A Teenager's Journey

A Teenager's Journey
Author: Richard B. Pelzer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2006
Genre: Abused children
ISBN: 9780751537697

At the end of A BROTHER'S JOURNEY, Richard Pelzer's mother and three brothers are moving to Salt Lake City, Utah. He has the choice of joining them - unwanted - or staying behind. But where can he live? What can he live on? Defeated - he follows them. So continues Richard's alcoholic mother's physical abuse of Richard. But gradually he is growing up - not just in years but stature. His mother cannot treat him in quite the same way and mostly it is with neglect. Richard runs away and tries to commit suicide several times, and he has a stint with a foster home. He turns to soft drugs, then hard drugs. Finally he goes to live with John and Darlene Nichols who try to show him some family love. At the age of 21 he gets a full time job and tries to learn to be a big brother to the foster parents' children. And begins to get his life together... An uplifting and inspiring story about someone who retains his religion and regains basic morals - despite everything going against him.

The Journey

The Journey
Author: Morris Gleiser
Publisher: WestBow Press
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2015-09-08
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1490891234

Are you a teenager who has swallowed the lie that God sits upon His mighty throne, giving you a long list of donts and taking away all your fun? Take heart. God is good and can be known, trusted, and followed. Help for this difficult journey is here with this comprehensive guide to navigating the teenage years by getting to know God intimately and discovering his plan for your life. Morris Gleiser knows and understands the challenges faced by todays teens, and he offers a roadmap full of encouragement to help you overcome lifes hurdles. Gleiser uses biblical examples, personal stories from teens who have been in your shoes, and his own years of experience ministering to youth to show you how to deal with the hurdles of discouragement, insecurity, and sinful tendencies. He reveals the absolute goodness of God and explains how God wants to make your life full of purpose, meaning, and abundant joy. With The Journey, you can discover Gods unique and distinguishable gifts in your life. Learn how to keep pure in an impure world and embrace Gods love for you!

Brainstorm

Brainstorm
Author: Daniel J. Siegel, MD
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2014-01-07
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 110163152X

In this New York Times–bestselling book, Dr. Daniel Siegel shows parents how to turn one of the most challenging developmental periods in their children’s lives into one of the most rewarding. Between the ages of twelve and twenty-four, the brain changes in important and, at times, challenging ways. In Brainstorm, Dr. Daniel Siegel busts a number of commonly held myths about adolescence—for example, that it is merely a stage of “immaturity” filled with often “crazy” behavior. According to Siegel, during adolescence we learn vital skills, such as how to leave home and enter the larger world, connect deeply with others, and safely experiment and take risks. Drawing on important new research in the field of interpersonal neurobiology, Siegel explores exciting ways in which understanding how the brain functions can improve the lives of adolescents, making their relationships more fulfilling and less lonely and distressing on both sides of the generational divide.

A Brother's Journey

A Brother's Journey
Author: Richard B. Pelzer
Publisher: Sphere
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2005
Genre: Abused children
ISBN: 9780316727327

The story of Dave Pelzer is a legend in our times: the shattering tale of the child called 'It' who was forced to live in the basement; the 'Him' the other children were taught to hat; the 'Freak' who wasn't allowed to speak. his mother was the perpetrator of the horror, but she had a willing accomplice. It was Dave's little brother Richard - the author of this book.

Teenage Chronicles: My Journey of Self Discovery

Teenage Chronicles: My Journey of Self Discovery
Author: Saania Saxena
Publisher: Europa Edizioni
Total Pages: 129
Release: 2021-05-31
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Feelings, fears, friendships, insecurities, passions. All of us go through these intense emotional experiences, and the start of it all, without the shadow of a doubt, is teenagerhood. As we start to realize that we are our own person, many questions inevitably follow, as who we want that person to be, and how to get there. Saania Saxena, the sixteen-year-old author of Teenage Chronicles: My Journey of Self Discovery knows well what she writes about. With curiosity, a bright analytical mind, and the wise humility of someone who knows how much there is to learn from this world – regardless of the age one has reached – she narrates her first-hand life experiences and the consequent lessons she has elaborated and learned, sharing them with her readers. Philosophy and science are no longer intellectual and abstract concepts, but tools to better understand ourselves and ease our journey to self-discovery. A fresh, rich, and interesting work between narrative and essay, providing at the same time entertainment and suggestions to consider. A book recommended not only to teenagers but as well to adults that are still questioning themselves and in need of a fresh and original point of view to improve their self-perception. Saania Saxena is a sixteen-year-old teenager who has lived and studied in Singapore, India, South Africa, and the United Arab Emirates. As a passionate explorer, she has also traveled to more than thirty different countries across the globe. She maintains a blog on philosophy and her life learnings, with more than 7000 followers. When not writing, Saania likes to bake, grow her flower garden, and ride her horse named Jack. Teenage Chronicles is her first published work.

