Títulos en Adolescentes

Not Talking About You portrays racism as it occurs amongst young Canadians today. It explores the impact on the target and on bystanders who have to decide how to react when they find a racist youth in their midst. Kevin heronJones has written this book to reflect his and other young Black people’s experiences with racism in school. He sees an urgent need to talk about how young people exhibit racist behavior, to portray it honestly, and to explore how young people can confront it and speak out.

In this iconic mystery, Holmes and Watson must unravel more than one mystery before time runs out as they confront a cunning foe who will stop at nothing to accomplish a dreadful goal. But is that foe human or the result of a centuries-old curse? Come to the foggy English moors to learn the truth about The Hound of the Baskervilles, in this audio adaptation performed by Jim Weiss.

At the heart of this audiobook is the use of words in context. Each new word is integrated into engaging stories and real-life situations, helping children understand how the vocabulary fits into daily conversations and narratives. This approach not only aids in memorizing new words but also enhances listening comprehension and critical thinking skills.

With his father’s mysterious disappearance and his brother Ronnie enlisting in the Vietnam War, 13-year-old TJ Crowley is left alone with his racist, unstable mother, Kate. The newly enforced Fair Housing Act results in the unthinkable for the Crowleys when a Black family, headed by the eminent Dr. Washington, crosses the racial red line and moves in next door. Kate is quick to warn TJ that their new neighbors are strictly off-limits and makes a panicked call to beg Ray, her old flame, to travel to their home in Wichita Kansas to help deal with “the problem next door.”

The 16-year-old pours her cynicism and grief into poetry and an intense relationship with her powerhouse best friend, Yasmina Khdour. When Melody’s father drags her to an overseas archeology conference in Jerusalem, she is left to wander alone. Hanging out on a Tel Aviv beach, smoking dope with her Israeli cousins and their army buddies, sounds like fun until she is sexually assaulted by a friend of her cousin. She cannot share this devastating truth with her emotionally distant dad and impulsively flees to Hebron where Yasmina is visiting her family.

Winner of the American Library Association's 1956 Newberry Award! Carry On, Mr. Bowditch tells the inspiring, true adventures of Nat Bowditch, a boy during the American Revolution. Nat's passion for learning and his unstoppable spirit lead him from poverty and servitude to triumph and adventure at sea. Ultimately, Nat achieves everlasting fame for revolutionizing navigation, thus streamlining voyages and saving countless lives.

Jim Weiss performs thrilling, engaging poetry for listeners from middle school age through adults. Covering a tremendous assortment from three centuries and three continents, the recording presents works by, and tells the stories of, master poets from the U.S., England, Wales, India, and Ireland.

In this audiobook, written and narrated by Jim Weiss, you'll experience the life and times of one of history's most brilliant women, Queen Elizabeth I, and share the swashbuckling, true adventures of Sir Francis Drake: pirate, world explorer, and ultimately, national hero. From daring sea voyages to glittering throne rooms to the dreaded Tower of London, you will experience the pageantry of olde England with two of history's most fascinating characters: Elizabeth I, brilliant and daring ruler, and Sir Francis Drake, pirate, world explorer, and ultimately, national hero.

August and Valentine, seventeen-year-old best friends, run a business called Summer Love, Inc. They hire themselves out to unhappy parents whose kids are in bad relationships, adopting fake identities and going undercover to break up these relationships by any means necessary. Valentine, the brains of the operation, believes that they’re making the world a better place by steering people away from a relationship precipice so they can someday find true love. But for August, every case is personal.

Emile : Tu ris de mes jokes plates, tu me regardes quand tu penses que je m’en rends pas compte, tu demandes toujours aux autres où je suis… Moi : Comment tu sais que… Emile (en me coupant la parole) : Parce que moi aussi, je fais pareil. Moi aussi, je te surveille, je t’observe pis je te cherche des yeux quand j’arrive dans une pièce. Moi aussi je pense à toi dès que je me lève et je rêve de toi quand je me couche. Moi aussi je m’inquiète de savoir comment tu vas, je m’assure que tu es correcte et je me retire quand t’as besoin d’espace et d’air.

Coa, who was born feral in the North Transatlantic wilds, has just been captured. Now, Coa is subject to public humiliation and execution in a gruesome spectacle known as The Great Hunt. If participants die in the Great Hunt, their entire family will be executed—in front of everyone. The nationalist regime, known as the Allied Force, will not rest until all foreigners are exterminated. Coa’s best hope of survival might be Princess Ife—born of privilege, but newly married into the authoritarian lineage.

