Growing Up

Tag: Growing Up

September 20, 2023 by Amanda MacGregor

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.

August 22, 2023 by Amanda MacGregor

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.

May 11, 2023 by Amanda MacGregor

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.

The Unparented: Writing for Those Who Raise Themselves, a guest post by Ann Dávila Cardinal

January 6, 2023 by Amanda MacGregor

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

September 16, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor

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.

Book Review: All Summer Long by Hope Larson

May 24, 2018 by Amanda MacGregor

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 […]