Desiderata

Desiderata
Author: David P. Eich
Publisher: Ignatius Press
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2001-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0898708583

Aimed at teenagers and young adults, this book uses the 15 mysteries of the Rosary as a means of understanding all the important Christian virtues and how to live them in our daily lives. Along with the inspiring and practical meditations of the Rosary mysteries, this book is filled with stories of saints and contemporary heroes that show how the lessons and virtues of the Rosary have been put into practice. Saints like Francis of Assisi, Joan of Arc, Kateri Tekakwitha, Maximilian Kolbe, and Bernadette Soubirous teach us through this book what it means to choose Christ everyday and follow him on our journey to God. Illustrated.

A Tribe Apart

A Tribe Apart
Author: Patricia Hersch
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Total Pages: 418
Release: 2013-02-06
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0307829936

For three fascinating, disturbing years, writer Patricia Hersch journeyed inside a world that is as familiar as our own children and yet as alien as some exotic culture--the world of adolescence. As a silent, attentive partner, she followed eight teenagers in the typically American town of Reston, Virginia, listening to their stories, observing their rituals, watching them fulfill their dreams and enact their tragedies. What she found was that America's teens have fashioned a fully defined culture that adults neither see nor imagine--a culture of unprecedented freedom and baffling complexity, a culture with rules but no structure, values but no clear morality, codes but no consistency. Is it society itself that has created this separate teen community? Resigned to the attitude that adolescents simply live in "a tribe apart," adults have pulled away, relinquishing responsibility and supervision, allowing the unhealthy behaviors of teens to flourish. Ultimately, this rift between adults and teenagers robs both generations of meaningful connections. For everyone's world is made richer and more challenging by having adolescents in it.

Simplifying Teenage

Simplifying Teenage
Author: Dr. Smita Dipankar
Publisher: Notion Press
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2021-10-04
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1685234933

Teenagers are constantly looked upon with expectations to excel in all areas of life and transform into successful adults. They are expected to excel in studies, sports, arts, on stage, behavior, etiquettes, and the list is never-ending. But, the year 2020 (the pandemic) taught us that, all that matters most, is a ‘happy and healthy life’. This brought in a total shift in our mindsets and behaviors. Similarly, society needs to bring a paradigm shift towards our children, especially teenagers, to redefine our age-old definition of ‘Successful Teenage’. It is important to first understand teenagers, then work towards simplifying their journey; thus, successful teenage can be pursued. This book helps you with some real insights, details and practical solutions supported with real stories from the day-to-day lives of teenagers and their families to nurture and simplify your teenager’s journey and support them. Welcome to the journey of Simplifying Teenage!

Getting Things Done for Teens

Getting Things Done for Teens
Author: David Allen
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2018-07-10
Genre: Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN: 0525503722

An adaptation of the business classic Getting Things Done for teenage readers The most interconnected generation in history is navigating unimaginable amounts of social pressure, both in personal and online interactions. Very little time, focus, or education is being spent teaching and coaching this generation how to navigate this unprecedented amount of "stuff" entering their lives each day. How do we help the overloaded and distracted next generation deal with increasing complexity and help them not only survive, but thrive? How do we help them experience stress-free productivity and gain momentum and confidence? How do we help them achieve autonomy, so that they can confidently take on whatever comes their way? Getting Things Done for Teens will train the next generation to overcome these obstacles and flourish by coaching them to use the internationally renowned Getting Things Done methodology. In its two editions, David Allen's classic has been translated into dozens of languages and sold over a million copies, establishing itself as one of the most influential business books of its era, and the ultimate book on personal organization. Getting Things Done for Teens will adapt its lessons by offering a fresh take on the GTD methodology, framing life as a game to play and GTD as the game pieces and strategies to play your most effective game. It presents GTD in a highly visual way and frames the methodology as not only as a system for being productive in school, but as a set of tools for everyday life. Getting Things Done for Teens is the how-to manual for the next generation--a strategic guidebook for creating the conditions for a fruitful and effective future.

The Adolescent Journey

The Adolescent Journey
Author: Amy E. Jacober
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2011-04-07
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0830868534

Adolescence is a time of individuation--children are slowly finding their identity as adults, separate from their parents and other adult influences. Such a critical time of psychological development is complicated by cultural influences that shape their expectations of adulthood and color how they relate to other people and even God. The task of the youth pastor becomes to help adolescents navigate this often treacherous journey, helping young people reconcile their experience of childhood to the reality of their impending adulthood, and rooting and establishing them in a faith that can sustain them through their adult journey as well. Drawing on the insights of sociology and psychology, Jacober reveals youth ministry to be an act of practical theology, and helps youth pastors find their footing as they guide young people through adolescence.