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Adolescence is a challenging time for parents and young people. Here are some suggested reading materials for you and your teen to explore. If you would like more information on a particular subject, click on the link below to research books on specific topics.

Paperback Books: Counseling Books from K-12




Books for Parents

Failure to Connect - How Computers Affect our Children's Minds--and What We Can Do About It.
by Jane Healy
For Parents and Teenagers - Dissolving the Barrier Between You and Your Teen
by William Glasser, M.D.
Helping Your Kids Cope with Divorce
by Neuman, Gary
How You Feel is Up To You - The Power of Emotional Choice
by Gary McKay & Don Dinkmeyer
Kids Are Worth It
by Barbara Coloroso
Odd Girl Out
by Rachel Simmons
Positive Discipline for Blended Families
by Nelsen, Erwin, & Glenn
Power Parenting for Children with ADD/ADHD: A Practical Parent's Guide for Mangaging
Difficut Behaviors
by Grad L. Ph.D. Flick
Real Boys: Rescuing our Sons From the Myths of Boyhood
by William Pollack
Reviving Ophelia - Saving the Selves of Adolescnet Girls
by Mary Pipher, Ph.D.
Showing Our True Colors
by Mary Miscisin
The ADD Answer: How to Help Your Child Now
by Lawlis, Frank
The Big Picture - Education is Everyone's Business
by Dennis Littky
The Bully, The Bullied, and the Bystander
by Barbara Coloroso
The Hand - How its Use shapes the brain, language, and human culture.
by Frank Wilson
The Primal Teen
by Barbara Strauch
When Anger Hurts Your Kids - A Parent's Guide
by McKay, Fanning, Paleg, & Landis
Why Do They Act That Way? A Survival Guide to the Adolescent Brain for You and Your Teen
by David Walsh
The Roller Coaster Years: Raising Your Child Through the Maddening Yet Magical Middle
School Years
by Charlene C. Giannetti and Margaret Sagarese


Books for Teens

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul
by Canfield, Hansen, Kirberger
Cool Women, Hot Jobs...and how you can go for it, too!
by Tina Schager & Michele Schuerger
Fighting Invisible Tigers - A Student Guide to Life in "The Jungle"
by Earl Hipp
Gutsy Girls - Young Women Who Dare
by Tina Schager & Michele Schuerger
How to Do Homework Without Throwing Up
by Trevor Romain
Our Dad Died
by Amy, Allie, & David Dennison
Straight Talk About Death for Teenagers
by Earl Grollman
The Way We See Things - Middle Schoolers Look at Themselves and Iissues They Face Everyday
by Iffer Beisswenger & Margaret Eldred
They Broke the Law - You Be the Judge
by Thomas A. Jacobs
When a Friend Dies
by Marilyn Gootman
When Something Feels Wrong
by Deanna Pledge