Download or read book Diary of a Teenage Mind written by Shavon Smith and published by . This book was released on 2005-07-01 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes I think happy the feeling just doesn't last. Sometimes I live for my future instead of living in my past. Sometimes I pray but God just don't listen. Sometimes I stare in the mirror and watch my tears glisten .. These are words coming straight from the pages of a teenage girl's diary. She has no name because this story, told in her own words, represents the face of what a lot of teenagers are experiencing today. She speaks for a generation of young adults no matter what the gender, race, or age. This is her diary, opened to tell the story of so many whose voices go unheard. Follow her through her dramatic times and witness her strength as she struggles to survive the pressures of being a teenager in this age of crime, violence, poverty, and death. Hopefully, as you read her story and embark on her emotional rollercoaster full of pain and confusion, as well as joy and triumph, you won't see the face of your own teen within these pages. If you do, let this story give you the confidence and the insight to reach out and save them.

Download or read book The Diary of a Teenage Girl Revised Edition written by Phoebe Gloeckner and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2015-07-21 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First released in 2002, this provocative, critically acclaimed novel is now a major motion picture starring Bel Powley, Kristen Wiig, and Alexander Skarsgård. “I don't remember being born. I was a very ugly child. My appearance has not improved so I guess it was a lucky break when he was attracted by my youthfulness.” So begins the wrenching diary of Minnie Goetze, a fifteen-year-old girl longing for love and acceptance and struggling with her own precocious sexuality. After losing her virginity to her mother's boyfriend, Minnie pursues a string of sexual encounters (with both boys and girls) while experimenting with drugs and developing her talents as an artist. Unsupervised and unguided by her aloof and narcissistic mother, Minnie plunges into a defenseless, yet fearless adolescence. While set in the libertine atmosphere of 1970s San Francisco, Minnie's journey to understand herself and her world is universal: this is the story of a young woman troubled by the discontinuity between what she thinks and feels and what she observes in those around her. Acclaimed cartoonist and author Phoebe Gloeckner serves up a deft blend of visual and verbal narrative in her complex presentation of a pivotal year in a girl's life, recounted in diary pages and illustrations, with full narrative sequences in comics form. The Diary of a Teenage Girl offers a searing comment on adult society as seen though the eyes of a young woman on the verge of joining it. This edition has been updated by the author with an introduction reflecting on the book's critical reception and value as diary or novel, historical document or work of art. Also included in this revised edition are supplementary photographs and illustrations from the author's childhood, including some of her own diary entries. "Phoebe Gloeckner... is creating some of the edgiest work about young women's lives in any medium."—The New York Times "One of the most brutally honest, shocking, tender and beautiful portrayals of growing up female in America."—Salon "It's the most honest depiction of sexuality in a long, long time; as a meditation on adolescence, it picks up a literary ball that's been only fitfully carried after Salinger."—Nerve.com

Download or read book Diary of a Teenage Wordsmith written by Tiisetso Khonyane and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-12 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: this is the journey of self discovery the journey of acceptance the journey of self indulgence this is my heart and thoughts in words this is the journey through a teenage mind

Download or read book Diary of a Teenage Mind Reader written by Dawn Walton and published by . This book was released on 2017-06-03 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emma is having a difficult week. She's got a maths exam looming and her teacher hates her. Her best friend is too caught up with her boyfriend to help her. She has no other friends to talk to, and to top it all off, two total strangers have started sending her WhatsApp messages that she's actually starting to listen to. Follow a week in Emma's life where she learns how to navigate online trolling, best friends, boyfriends and family. This book is based on the principles in "The Caveman Rules of Survival" by the same author.

Download or read book The Teenage Brain written by Frances E. Jensen and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2015-01-06 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Bestseller Renowned neurologist Dr. Frances E. Jensen offers a revolutionary look at the brains of teenagers, dispelling myths and offering practical advice for teens, parents and teachers. Dr. Frances E. Jensen is chair of the department of neurology in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. As a mother, teacher, researcher, clinician, and frequent lecturer to parents and teens, she is in a unique position to explain to readers the workings of the teen brain. In The Teenage Brain, Dr. Jensen brings to readers the astonishing findings that previously remained buried in academic journals. The root myth scientists believed for years was that the adolescent brain was essentially an adult one, only with fewer miles on it. Over the last decade, however, the scientific community has learned that the teen years encompass vitally important stages of brain development. Samples of some of the most recent findings include: Teens are better learners than adults because their brain cells more readily "build" memories. But this heightened adaptability can be hijacked by addiction, and the adolescent brain can become addicted more strongly and for a longer duration than the adult brain. Studies show that girls' brains are a full two years more mature than boys' brains in the mid-teens, possibly explaining differences seen in the classroom and in social behavior. Adolescents may not be as resilient to the effects of drugs as we thought. Recent experimental and human studies show that the occasional use of marijuana, for instance, can cause lingering memory problems even days after smoking, and that long-term use of pot impacts later adulthood IQ. Multi-tasking causes divided attention and has been shown to reduce learning ability in the teenage brain. Multi-tasking also has some addictive qualities, which may result in habitual short attention in teenagers. Emotionally stressful situations may impact the adolescent more than it would affect the adult: stress can have permanent effects on mental health and can to lead to higher risk of developing neuropsychiatric disorders such as depression. Dr. Jensen gathers what we’ve discovered about adolescent brain function, wiring, and capacity and explains the science in the contexts of everyday learning and multitasking, stress and memory, sleep, addiction, and decision-making. In this groundbreaking yet accessible book, these findings also yield practical suggestions that will help adults and teenagers negotiate the mysterious world of adolescent development.

