Overview
This collection contains essays about young people's real experiences and the challenges they have faced. One sixteen-year-old writes on how her parents' divorce affected her; another writes on the strength her family had to have when her father died in a car accident.
Essays by teens about how they dealt with such problems as drug addiction, sexual abuse, disability, racism, divorce, anorexia, and depression.
Synopsis
This collection contains essays about young people's real experiences and the challenges they have faced. One sixteen-year-old writes on how her parents' divorce affected her; another writes on the strength her family had to have when her father died in a car accident.
School Library Journal
A collection of winning essays written by teens that relates their struggles in overcoming problems such as anorexia, racism, death, and sexual assaults. These honest and straightforward accounts present a heartbreaking picture of the realities that today's youth face, and provide hope and inspiration for teens and adults alike. Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.