Kategoria BISAC: Young Adult Nonfiction >> Social Topics - Violence

Guns are a fact of life for young people growing up in the United States. They are found in homes--for protection, sport, and hunting. Guns are also on the street--for defense and security, and in gang-related uses. Guns can cause accidents, and even deaths, while they can also nurture self-esteem and athletic abilities. The impact of guns on young people's lives is undebatable--and often dramatic.

S. Beth Atkin's evocative photographs and candid interviews share the remarkable stories--told in their own voices--of an array of young people's life-changing experiences with guns.

I did not ask myself, "Should I do this?" but "How will I do this?"

Through this intimate and compelling memoir, we are witness to the growth of a hero. Much like The Diary of Anne Frank, In My Hands has become a profound testament to individual courage.

You must understand that I did not become a resistance fighter, a smuggler of Jews, a defierof the SS and the Nazis, all at once.

When the war began, Irene Gut...

Dead Before 18 is for you men who, feel the world is against them; who are determined to be respected and survive through the threats that want to kill them or place them in prison; feel that the streets are all that they know and can depend on. This book was written to help them save their own lives, their own futures, and for them to make it home every night.

Written by Lamont Carey. A man that survived the streets, prison and found that the only way to live and succeed is to know the truth about oneself and the streets.

Do you ever feel so frustrated with school, friends, parents, and life in general that you lose control of your emotions and lash out? You shouldn t feel ashamed. Being a teen in today s world is hard, but it s even harder when you re unable to keep your cool in stressful situations. Fortunately, there are things you can do to make positive changes in your life. Using proven effective mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), "Mindfulness for "Teen Anger"" will teach you the difference between healthy and unhealthy forms of anger. Inside, you ll...