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The courage to be yourself :

1575421852

9781575421858

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The courage to be yourself :

[Book]

true stories by teens about cliques, conflicts, and overcoming peer pressure /

edited by Al Desetta with Educators for Social Responsibility.

ix, 145 pages ;

23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-140) and index.

Group 1: School issues: I Survived Junior High / Adam Wacholder -- Stranger in a Strange School / Esther Rajavelu -- Sticking With Your "Own Kind" / Cassandra Thadal -- Which Crowd Did You Pick? / Satra Wasserman / Afraid to Learn / Omar Morales -- Hiding my Talent No More / Jesselin Rodriguez -- Group 2: Why Kids Are Bullied: Fashion Un-Conscious / Nadishia Forbes -- Lighten Up on Heavy People / Jennifer Cuttino -- Losing My Friends to Weed / Jamel Salter -- Getting Guys Off My Back / Artiqua Steed -- Classmate in a Wheelchair / Esther Rajavelu -- My Boy Has a Boyfriend / Ode Manderson -- Princess Oreo Speaks Out / Dwan Carter -- I'm Both Arab and American / Rana Sino -- Gay on the Block / Jeremiah Spears -- Nasty Girls / Alice Wong -- Sticks and Stones / Yen Yam -- Group 3: Coping and Conflict Resolution: Beating the Bullies / Miguel Ayala -- It Ain't Easy Being Hard / Danny Ticali -- My Secret Love / Anonymous -- At Home in the Projects / Fabiola Duvalsaint -- My Group Home Scapegoat / Angela Rutman -- Single and Lovin' It / Latrice Davis -- There are 20 Sides to Every Story / Stephany Cover -- Back Off: Peer Mediation / Zainab Muhammad -- She's Cool, She's Funny, She's Gay / Sandra Leon -- My School is Like a Family / Troy Sean Welcome -- Resources -- Glossary -- Index.

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In 26 first-person stories, real teens write about their lives and how hard it is to be themselves--especially when they're bullied, picked on, pressured, excluded, and disrespected. They ask tough questions, like "Why does everyone have such a problem with me?" and "Should I change myself to fit in?" Maybe you've asked yourself these questions.

Adolescent psychology.

Interpersonal relations in adolescence.

Self-realization.

Teenagers-- Social conditions.

Teenagers, Case studies.

Desetta, Al.

Educators for Social Responsibility (U.S.)

20130111164513.0

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