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Fist Stick Knife Gun: A Personal History of Violence
Canada, Geoffrey
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A new edition, including the story of the founding of the Harlem Children's Zone
Long before the avalanche of praise for his work—from Oprah Winfrey, from President Bill Clinton, from President Barack Obama—long before he became known for... [More...]


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There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in the Other America
Kotlowitz, Alex
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This is the moving and powerful account of two  remarkable boys struggling to survive in Chicago's  Henry Horner Homes, a public housing complex  disfigured by crime and neglect.


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Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture
Orenstein, Peggy
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Orenstein, the acclaimed "New York Times Magazine" contributor and author of the groundbreaking "New York Times"-bestseller "Schoolgirls," grapples with where to draw the line for our daughters.


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Hope Rising
Meeder, Kim
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Kim Meeder has seen horses go where no one else can tread - stepping through the minefield of a broken child's soul in a dance of trust that only God can understand. From a mistreated horse to an emotionally starved child and back again, a torrent of love... [More...]


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The Overachievers: The Secret Lives of Driven Kids
Robbins, Alexandra
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The bestselling author of "Pledged" returns with a groundbreaking look at thepressure to achieve faced by America's teens.


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The Suitcase Stories: Refugee Children Reclaim Their Identities
Clacherty, Glynis
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Shortlisted for the 2007 Alan Paton Award


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Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds
Pollock, David C.
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Nearly a decade ago, "Third Culture Kids" introduced the concept of TCKs—children who grow up or spend a significant part of their childhood living abroad. This updated edition profiles the personal challenges these children—now... [More...]


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Promoting the Health of Adolescents: New Directions for the Twenty-First Century
Millstein, Susan G.
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Chronic diseases and premature death can often be linked to social, environmental, and behavioral factors that are subject to modification, especially during adolescence when many habits—both good and bad—are formed. In order to effectively... [More...]


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Child Victims: Crime, Impact, and Criminal Justice
Morgan, Sally
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Filling a serious gap between the literature on victimization and general social policy on children, Child Victims explores the range and extent of crimes committed against children and assesses their impact. For the first time, testimony of over two... [More...]


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Childhood Socialization
Handel, Gerald
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This collection of authoritative studies portrays how the basic agencies of socialization transform the newborn human organism into a social person capable of interacting with others. Socialization differs from one society to another and within any society... [More...]


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