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978-0-345-39282-4. OCLC. 670317168. Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls is a 1994 book written by Mary Pipher. This book examines the effects of societal pressures on American adolescent girls, and utilizes many case studies from the author's experience as a therapist. [ 1] The book has been described as a "call to arms" and ...
Written for parents of teenage girls, the book focuses on the ways in which girls in high schools form cliques, and on handling patterns of aggressive behavior. The book was, in large part, the basis for the teen comedy film Mean Girls (2004) starring Lindsay Lohan, its stage musical adaptation, and the 2024 film version of the latter. [1]
ISBN. 978-0-7653-8556-7. Ban This Book is a 2017 children's novel by Alan Gratz. Inspired by a viral Internet story from the mid-2010s, it tells of an African-American North Carolina girl student's fight against book censorship. Published in 2017 to positive reviews, it became the subject of its own May 2024 ban in a Florida school district.
Wintergirls was a New York Times bestseller and ALA best book for young adults. [1] In 2009, the novel received the Kirkus Reviews best YA book. [1] While in 2010 Wintergirls made the YALSA list, as well as received recognition from the Chicago Tribune as one of the top ten influential books of the decade. [2]
The Teen Writing Bootcamps were originally scheduled to take place online in March 2024, with each of the authors given a specialised area of education such as poetry and young adult fiction. On 28 February 2024, the entire series of workshops was cancelled in an email that claimed a "child and cultural safety review" was necessary:
The Sun Is Also A Star is a #1 New York Times best seller. [2] Both the book [4] and audiobook [5] are Junior Library Guild selections.. The book received starred reviews from Booklist, [6] The Horn Book, [4] Kirkus, [2] Publishers Weekly, [7] School Library Journal, [8] and Shelf Awareness, [9] as well as a positive review from The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books.
Stargirl (novel) Stargirl. (novel) Stargirl is a young adult novel written by American author Jerry Spinelli and first published in 2000. The novel was well received by critics, who praised Stargirl's character and the novel's overall message of nonconformity. It was a New York Times Bestseller, a Parents Choice Gold Award Winner, an ALA Top ...
If I Stay is a young adult novel [ 1] by Gayle Forman published in 2009. The story follows 17-year-old Mia Hall as she deals with the aftermath of a catastrophic car accident involving her family. Mia is the only member of her family to survive, and she finds herself in a coma. Through this coma, however, Mia has an out-of-body experience.