Download or read book Who I Am written by Melody Carlson and published by Multnomah. This book was released on 2009-02-04 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's challenging enough to be a normal high school senior -- but Caitlin O'Conner has a host of new difficulties to deal with in the third book of Melody Carlson's widely popular and fascinating teen series. Time is critical to help the orphans in Mexico, missions-minded Caitlin believes, but Mom and Dad are set on her attending college. Meanwhile, her relationship with Josh takes on a serious tone via e-mail -- threatening her commitment to "kiss dating goodbye." When Beanie begins dating an African-American, Caitlin's concern over dating seems to be misread as racism. One thing is obvious: God is at work through this dynamic girl in very real but puzzling ways. A soul-stretching time of racial reconciliation at school and within her church helps her discover God's will as never before.

Download or read book Words From A Teenage Mind written by La`Nee` C. Brown and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-12-05 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Words From a Teenage Mind is a collection of poems written in the form of a diary. The poems are written in chronological order from 2004 to 2010. The poems follow the author, La’ Nee’ C. Brown, throughout her teenage years. They tell a story about her life and love life as a teenager. They depict events that happened during the time the poems were written. They also depict events from other people’s lives through the eyes of the author. This book is filled with beautiful poetry that teenagers all over the world can relate to. Subjects vary from lose of a best friend, to an absent father, and even the joys and heartbreaks of love and relationships. After reading this collection of poetry teenagers all over the world will soon realize that they are not alone in what ever it is they are going through. Guaranteed page turner!!!

Download or read book Go Ask Alice written by Anonymous and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1999-07-13 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A teen plunges into a downward spiral of addiction in this classic cautionary tale. January 24th After you’ve had it, there isn't even life without drugs… It started when she was served a soft drink laced with LSD in a dangerous party game. Within months, she was hooked, trapped in a downward spiral that took her from her comfortable home and loving family to the mean streets of an unforgiving city. It was a journey that would rob her of her innocence, her youth—and ultimately her life. Read her diary. Enter her world. You will never forget her. For thirty-five years, the acclaimed, bestselling first-person account of a teenage girl’s harrowing decent into the nightmarish world of drugs has left an indelible mark on generations of teen readers. As powerful—and as timely—today as ever, Go Ask Alice remains the definitive book on the horrors of addiction.

Download or read book Inventing Ourselves written by Sarah-Jayne Blakemore and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2018-05-15 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tour through the groundbreaking science behind the enigmatic, but crucial, brain developments of adolescence and how those translate into teenage behavior The brain creates every feeling, emotion, and desire we experience, and stores every one of our memories. And yet, until very recently, scientists believed our brains were fully developed from childhood on. Now, thanks to imaging technology that enables us to look inside the living human brain at all ages, we know that this isn't so. Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, one of the world's leading researchers into adolescent neurology, explains precisely what is going on in the complex and fascinating brains of teenagers--namely that the brain goes on developing and changing right through adolescence--with profound implications for the adults these young people will become. Drawing from cutting-edge research, including her own, Blakemore shows: How an adolescent brain differs from those of children and adults Why problem-free kids can turn into challenging teens What drives the excessive risk-taking and all-consuming relationships common among teenagers And why many mental illnesses--depression, addiction, schizophrenia--present during these formative years Blakemore's discoveries have transformed our understanding of the teenage mind, with consequences for law, education policy and practice, and, most of all, parents.

Download or read book It s My Life written by Melody Carlson and published by Multnomah. This book was released on 2009-02-04 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this emotional sequel to Diary of a Teenage Girl, Caitlin O'Conner faces new trials as she grows in her faith and strives to maintain the recent commitments she's made to God. As a new believer, Caitlin begins her summer job and makes preparations for a Mexico mission trip with her church youth group. Torn between new spiritual directions and loyalty to Beanie, her best friend (now pregnant), Caitlin searches out her personal values on friendship, romance, dating, life goals, and key relationships with God and family. Tough choices threaten her progress, and her year climaxes in her realization that maturity sometimes means life-impacting decisions must be made ... by faith alone.

