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High school was supposed to be the best time of my life, until it wasn't.
With a dysfunctional family, a mean girl out to get my spot on the volleyball team, and no chance of my quarterback crush noticing me, high school is shaping up to be my worst nightmare instead.
Now the mean girl is turning my friends and coach against me. My parents are more controlling than ever. And then I blow out my knee during a game, ruining my chance at a scholarship,...
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Every story can change a life. Growing up isn't easy. Many young people face daily tormenting and bullying, making them feel like they have nowhere to turn. This is especially true for LGBT kids and teens who often hide their sexuality for fear of being bullied. Without other openly gay adults and mentors in their lives, they can't imagine what their future may hold. In many instances, gay and lesbian adolescents are taunted—even tortured—simply...
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It Gets Better NOW! A Tool Guide for Teens is the first spiritual self-help book written especially for young people that introduces them to their inner power and shows them how to use it. This indispensable guide leads teens to spiritually empowered lives to help them deal with bullying and pain by introducing them to their true inner selves. It challenges teens' pre-conceived notions about power (or the lack thereof) and presents them with an easy...
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True or false?
Now that I'm older, I'm not sexy anymore.
Now that I'm older, I've become invisible.
Now that I'm older, it's normal to feel low-energy, heavy, and blah.
Now that I'm older, it's too late to long for sex and happiness.
Now that I'm older, I'd better get used to the death of my sex life.
Really?
International sex and intimacy coach Laurie Handlers has spent a lifetime teaching people how to have great sex and...
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TMW Media
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2020.
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Explore ways to move through depression, observe a visualization of a positive perspective and remind yourself that you are here for a reason. A sincere, touching, and reassuring film for anyone feeling overwhelmed, bullied, or severely depressed. Sadness is a normal reaction to stressful events. Depression is more serious than sadness. If untreated, it can be a recurring disorder. Learning skills to manage stress will help you cope and become more...
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These stories are about identity, relationships, and community. They're about hope, acceptance, affirmation, and joy. And, most of all, in a time when uncertainty feels inescapable and overwhelming, they're about taking one another by the hand and choosing together to embrace the unknown.
The possibilities are endless.
This anthology is full of uplifting, affirming short stories about queer possibility by an outstanding lineup of speculative fiction...
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Contrary to popular belief, economic growth is not the antithesis of environmental quality; rather, the two go hand in hand if the incentives are right. The author shows how, by developing and protecting the institutions of freedom rather than regulating human use of natural resources through political processes, we can have our environmental cake and eat it too.
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The author discusses the bittersweet joy of raising children as she describes her family's own journey.
What will your children remember from their childhood? Newman discusses the bittersweet joys of raising children, and reflects on the ever-evolving roles parents play as children pass from baby to child to teen. Her fresh take will appeal to any parent riding this roller coaster of laughter and heartbreak.
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As a teenager growing up in the 1980s, all Jerry Mahoney wanted was a nice, normal sham marriage: 2.5 kids and a frustrated, dissatisfied wife living in denial of her husband's sexuality. Hey, why not? It seemed much more attainable and fulfilling than the alternative-coming out of the closet and making peace with the fact that he'd never have a family at all.
Twenty years later, Jerry is living with his long-term boyfriend, Drew, and they're ready...
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IL: MG+ - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 6
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In this intimate memoir of life beyond the camera, Connor Franta shares the lessons he has learned on his journey from small-town boy to Internet sensation - so far. Here, Connor offers a look at his Midwestern upbringing as one of four children in the home and one of five in the classroom; his struggles with identity, body image, and sexuality in his teen years; and his decision to finally pursue his creative and artistic passions in his early twenties,...