Emotional Teens

Emma O'Donovan is 18, beautiful, and fearless. It's the beginning of summer in a quiet Irish town and, tonight, she and her friends have dressed to impress. Everyone is at the party, and all eyes are on Emma. The next morning, Emma's parents discover her collapsed on the doorstop of their home, unconscious. She is disheveled, bleeding, and disoriented, looking as if she had been dumped there. To her distress, Emma can't remember what happened the night before.

Malika Kaddour föds i Algeriet men flyttar i unga år till Nederländerna. När hon är 21 år gifter hon sig med Hamid som liksom hon själv är flykting från ett muslimskt land. Malika föder två döttrar. Äktenskapet börjar knaka i fogarna och Malika beslutar sig för att lämna Hamid. Hon vill inte neka honom umgängesrätt med barnen men en dag är döttrarna borta och Malikas värsta mardröm har besannats: Hamid har kidnappat barnen och fört dem ut ur landet. Stulna döttrar handlar om en kvinnas modiga kamp för sina barn. En kamp som i det här fallet blir lyckosam.

Marianne föddes in i Jehovas vittnen. När hon var 18 år orkade hon inte längre vara med i församlingen. Hon gjorde allt för att bli utstött, även om hon var medveten om att hon skulle förlora sina vänner och sin mamma. Så länge hon kan minnas har Jehovas vittnen och mamman varit det viktigaste i hennes liv. Mamman säger att Jehova tycker om lydiga barn som gör som Jehova och mamma vill. Dessutom är Harmagedon, världens undergång, nära. I början protesterar inte Marianne. Men så börjar hon skolan och upptäcker en annan verklighet.

Polisen Erik anklagas för att ha misshandlat sin fru Anja - trots att allt pekar på att det faktiskt är hon som slår. Gå före sista slaget är en gripande berättelse om att dömas på förhand av både omgivningen och rättsväsendet. En berättelse om två människor i en destruktiv relation som ingen av dem förmår att bryta. En berättelse om att förlora allt och begå det värsta brottet av alla.

A New York Times bestseller From the author of the New York Times bestselling Love & Gelato comes a heartwarming tale of a road trip through Ireland filled with love, adventure, and the true meaning behind the word family. Addie is visiting Ireland for her aunt’s over-the-top destination...

Heartache, betrayal, and abuse: These are Mia’s lifelong companions, inflicted upon her by parents who wish she’d never been born. The night she was kicked out of the house, Mia would have frozen to death—if not literally, then emotionally—were it not for the love of her best friend’s family. Intuition, love, and wonder: These are Sophie’s gifts, unleashed by her struggle with Cystic Fibrosis and her determination to live fully. When Mia tells Sophie about the long walk down the mountain in the snow, Sophie instinctively knows there is more to the story of Mia’s survival.

Emily Lonergan's best friend died last year. And Emily hasn't stopped grieving. Lizzie Porter was lively, loud, and fun - Emily's better half. Emily can't accept that she's gone. When Lizzie's parents and her sister come back to town to visit, Emily's heartened to see them. The Porters understand her pain. They miss Lizzie desperately, too. Desperately enough to do something crazy. Something unthinkable. Suddenly, Emily's life is hurtling toward a very dark place - and she's not sure she'll ever be able to return to what she once knew was real.

Help your teen build confidence, handle emotions & thrive—in just 10 minutes a day. Is your teen struggling with anxiety, mood swings, or self-doubt? Are they overwhelmed by school, social media, or peer pressure? You're not alone—and this audiobook offers a practical solution. The Emotional Intelligence Toolkit for Teens is a step-by-step guide that helps teens develop emotional regulation, resilience, and self-confidence. Designed for today’s fast-paced world, it features simple, evidence-based tools teens can use daily—without lectures or overwhelm.

National Book Award * Golden Kite Award Winner * Six Starred Reviews A captivating novel about mental illness that lingers long beyond the last page, Challenger Deep is a heartfelt tour de force by New York Times bestselling author Neal Shusterman. Caden Bosch is on a ship that's headed for the...