Download or read book A Passionate Apprentice written by Virginia Woolf and published by Random House. This book was released on 2018-07-19 with total page 587 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Passionate Apprentice comprises the first years of Virginia Woolf's Journal - from 1879 to 1909. Beginning in early January, when Woolf was almost fifteen, the pages open at a time when she was slowly recovering from a period of madness following her mother's death in May 1895. Between this January and the autumn of 1904, Woolf would suffer the deaths of her half-sister and of her father, and survive a summer of madness and suicidal depression. Behind the loss and confusion, however, and always near the surface of her writing is a constructive force at work - a powerful impulse towards health. It was an urge, through writing, to bring order and continuity out of chaos. Putting things into words and giving them deliberate expression had the effect of restoring reality to much that might otherwise have remained insubstantial. This early chronicle represents the beginning of the future Virginia Woolf's apprenticeship as a novelist. These pages show that rare instance when a writer of great importance leaves behind not only the actual documents of an apprenticeship, but also a biographical record of that momentous period as well. In Woolf's words, 'Here is a volume of fairly acute life (the first really lived year of my life).'

Download or read book Creative Mind written by Nicole Nagy and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-12-04 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nicole Nagy was not an average teenager, in spite of trying hard to be one. That's because she was grappling with mental illness, which affected most every part of her daily existence. This is the story of her life--how she first encountered allergies, infections, and coughing fits, which led to speech therapists, special education classes, anxiety, depression, psychiatrists, seizures, and eventual brain surgery--and how she learned to navigate her way to success as a young woman. Nicole's journal entries demonstrate how a creative mind can often amplify the strong emotional reactions and extreme thinking of mental illness. Her story is a cautionary tale for families, schools, and health professionals and will help us better understand how the brain works and how challenging it can be for so many kids grappling in the shadows with these issues.

Download or read book Creative Mind written by Laverne Alvez and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-20 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What to Do If You Think Your Teen Has a Mental Illness What are four common mental health issues for youth? 6 Facts Parents Should Know About Mental Illness in Teens The author recounts the stressful, but the often fun position as a case manager in a Teen Center. Students' daily interactions in a School-Based Youth Services Program add color to the murky topics of teen dating violence, child abuse, and mental health issues. The unexpected crises don't hinder the adolescents' high energy, but it brings insight for the curious reader. Interesting and helpful, this book explore the often chaotic life of teens and how social workers in schools shine a light during dark times.

Download or read book Breathe Out written by Author TBC and published by Michael O'Mara. This book was released on 2020-08-06 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the publishers of the bestselling The Wellbeing Journal comes the follow-up, Breathe Out, specifically designed for teenagers and the unique challenges younger people face.

Download or read book Motivating the Teenage Mind written by Eva Hoffman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-12-17 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Awakening intrinsic motivation in young people is the most important key to securing them a meaningful and successful life. No matter how much we know about how to learn, no lasting learning is likely to take place unless we want to learn; unless we are convinced of the reasons and have the confidence and resilience to achieve our goals. "Motivating the Teenage Mind" is a unique, comprehensive, practical, activity-based motivational programme for secondary students. It will give every student an opportunity to recognise their strengths, awaken their aspirations and become aware of the reasons for learning, and show them how to confidently create a vision for their future lives. The programme provides educators with seven key aspects of motivation: making and giving choices; awakening curiosity and interest; nurturing dreams and setting goals; making learning relevant; raising confidence; strengthening resilience; and rewarding achievement. Aimed primarily at 11-16 year old secondary pupils, this resource is also suitable for 16-18 year old college students.

Download or read book The Mind of a Teen written by Rachel DINAH and published by . This book was released on 2021-08-03 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE MIND OF A TEEN is a diary like story recounting a journey of a young woman. We also get to witness incidents with other characters who transform and shape the main character to become an inspiration to others. We witness her story from age 5-26 in a dramatic twist, Going back and forward to why she choose such choices. This story addresses out of school drama, bullying,fake friends, relationships, family drama, teenage pregnancy, gang association, reputation, almost ever lesson one go through in one story. After every chapter there is a word of advice, at the end of the book there is a real Q A with a group of young woman and men. The perfect book for those aged 16+ , perfect for adults and professionals.

Download or read book Diary of a Teenage Superhero written by Darrell Pitt and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-09-03 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diary of a Teenage Superhero is a non-stop action adventure novel for young adults. The book's hero, Axel, is a teenager who has had his memory taken away from him - but received superpowers in return. While staying one step ahead of his pursuers, Axel begins to assemble the pieces of his life. An organization known only as The Agency has also modified other teenagers. Brodie is a master of the martial arts. Ebony can transmute one substance into another. Dan controls metals with his mind. Chad creates fire and ice from nothing. They have been handed incredible powers to help the human race in times of crisis - and one of those times is now. A terrorist organization known as Typhoid has acquired Pegasus - a highly advanced missile, invisible to radar and conventional defense systems. They intend to fire it at an American city. Only this bunch of untried, untested teenage superheroes stands any chance of stopping the missile before it strikes its target. Diary of a Teenage Superhero is a high octane thriller showing what happens when conventional teenagers with everyday problems are given powers beyond this world.