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Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Stepp, Laura Sessions. Our last best shot. New York : Riverhead Books, 2000 (OCoLC)606321576 |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Laura Sessions Stepp |
ISBN: | 1573221600 9781573221603 |
OCLC Number: | 43599131 |
Description: | 359 pages ; 24 cm |
Contents: | pt. 1. Knowing who they are : Am I competent? (Eric's story) ; Am I loved? Am I loving? (Chandler's story) ; Am I normal? (Shannon's story) -- pt. 2. The company they keep : Hangin' with the crowd (Libby's story) ; The loner (Chip's story) ; Best friends (Angela's story) -- pt. 3. Learning in and out of school : Low expectations (Rodney's story) ; Learning values and being valued (Jessica's story) ; Outside the box (Jack's story) -- pt. 4. The right connections : Mom's friend (Michelle's story) ; Connections severed, connections made (Mario's story) ; The power of one-plus (Alana's story) -- School year 1999-2000 -- From my home to yours: some concluding thoughts -- General resources on adolescence. |
Responsibility: | Laura Sessions Stepp. |
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Abstract:
A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist translates the behavior of young adolescents and guides readers through this pivotal developmental stage. "A wealth of practical understanding and guidance for parents and others who care for our youth".--David A. Hamburg, M.D., President Emeritus Carnegie Corporation of New York.
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