Macy grew up unwanted, unloved, and alone. By his teens he had quit school and begun stealing. In and out of juvie, Macy is a shoplifter, a car thief, and, by age eighteen, a murderer. Danny grew up physically disabled, raised by his grandmother, and a loner. Now sixteen, he finds solace in taking photographs, particularly of monarch butterflies, and thinking about Leah, the most beautiful girl in town.

On February 22, 1853, 15-year-old Niels Nelson is prepared to be executed on Gallows Hill. The master carpenter comes to measure Niels for his coffin. The master baker bakes bread for the spectators. The messenger posts the notice of execution in the town square. The poet prepares his best pen to record the events as they unfold. A fly, Niels' only companion in the cell, buzzes. A dog hovers by his young master's window. A young girl hovers, too, pitying the boy. The executioner sharpens his blade.

Some true crimes reveal themselves in bits and pieces over time. One such case is the Florida School for Boys, a.k.a. the Dozier School, a place where - rather than reforming the children in their care - school officials tortured, raped, and killed them. Opened in 1900, the school closed in 2011 after a Department of Justice investigation substantiated allegations of routine beatings and killings made by about 100 survivors. Thus far, forensic anthropologist Dr. Erin Kimmerle and her team from the University of South Florida have uncovered 55 sets of human remains.

Unlock your children’s potential by helping them build their strengths. This game-changing book shows us the extraordinary results of focusing on our children’s strengths rather than always trying to correct their weaknesses. Most parents struggle with this shift because they suffer from a...

Master the journey from adolescence to independence in just a few steps, even if societal stereotypes and misunderstandings have made it feel impossible. Many teenagers with autism and their supporters are on this same journey, seeking a compass to navigate the intricate world of adolescence, emotional growth, and eventual independence.

Relieve Anxiety, Reduce Emotional Chaos, and Change Unwanted Behaviors with Essential DBT Skills. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) has been proven to help adolescents and teens get through some of the toughest times in their lives—from chronic stress and worry to panic attacks, phobias...

Punching Bag is the compelling true story of a high school career defined by poverty and punctuated by outbreaks of domestic abuse. Rex Ogle, who brilliantly mapped his experience of hunger in Free Lunch, here describes his struggle to survive; reflects on his complex, often paradoxical relationship with his passionate, fierce mother; and charts the trajectory of his stepdad’s anger. Hovering over Rex’s story is the talismanic presence of his unborn baby sister.

Shyima Hall was born in Egypt on September 29, 1989, the seventh child of desperately poor parents. When she was eight, her parents sold her into slavery. Shyima then moved two hours away to Egypt's capitol city of Cairo to live with a wealthy family and serve them eighteen hours a day, seven days a week. When she was ten, her captors moved to Orange County, California, and smuggled Shyima with them. Two years later, an anonymous call from a neighbor brought about the end of Shyima's servitude - but her journey to true freedom was far from over.

In the affluent town of Weslyn, Connecticut, where most people worry about what to be seen in and who to be seen with, Emma Thomas would rather not be seen at all. She’s more concerned with feigning perfection - pulling down her sleeves to conceal the bruises, not wanting anyone to know how far from perfect her life truly is. Without expecting it, she finds love. It challenges her to recognize her own worth - at the risk of revealing the terrible secret she’s desperate to hide.

Utåt sett ser de ut som den perfekta familjen, men bakom fasaden döljer sig något helt annat. Jacqueline, yngst i en syskonskara av fem, föds in ett kaos av missbruk och misshandel. Här får vi följa hennes berättelse om en uppväxt som går att likna vid en krigszon, där hon ständigt pendlar mellan hopp och förtvivlan, och hur hon i tonåren ger upp och inte längre vill leva. Men så en dag händer det något som ger Jacqueline kraften att vända all sorg och elände till någonting positivt.

Randi Lewis isn't your typical seventh-grader. She's a damaged girl with a secret life who just wants to be a normal, happy teenager. And on her first day of seventh grade, she vows to make this the year she turns it all around. This will be the year that she'll finally let go of her pain and her anger and be happy again. All she has to do is ignore all the mean looks, pointed whispers, trash talk, and name-calling - from kids and adults alike.