Blue Jean: What Young Women are Thinking, Saying, and Doing by Sherry S. Handel
Blue Jean Press, c2001
In these articles, teenagers talk about life, love, their peers and what it means to be a woman today.
305.23 HAN
Conquering the Beast Within: How I Fought Depression and Won... and How You Can, Too by Cait Irwin
Times Books, c1998
In vivid words and images, Cait Irwin shares her own compelling story: how she struggled with clinical depression at age fourteen, was hospitalized, sought therapy, found the right medication, and successfully made the long, arduous climb back to good health.
616.8527 IRW
Crazy by Benjamin Lebert
Alfred A. Knopf, c2000
Benni himself is partially paralyzed and a serial failure (he's been kicked out of four boarding schools in his short life and has just entered his fifth). So he's a little odd, but he's cool and he finds other strange boys to hang with.
YA FICTION LEB
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
This is a diary of a young Jewish girl who deals with the prejudice of pre-World War II Germany.
921 FRANK
Eragon by Christopher Paolini
Alfred A. Knopf 2003
In Aagaesia, a fifteen-year-old boy of unknown lineage called Eragon finds a mysterious stone that weaves his life into an intricate tapestry of destiny, magic, and power, peopled with dragons, elves, and monsters.
YT SCI.FI FANTASY PAO
Freshmen: Fiction, Fantasy, and Humor by Ninth Grade Writers
Merlyn's Pen, Inc., c1997
A collection of short stories on various topics, all written by American teenage writers in the ninth grade.
PB YT FICTION FRE
In the Forests of the Night by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
Delacorte Press, c1999
Risika, a teenage vampire, wanders back in time to the year 1684 when, as a human, she died and was transformed against her will.
YA FICTION ATW
In Your Face: Stories from the Lives of Queer Youth by Mary L. Gray
Harrington Park Press, c1999
Gay, lesbian, and bisexual teens write about growing up, coming out and dealing with other people reactions.
306.766 GRA
Katie.com: My Story by Katherine Tarbox
Dutton, c2000
A courageous story of how the Internet has vastly changed teen life. As the first victim to successfully prosecute a pedophile via the new Internet laws, Katie's story has received overwhelming media attention.
362.76 TAR
Ophelia Speaks: Adolescent Girls Write about Their Search for Self by Sara Shandler
HarperPerennial, c1999
A poignant collection of original pieces selected from more than eight hundred contributions, Ophelia Speaks culls writings from the hearts of girls nationwide, of various races, religions, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
305.235 SHA
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Viking Press, 1967
The struggle of three brothers to stay together after their parent's death and their quest for identity among the conflicting values of their adolescent society.
PB YT FICTION HIN
The Struggle to Be Strong: True Stories by Teens about Overcoming Tough Times
Free Spirit Publishing, c2000
First-person accounts of teenagers who overcame major life obstacles with insight, independence, relationships, initiative, creativity, humor, and morality.
J 305.235 STR
Teens Write Through It: Essays from Teens Who Have Triumphed Over Trouble
Fairview Press, c1998
Essays by teens about how they dealt with such problems as drug addiction, sexual abuse, disability, racism, divorce, anorexia, and depression.
305.235 TEE
What Are You?: Voices of Mixed-Race Young People
Henry Holt, c1999
Many young people of racially mixed backgrounds discuss their feelings about family relationships, prejudice, dating, personal identity, and other issues.
J 305.8 WHA
Within Reach: My Everest Story by Mark Pfetzer
Dutton Books, c1998
The author describes how he spent his teenage years climbing mountains in the United States, South America, Africa, and Asia, with an emphasis on his two expeditions up Mount Everest.
J 921 PFETZER
You Hear Me?: Poems and Writing by Teenage Boys
Candlewick Press, 2000
An anthology of stories, poems, and essays by adolescent boys on issues that concern them.
809.89 YOU