Moi : T’as bu ?! Colin (en se redressant et en faisant un pas vers l’arrière) : Ouais, et alors ? Moi : Mais tu disais que tu pouvais pas, à cause de ta tête. Colin : Ma tête va mieux. Et je bois si je veux. Pis j’ai juste pris une bière, de toute façon, pas de quoi capoter.

Em um futuro distópico, a humanidade vive uma realidade sem muita liberdade ou autonomia em um planeta cada vez mais seco e inóspito. As máquinas estão no controle. Livros foram queimados, e mesmo suas versões digitais foram, aos poucos, deletadas. Até mesmo locais reais foram paulatinamente deletados, apagados do mapa e da memória das pessoas. Mas como sempre, o espírito humano é resiliente e perspicaz... Há uma resistência que luta contra esse presente cinza. Maya, a heroína dessa história, faz parte de uma dessas células de resistência e tenta ao máximo preservar livros, locais, histórias.

Enquanto busca seu lugar no mundo, a sensível protagonista deste livro precisa lidar com as responsabilidades, namoros e amizades complicadas. Além disso, tenta superar dois casos de assédio conversando com as amigas e com os pais, se mobilizando na escola, sendo uma boa aluna e fazendo a diferença no mundo. Esse livro intenso aborda temas difíceis de maneira bastante delicada, retratando com doçura o despertar para questões importantes como o feminismo, a desconstrução de estereótipos, a igualdade e os direitos humanos.

Textos curtos, diretos, com a cara de um singelo post numa rede social... Mas a carga de emoção e poesia que o escritor Tiago de Melo Andrade consegue imprimir nesse livro não são nada efêmeras nem passageiras. Um diálogo profundo com a alma humana acontece quando nos deparamos com a literatura em seu estado mais simples. É exatamente essa a sensação que as crônicas desse belíssimo livro transmitem, uma leitura necessária e acolhedora para os leitores de todas as idades e de todos os tempos.

O Colégio João Cabral de Melo Neto já foi palco de diferentes histórias, algumas sobre ansiedade, outras sobre depressão. Todas elas, no entanto, têm em comum amizade e superação. Não poderia ser diferente com este novo livro que encerra a série Cabeça Jovem. Alan sofre com sua baixa autoestima e excessiva timidez; Duda luta contra momentos paralisantes de puro pânico. Ambos se sentem sozinhos, isolados e sem esperança. Porém, a escuridão não é páreo para a amizade e, juntos, os dois descobrirão a força que têm dentro de si.

No passado, Ana Lúcia tomou uma decisão muito difícil para viver um grande amor: deixar sua filha com o pai e perder completamente o contato com a menina. Muitos anos se passaram, e o arrependimento começou a brigar com a certeza de ter tomado uma decisão boa para si. Ao olhar para a tela do computador e ver na internet o perfil da filha, agora já com 15 anos, decide entrar em contato e, a partir daí, muita coisa precisará ser explicada. Um livro inteiramente composto por trocas de mensagens que explora diferentes pontos de vistas sobre o poder do perdão e as relações humanas que nos definem.

Bem-vindos de volta ao colégio João Cabral de Melo Neto! Depois dos acontecimentos de Bateria 100% carregada, chegou o momento de se aventurar com a turma do 7º ano. Nesse livro, o tema primordial é a ansiedade, algo que pode bagunçar nosso mundo, como Júlia e Gustavo vão descobrir. Ela: nadadora talentosa, dedicada e vítima de transtorno de ansiedade generalizada. Ele: jogador de basquete, estrela da escola e portador de transtorno obsessivo-compulsivo.

After high school graduation, Mia Peters faces a summer full of painful goodbyes. Songwriting is her only solace. Everyone she knows is moving on, including Britt, her biggest supporter … and kind-of-sort-of girlfriend. Britt keeps pushing Mia to go bigger and do better than their small town, but Mia can’t imagine a life beyond Sunset Cove. Besides, she refuses to follow in the footsteps of her late mother—country music star Tori Rose—who abandoned her family to pursue her dream, leaving Mia and her two grandmothers alone.

Burn brightly. Love fiercely. For all else is dust. Every child of Glasnith learns the last words of the god-gifted mortal Aillira, and Lira of clan Stone, a descendant of Aillira with the power to read people’s souls, knows the story better than most. When a golden-haired warrior washes up on the shores of her homeland, Lira helps the wounded man. But as they form a bond forbidden by both their clans, Lira finds herself facing the same tragic fate as her ancestor.