Resisting peer pressure for teens : advice on drugs, school, sex, and fitting in Cover Image

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Resisting peer pressure for teens : advice on drugs, school, sex, and fitting in / Youth Communication ; edited by Al Desetta.

Desetta, Al, (editor. ). Salter, Jamel A. Losing my friends to weed. (Added Author). Mok, Fan Yi. Why do so many teens cheat? (Added Author). George, Charlene. Can't afford to follow. (Added Author). Rodriguez, Jesselin. Hiding my talent no more. (Added Author). Bailey, Desiree. Why I speak my mind. (Added Author). Washington, Damon. Sex doesn't make you a man. (Added Author). Feder, Sharon. My co-called friends. (Added Author). Feigelman, Jill. Making me dance. (Added Author). Jones, Lenny. Peer pressure ended our relationship. (Added Author). Tavarez, Natalia. The Pastor's Doughter. (Added Author). Rencher, Sabrina. I wanted to be pretty and popular. (Added Author). Moore, Donald. Doing the opposite. (Added Author). Seraphin, Debbie. Trying femininity on for size. (Added Author). Holmes, Curtis. Hear no evil, See no evil . . . Do no evil. (Added Author). Turner, Anthony. What's wrong with reading. (Added Author). F., Malik. Freed from the herd. (Added Author). Erkan, Hande. The cost of being popular. (Added Author). Youth Communication (Organization), (editor. ).

Summary:

In Resisting Peer Pressure for Teens, young writers show that it's possible to stand up to the pressure they may feel from friends and some family members to be "cool." Inspire teen and preteen readers to take responsibility for and make wiser decisions about their lives with the essays in this book--each written by a teenager. Within these pages, Jamel A. Salter, Fan Yi Mok, and Charlene George, and many others, describe how and why they chose to keep it real and fight back against the pressure they felt from friends to use drugs and alcohol; have sex too early; lie, cheat, and steal; and skip or act out in school. Through these essays, teen readers will pick up new ways to say no and advice that will help them stay true to themselves, while parents, teachers, and caregivers will be provided a much-needed glimpse into how the world looks to our younger generations.

Record details

ISBN: 9781510759947 (paperback)
Physical Description: vii, 123 pages ; 21 cm
Publisher: New York, NY : Sky Pony Press, [2022]
Copyright: ©2022

Content descriptions

General Note:

"Helpful guidance from real teens like you"--Cover.

Originally published as: Keeping it real. New York : Youth Communication, 2009.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction -- My secret love / Anonymous -- Losing my friends to weed / Jamel A. Salter -- Why do so many teens cheat? / Fan Yi Mok -- Can't afford to follow / Charlene George -- Hiding my talent no more / Jesselin Rodriguez -- Why I speak my mind / Desiree Bailey -- Sex doesn't make you a man / Damon Washington -- My so-called friends / Sharon Feder -- Making me dance / Jill Feigelman - Peer pressure ended our relationship / Lenny Jones -- My bad / by V.P. -- The pastor's daughter / Natalia Tavarez - I wanted to be pretty and popular / Sabrina Rencher -- The trouble with being a virgin / Anonymous -- Doing the opposite / Donald Moore -- Trying femininity on for size / Debbie Seraphin -- Thinking for myself / Anonymous -- Hear no evil, see no evil... do no evil / Curtis Holmes -- What's wrong with reading? / Anthony Turner -- Freed from the herd / Malik F. -- The cost of being popular / Hande Erkan -- How I became a racist / Anonymous -- Teens: How to get more out of this book -- Teachers and staff: How to use this book in staff training -- Teachers and staff: How to use this book in groups.