Using techniques from Dr. Phillip C. McGraw's book Life strategies, the author offers teens "Ten laws of life" to make the journey to adulthood easier and more fulfilling.

"Sou and Mitsuko met as children, but one day Mitsuko suddenly disappeared. Sou waited. Waited for so long he started to believe that his friendship with Mitsuko was all in his imagination. Years later, Sou is in high school when a mysterious new student arrives. Mitsuko has re-entered his life and while she hasn't changed, Sou has"--

"Do you sense your child might be struggling with something but you just can{u2019}t put it into words? Maybe you{u2019}re a youth pastor, small group leader, teacher, or coach who wants to know how to help kids who are facing despair. There are countless resources available for addressing the physical and academic needs of today{u2019}s youth, but what about their mental and emotional needs? Youth anxiety and depression rates are rising. No parent...

Donna's discovery, that she wants to be a mortician, helps her come into her own and finally understand that moving forward doesn't mean forgetting someone you love.

In a world where witches face persecution, Rune leads a double life, masquerading as a socialite during the day and transforming into the vigilante known as the Crimson Moth by night, and forms a complicated alliance with the witch hunter Gideon Sharpe, blurring the lines between love and danger.

"How do we break through and truly reach our young adult patrons? It begins with understanding them. Librarians who work with teens need information and a big-picture perspective on adolescence that reflects the latest knowledge of cognate fields and the contemporary realities of young people's lives. In this greatly revised and updated edition of her popular guide Burek Pierce provides exactly that, selecting and synthesizing emerging information...

Of all the things Anya expected to find at the bottom of an old well, a new friend wasn't one of them. Especially not a new friend who's been dead for a century. Falling down a well is bad enough, but Anya's normal life might actually be worse. She's embarrassed by her family, self-conscious about her body, and she's pretty much given up on fitting in at school. A new friend - even a dead one - is just what she needs. But Anya's new B.F.F. isn't kidding...

Overweight sixteen-year-old Charlie yearned for her first kiss while her perfect best friend, Amelia, fell in love, so when she finally starts dating and learns the boy asked Amelia out first, she is devastated. "Charlie Vega is smart, funny, artistic, ambitious. And fat. People sometimes have a problem with that last one. Especially her mom. The world wants Charlie to be thinner, lighter, slimmer-faced, straighter-haired, like her best friend Amelia....