| Description |
208 pages ; 22 cm |
| Audience |
Grade 9 to 12. |
| Summary |
Middle grade and young adult authors speak candidly on the unspoken "rules" of adolescence in this collection of moving, inspiring, and often funny essays. This unique volume encourages readers to break with conformity and defy age-old, and typically inaccurate, orthodoxy--including such conventions as Boys can't be gentle, kind, or caring; One must wear Abercrombie & Fitch in order to fit in; Girls should act like girls; and One must go to college after finishing high school. With contributions from acclaimed, bestselling, and award-winning young adult authors--including Gary D. Schmidt, author of The Wednesday Wars; Matthew Quick, author of The Silver Linings Playbook; Sara Zarr, author of Story of a Girl; and Wendy Mass, author of A Mango-Shaped Space--this collection encourages individuality by breaking traditionally held norms, making it an ideal resource for tweens and teens.--amazon.com. |
| Contents |
Be a Jock Or a Nerd. Pick a Side. We're at War / Josh Berk -- Shhhhh / A.S. King -- It's Better to be Safe than Sorry / Matthew Quick -- Listening is a Waste of Time / Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich -- Never Be Alone / Francisco X. Stork -- Don't Tell / Neesha Meminger -- Don't Quit / Carl Deuker -- Be Clean! / Gary D. Schmidt -- Never Talk About Religion / Sara Zarr -- Follow the Money, Not Your Heart / Lisa Schroeder -- Look Like a Magazine Cover / Sayantani Dasgupta -- Don't Tell Lies / Leslie Connor -- Pretend the Dark Stuff Isn't True / Carol Lynch Williams -- Don't Daydream / Wendy Mass -- Go to College After High School / Chris Barton -- Be Cool / Kathryn Erskine -- See Yourself Through the Eyes of Others / Jennifer Reynolds -- Speak Up! / Mike Jung -- Always Sit In Your Assigned Seat ... / Lyn Miller-Lachmann -- Be Normal / Jennifer A. Nielsen -- Don't Clash With the Crowd / Anna Staniszewski -- Compare Yourself to Others / Luke Reynolds -- Be Productive / Jennifer Ziegler -- Always Know Where You're Going / Brian Yansky -- Don't Get Fat / Lisa Burstein -- Two is Better than One / Natalie Dias Lorenzi -- Follow The Directions / Tamara Ellis Smith -- Grow Up. Be Serious / Tara Lazar -- Boys Don't Cry / Chris Lynch -- The Boy/Girl Rule / Pat Schmatz -- Be a Man / Rob Buyea -- Dress Appropriately / Margo Rabb -- There are Firm Rules in Life / Thanhha Lai -- Don't Let The New World Change You / Mitali Perkins -- Me First / Lynda Mullaly Hunt. |
| Subject |
Teenagers -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile literature.
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Self-realization -- Juvenile literature.
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Individuality -- Juvenile literature.
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Teenagers -- Conduct of life.
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Self-realization.
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Individuality.
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Individuality. (OCoLC)fst00970343
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Self-realization. (OCoLC)fst01111892
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Teenagers -- Conduct of life.
(OCoLC)fst01145563
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Teenagers -- Conduct of life.
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Self-realization.
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Individuality.
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| Genre/Form |
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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Young adult literature.
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| Added Author |
Reynolds, Luke, 1980-
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| ISBN |
9781613747841 (trade paper) |
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1613747845 (trade paper) |
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