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Now in an audio edition, this acclaimed memoir tells the unforgettable story of a young boy's journey from a refugee camp in Sudan to Chicago, where his family survived on welfare. Mawi followed his father's advice to "treat people...as though they were angels sent from heaven" and realized his dream of a full-tuition scholarship to Harvard University. Updated with 14 black-and-white photos and a new epilogue.

For fans of Grace Helbig and Alexa Chung comes a fresh, hilarious guide to growing up your way from social media influencer and lifestyle vlogger Arden Rose. In Almost Adulting - perfect for budding adults, failing adults, and eaters of microwave mug brownies - Arden tells you how to survive your future adulthood.

Rafe is a normal teenager from Colorado. He's been out since 8th grade, accepted by his peers & championed by his progressive parents. And while that's important, all Rafe really wants is to be a regular guy. To have his sexuality be a part of who he is, but not the headline, every single time. So when Rafe transfers to an all-boys' boarding school in New England, he decides to keep his sexuality a secret - not so much going back in the closet as starting over with a clean slate.

Ellie has struggled to put the war behind her and lead a normal life. Although what's normal about your parents having been murdered; trying to run a farm and go to school; and bringing up a young boy who's hiding terrible secrets about his past?

This profoundly moving memoir is the remarkable and inspiring true story of Sandra Uwiringiyimana, a girl from the Democratic Republic of the Congo who tells the tale of how she survived a massacre, immigrated to America, and overcame her trauma through art and activism. Sandra was just 10 years old when she found herself with a gun pointed at her head. She had watched as rebels gunned down her mother and six-year-old sister in a refugee camp.

Seventeen-year-old Alexa Cross is desperate to get to Broadway, but when she receives a failing math grade, hopes of a scholarship disappear. Now she'll need her father's help to achieve her dream. The only problem is he doesn't consider her choice of careers to be sensible, and after the pain her family has suffered, Alexa can't go against his wishes. Trapped between a family she loves and her love of the stage, Alexa will have to find another way to achieve her dream or settle for what her father wants.

Introducing A Teen's Guide to the 5 Love Languages, the first-ever edition written just to teens, for teens, and with a teen's world in mind. It guides emerging adults in discovering and understanding their own love languages as well as how to best express love to others.

From the author of Dunk comes this sparkling new novel that covers a year in the life of high school freshman Scott Hudson, who is sideswiped by the unexpected news that his mother is about to have another baby.

Georgie Burgess has known only neglect and abuse during his seven and a half years of life. His alcoholic mother does little to prevent the bruises and scars inflicted on Georgie by her brutal boyfriend. With each blow, the little boy withdraws further into his dreams. When he wins a small rose bush in a lottery, it seems as if one of his dreams has finally come true. But after a particularly savage beating, he is taken from his mother and placed in a home for boys.

In Ginger Kid, popular comedian Steve Hofstetter grapples with life after seventh grade...when his world fell apart. Formatted as a series of personal essays, Steve walks his listeners through awkward early dating, family turbulence, and the revenge of the bullied nerds. This YA nonfiction is sure to be the beloved next volume for the first generation of Wimpy Kid fans who are all grown up and ready for a new misfit hero.

Life sucks when your friends are pissed at you. Just ask Zoey Redbird. In one week she has gone from having three boyfriends to having none, and from having a close group of friends who trusted and supported her to being an outcast. Speaking of friends, the only two Zoey has left are undead and unMarked. And Neferet has declared war on humans, which Zoey knows in her heart is wrong.

Two-time Newbery Medal winner Gary Schmidt talks about the frequently comic mishaps and adventures of a 12-year-old Long Island boy in the Vietnam era. Actor Khris Lewin performs an excerpt from the book. Thalia Kids' Book Club events are lively talks between children's book authors and their fans (ages 9-12) plus one event for teens. Each event includes a creative writing project, a free-wheeling discussion with the audience, and a book signing. Sometimes an actor stops by to read from the book.

Recipient of a 1993 Newbery Honor, this novel is an achingly beautiful, powerfully rendered journey through childhood that is not to be missed.

Is your anxiety kicking your teen's butt? Are they tired of boring, long self-help books that do anything but help? Are they annoyed by suggestions that show the author doesn't really get anxiety? I get it. I also get anxiety. I have lived it and so have the thousands of kids I have helped in my therapy practice. Until you have lived it, you will never understand anxiety's insidious moves. Anxiety Sucks! is short and to the point. You are welcome. Have them listen to it. Practice it. Repeat.

After the massive success of Jack Canfield's The Success Principles, thousands of requests came rushing in to develop the most important success strategies for today's teenagers. Your calls have been answered. Jack Canfield has teamed up with successful author and young entrepreneur Kent Healy to design a fun and engaging book that offers the timeless information and inspiration. The Success Principles for Teens is your road map whether your goal is to become a better student or athlete, start a business, make millions of dollars, or simply find guidance and direction.

Through the alternating voices of 12-year-old Morning Girl and her younger brother Star Boy, we step into the extraordinarily rich lives of an indigenous family on a Bahamian Island in 1492, just as their paradise is about to be discovered and a new world order begins to take shape.

Utåt sett ser de ut som den perfekta familjen, men bakom fasaden döljer sig något helt annat. Jacqueline, yngst i en syskonskara av fem, föds in ett kaos av missbruk och misshandel. Här får vi följa hennes berättelse om en uppväxt som går att likna vid en krigszon, där hon ständigt pendlar mellan hopp och förtvivlan, och hur hon i tonåren ger upp och inte längre vill leva. Men så en dag händer det något som ger Jacqueline kraften att vända all sorg och elände till någonting positivt.

Marianne föddes in i Jehovas vittnen. När hon var 18 år orkade hon inte längre vara med i församlingen. Hon gjorde allt för att bli utstött, även om hon var medveten om att hon skulle förlora sina vänner och sin mamma. Så länge hon kan minnas har Jehovas vittnen och mamman varit det viktigaste i hennes liv. Mamman säger att Jehova tycker om lydiga barn som gör som Jehova och mamma vill. Dessutom är Harmagedon, världens undergång, nära. I början protesterar inte Marianne. Men så börjar hon skolan och upptäcker en annan verklighet.

Malika Kaddour föds i Algeriet men flyttar i unga år till Nederländerna. När hon är 21 år gifter hon sig med Hamid som liksom hon själv är flykting från ett muslimskt land. Malika föder två döttrar. Äktenskapet börjar knaka i fogarna och Malika beslutar sig för att lämna Hamid. Hon vill inte neka honom umgängesrätt med barnen men en dag är döttrarna borta och Malikas värsta mardröm har besannats: Hamid har kidnappat barnen och fört dem ut ur landet. Stulna döttrar handlar om en kvinnas modiga kamp för sina barn. En kamp som i det här fallet blir lyckosam.

Han är femton år och har levt på institutioner sedan han var åtta. Under dessa år i samhällets vård har han vägrat att prata, ingen vet om han kan. Men talsvårigheterna är inte Kevins enda problem, inte ens det värsta. Han är psykiskt störd och hans rädslor tvingar honom att ständigt gömma sig under ett bord med stolar omkring som ett skyddande galler. Mer eller mindre mot sin vilja tar psykoterapeuten Torey Hayden sig an Kevin, även om hon tror att det är hopplöst. Men för att inte bli ännu en i raden av alla som svikit honom bestämmer sig Torey för att ge honom en chans.