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Tag: Growing Up
How My Book Helped Me Face My Fears, a guest post by Thushanthi Ponweera
Change will always be hard, but now I have a new mantra. If Kavi can do it, so can I. And so can you.
My Mother’s Yearbook and Other Mysteries, a guest post by Lisa Graff
If I could leap back in time to interact with my parents as kids, I would 100% take that opportunity. I bet most of us would.
Book Review: I Have Something to Tell You–For Young Adults: A Memoir by Chasten Buttigieg
Buttigieg wants readers to know they are never alone. He shows that you get to write your own story. A hopeful and comforting look at a life that finally feels like it fits.
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Travel, Growth, and Growing Up: Ally and Amanda talk about Dan Santat’s A FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING
TLTers Ally and Amanda shower love on Santat's new memoir and recall travel from their younger years.
The Unparented: Writing for Those Who Raise Themselves, a guest post by Ann Dávila Cardinal
When I say unparented, it doesn’t mean we don’t have parental surrogates, family or friends who step in to fill the void, but rather that we are haunted by the expectation of a traditional family unit that includes two parents, and this lack shapes our lives.
Shame on You: Desi Shame Culture and its Impact on Muslim Kids, a guest post by Farah Naz Rishi
This is why I wrote IT ALL COMES BACK TO YOU: to show South Asian Muslim teens who are finally able to break the silence—and that ultimately, the most important lesson any teen can learn is that despite those who pretend otherwise, we’re human, flaws and all.
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Dear Society: Sheltering Teenagers Helps No One (Thoughts from a Young Adult), a guest post by Zack Smedley
Debut author Zack Smedley shares a piece from his archives about letting go, making mistakes, and becoming an adult.
Book Review: All Summer Long by Hope Larson
Publisher’s description A coming-of-age middle-grade graphic novel about summer and friendships, written and illustrated by the Eisner Award–winning and New York Times–bestselling Hope Larson. Thirteen-year-old Bina has a long summer ahead of her. She and her best friend, Austin, usually do everything together, but he’s off to soccer camp for a month, and he’s been acting […]
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