Flores, Theresa L.
Summary: While more and more people each day become aware of the dangerous world of human trafficking, many people in the U.S. believe this is something that happens to foreign women men and children not something that happens to their own children and neighbors. They couldn't be more wrong. --publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ampelon Pub. 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364 FLOHelveston, Eugene M.
Summary: "The Second Decade" offers a game plan for navigating two of the most important challenges facing today's youth: gaining academic skills through a quality education at school, and acquiring practical skills learned by working at a job. Exposing youth to the benefits of work -- earning money and gaining independence while taking on responsibility and embracing accountability -- adds valuable...
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Publisher / Publication Date: MarLi Bar Press 2016
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649.125 HELCopies Available at Peninsula
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 649.125 HELSummary: "With contributions from seven of Mexico's finest journalists, this is reportage at its bravest and most necessary - it has the power to change the world's view of their country, and by the force of its truth, to start to heal the country's many sorrows. Supported the Arts Council Grant's for the Arts Programme and by PEN Promotes. Veering between carnival and apocalypse, Mexico has in the last...
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Publisher / Publication Date: MacLehose Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 972.0.84 SORSummary: "The third film in Michael Glawogger's globalization trilogy (following) Megacities and Workingman's death), is an explicit and unflinching exposé of global prostitution." -- Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kino Lorber 2013
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC WHOMcKee, Jonathan R. (Jonathan Ray)
Summary: "A youth expert encourages parents to become their kids' key source of information on dating, temptation, purity, and sex by engaging them in open, ongoing conversations"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bethany House, A division of Baker Publishing Group 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 249 McKShipp, Josh
Summary: "In 2015, Harvard researchers found that every child who does well in the face of adversity has had at least one stable and committed relationship with a supportive adult. But Josh Shipp didn't need Harvard to know that. Once an at-risk foster kid, he was headed straight for trouble until he met the man who changed his life: Rodney, the foster parent who refused to quit on Shipp and got him to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.874 SHIDarpinian, Signe
Summary: "In a world fraught with diet-culture and weight stigma, many parents worry about their child's relationship with their body and food. This down-to-earth guide is an invaluable resource allowing parents to take proactive actions in promoting a friendship with food, and preventative actions to minimize the risk factors for the development of eating disorders, particularly when early signs of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.0433 DARDamour, Lisa
Summary: "An urgently needed guide to help parents understand their teenagers' emotional highs and lows--and how to support their sons and daughters through this critical development stage--from the New York Times bestselling author of Untangled and Under Pressure. In teenagers, powerful emotions are the rule, not the exception. Unfortunately, many of today's parents now regard their teens' negative...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Group 2023
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Summary: It's 1994 and Lenore Littlefield is a junior at Briarwood School for Girls. She plays basketball. She hates her roommate. History is her favorite subject. She has told no one that she's pregnant. Everything, in other words, is under control. Meanwhile, Disney has announced plans to build a new theme park just up the road, a 'Technicolor simulacrum of American History' right in the middle of one...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2019
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC KNITeege, Jennifer
Summary: "The memoir of a German-Nigerian woman who learns that her grandfather was the brutal Nazi commandant depicted [by Ralph Fiennes] in Schindler's List, Amon Goeth"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Experiment 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 TEEGE, JENNIFER TEEBradley, Michael J.
Summary: A look at teenage psychology examines what drives adolescent anger, depression, and negative behaviors and offers tips for helping teens regain their footing, overcome obstacles, and successfully cope with challenges.
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Publisher / Publication Date: AMACOM, American Management Association 2017
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 306.874 BRAGinsburg, Kenneth R.
Summary: "A new way of thinking about (and celebrating!) your child during these critical years! Congrats-- you're having a teen! No, really-- congratulations! You're entering one of the most exciting, important phases of parenting. These years are your best opportunity to guide your child toward a thriving adulthood and strengthen your relationship with them for life. This guide will help you...
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Academy of Pedriatics 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649.125 GINSandahl, Iben
Summary: "If you read the bestselling The Danish Way of Parenting, you will have already discovered the secret to the happiest children in the world. Here, co-author and psychotherapist Iben Dissing Sandahl will bring to life the Danish upbringing values that form the basis of raising the happiest, healthiest and most well-adjusted teenagers in the world. From finding uniqueness and freedom to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Piatkus 2023
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 649.125 SANSummary: Sex trafficking happens in every state across America, and many victims are children. Frontline travels to Phoenix, Arizona to investigate the lucrative industry and examine efforts to combat it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV SEXSummary: The award-winning feature documentary tells the inspiring journey of Cliff, Ahmani, and Nicholas, three underserved teenage boys from Atlanta, attempting to climb four 12,000 ft snowcapped peaks in the heart of the Colorado wilderness, all while overcoming their own personal mountains.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC THAWiseman, Rosalind
Summary: Decodes the inner lives of boys to reveal how parents can forge stronger connections with their sons, explaining how boys are more likely to hide their feelings and resist adult support.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harmony Books 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.235 WISHollister, Tim
Summary: "A new and unique approach to helping parents of teen drivers focus on preventing dangerous situations written by a father who lost his teenage son in a car crash"-Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.2 HollisterSarnowski, Claire
Summary: "The true story of a young girl and a Holocaust survivor whose friendship led to a significant change in their community and beyond"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 SARWiseman, Rosalind
Summary: Revised to include an additional chapter for parents of younger girls, a guide on how cliques shape girls' lives offers insight into gender-based power plays, early adolescence, and the role of a parent's history in shaping parenting choices.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Three Rivers Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.2 WISFaber, Adele.
Summary: Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish examine the inevitable stresses faced by parents of teenagers. Through role play and discussion, they show how to keep communication open with rebellious offspring, how to let go gracefully and yet retain respect and some degree of co-operation throughout these difficult years.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Piccadilly 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.874 FABCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 306.874 FABHolmes, Melisa
Summary: "Did an adult just give you this book? Did you roll your eyes or laugh a little? Either reaction would be normal because this book is going to give you a lot of information that may seem awkward. It can also be a little funny, but it's really important. It's about puberty--that time when your body starts changing to look more grown up. Sometimes it may seem as if you are the only one dealing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Academy of Pediatrics 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 612.2 HOLJennings, Kevin
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649.125 JENVernacchio, Al.
Summary: "A progressive, effective, and responsible approach to sex education for parents and teens that challenges traditional teaching models and instead embraces 21st century realities by promoting healthy sexuality, values, and body image in young people.Sex education today generally falls into one of two categories: abstinence-only or abstinence-based education--both of which tend to withhold...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperWave 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 649 VERKrell, Maggy
Summary: For almost a decade, Backpage.com was the world's largest sex trafficking operation. Seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day, in 800 cities throughout the world, Backpage ran thousands of listings advertising the sale of vulnerable young people for sex. Reaping a cut off every transaction, the owners of the website raked in millions of dollars. But many of the people in the advertisements...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New York University Press 2022