From the publishers of We Are Absolutely Not Okay Druggie. Loser. Boozer. Dropout. Runaway. Delinquent. Slut. Labels can hurt and destroy-as the teen authors of this powerful true story collection know all too well. But are they true? Would you still think the same if you knew the challenges and circumstances these "labeled" teens have faced? In You've Got It All Wrong, twenty-one teenagers take readers into their lives as they struggle with homelessness, abandonment, death, addiction, abuse, and peer pressure. Through their narratives, they share the circumstances they faced and the...
From the publishers of We Are Absolutely Not Okay Druggie. Loser. Boozer. Dropout. Runaway. Delinquent. Slut. Labels can hurt and destroy-as the teen ...
Many people aren't aware of the challenges that teenagers are forced to deal with these days. We hope to change that. Following the nationally recognized We Are Absolutely Not Okay, You've Got It All Wrong and Behind Closed Doors comes the fourth collection of true stories from Scriber students - and this time we are rising up. We have all gained strength and perspective from our experiences with abuse, abandonment, drug addiction and the loss of loved ones. But we haven't given up hope for better days.
Many people aren't aware of the challenges that teenagers are forced to deal with these days. We hope to change that. Following the nationally recogni...
How do we create a school with heart and soul? A place that focuses more on supporting students' dreams for the future than getting through a curriculum? What if we change our conversations with students from transactions - which often maintain the status quo - to transformations, where nothing stays the same? The staff of Scriber Lake High School accepted a three-year challenge to imagine these possibilities and develop systems around them. We went on a journey to empower our disenfranchised students using 17 questions designed to bring them back into the center of their own education. This...
How do we create a school with heart and soul? A place that focuses more on supporting students' dreams for the future than getting through a curricul...
The Scriber Lake High School Writing Program in Edmonds, Washington uses writing as a powerful vehicle for change. The courage demonstrated by these students in their willingness to share experiences with homelessness, abuse, addiction and mental illness--matched by the outstanding writing in this collection--allows readers to enter perspectives crucial for understanding today's youth. By choosing to express their way toward healing and hope, they are giving others both permission and inspiration to join them.
The Scriber Lake High School Writing Program in Edmonds, Washington uses writing as a powerful vehicle for change. The courage demonstrated by thes...
