s no secret that your teen years can be tumultuous, confusing, and even sucky, but that...
Generation Green
The Ultimate Teen Guide to Living an Eco-Friendly Life
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2008
We all know about the Earth's environmental crisis, but there is someone who can truly make a difference: you. If you text your friends or chat with them online, download music to your iPod, or toss bottles and papers into recycling bins, you're already more eco-savvy than you think. It's just as...
1 Year, 100 Pounds
My Journey to a Better, Happier Life
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2013
Part cheerleader, part drill sergeant, Whitney Holcombe chronicles how to transition from “the fat girl” to being a healthy, confident young woman.
At age fourteen, Whitney Holcombe stepped onto her bathroom scale and a number glared up at her: 230. That number controlled her life until...
I Have Lived a Thousand Years
Growing Up in the Holocaust
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
What is death all about? What is life all about?
So wonders thirteen-year-old Elli Friedmann as she fights for her life in a Nazi concentration camp. A remarkable memoir, I Have Lived a Thousand Years is a story of cruelty and suffering, but at the same time a story of hope, faith, perseverance,...
by Livia Bitton-Jackson
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
After liberation from Auschwitz, fourteen-year-old Elli, her brother, and their mother attempt to rebuild their lives in Czechoslovakia. But it doesn't take long for Elli to realize that even though the war is over, anti-Semitism is not, so she and her family decide to escape to America along with...